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What do you mean they are all fake? There are no legit 18650 cells on places like Amazon?
by proee 11mo ago
What do you mean they are all fake? There are no legit 18650 cells on places like Amazon?
- chihuahua 11mo agoThe conventional wisdom here on HN is that every single item sold on Amazon is fake, without exception. Realistically, there are probably some legit 18650s and lots of fake ones. But it could be difficult to figure out which ones are legit before buying them. Co-mingling of warehouse stock is often cited as a reason why this is impossible: a legitimate seller may list their items, and then some sellers of fakes come along and state that they are selling the same SKU, and Amazon will mix all of these in a single bin in the warehouses, and you don't know which one you're getting in your order.
- J_Shelby_J 11mo agoYeah, my first thought was, “well if it’s on Amazon you should probably just assume it’s fake and not waste time testing it.” Just buy it on mouser or other providers that have direct relationships the manufacturers.
- zipy124 11mo agoYeh, it's kind of insane that most electronics sold on Amazon now are counterfeit, fake or dangerous. How do they have no legal responsibility for the products sold in their store.
- LiamPowell 11mo agoIt's up to each seller to select if they want to allow co-mingling. There's no way to see whether the option is selected as a buyer as far as I know.
- Saris 11mo agoProbably not many real cells on Amazon, I looked quickly and the first 2 pages didn't have a single legitimate cell, but there are several online stores that sell legitimate cells like 18650batterystore.com