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    So pissed on ebay

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by nonamebowler, Oct 16, 2008.

  1. nonamebowler

    nonamebowler Notebook Evangelist

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    I wanted a 9 cell battery for my M1530, but I didnt want to pay Dells steep price. So i decided to buy one on ebay. The listing for the battery said that it was brand new, bought in bulk, and was compatible with my M1530. This guy had an almost perfect rating with over 10000 points and I felt that there was nothing wrong with this. I got it today and it does not fit my laptop, the hooks do not line up correctly. I think it is for an M1330. I am so pissed, I know I can prolly get my money back or an exchange for it, but its going to take forever, because the guy is in Hong Kong. Just wanted to vent.
     
    nonamebowler, Oct 16, 2008
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  2. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    yep and i promise you those are not original dell batteries they are knock off's i tried a few of them and know for a fact they are cheap imitations.. good luck with it. i always watch ebay till i find a real dell part from someone selling it.. maybe they got 2 with their notebook and are selling one or something like that
     
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    That's what I did. Got my HP battery for $40 +s/h
    ($10 ins)-- half the price! Now it actually is mobile lol.
     
    RedBeardedDevil, Oct 16, 2008
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    sterr Notebook Guru

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    When searching eBay, filter your results to USA only.
    You wont get knockoffs that way.
     
    sterr, Oct 16, 2008
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  5. zfactor

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    ^^^ lol sure you can a lot of the us seller buy these in bulk from china
     
    zfactor, Oct 16, 2008
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    The battery needs to say it is OEM. And their location is posted as where they are...it is not hard to be smart on ebay.
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 16, 2008
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    also the price can be a giveaway. Generic pictures, with too good of a price usually just mean knock offs. I was going to buy one for my 1330 off ebay, but the savings is almost not worth it, although I would avoid tax, and possibly free shipping through ebay.
     
    ampedxpinoy, Oct 16, 2008
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    I bought some LED bulbs from a vendor in HONG KONG once (e-Bay). The ad showed packaged PIAA's, what I got was a loose bunch of bulbs in a plastic ziplock bag. I was super po'd. I ended up negotiating a partial credit to save the cost of shipping back to HK. Now I don't purchase from outside the U.S.

    Also, make sure to use the filter... the vendor I bought from said location was HK USA. I didn't know what that meant until it was TOO LATE.

    You need to be VERY CAREFUL on e-Bay... all the time.

    -Jim
     
    jwkramer61, Oct 17, 2008
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    louisw Notebook Enthusiast

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  11. FrozenDarkness

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    you have got to be kidding me, 299.99 list price? lol
     
    FrozenDarkness, Oct 17, 2008
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    jwkramer61, Oct 21, 2008
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    Good luck with that. You went with the cashback didn't you?
     
    unprecedent3d, Oct 21, 2008
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    just to ad my story.. i got a chineese knockoff (same one from dudes from hong kong) but the seller lives 1.5 hours away from me (its a bulk electronics warehouse thing :p)
    im getting it tomorrow :)
     
    aan310, Oct 23, 2008
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