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  • Report:  #522393

Complaint Review: Dhgate.com And Paypal.com

Dhgate.com And Paypal.com younigengjingcai Counterfeit Sony MS-MT16G 16GB Memory Stick Real Capacity 128MB Internet

  • Reported By:
    rocky2950 — Portland Maine United States of America
  • Submitted:
    Wed, November 11, 2009
  • Updated:
    Fri, January 22, 2010
*Author of original report: Outcome Update *Consumer Comment: I wasn't suprised

I saw was a 'too good to be true' deal on (10) Sony MS-MT16G 16GB memory stick pro duo. At around $145 I bought and received them.


I proceeded to check one with my Sony HDR-CX12. The camera tried to create a video file database but couldn't. It gave me an error message stating 'not enough memory'.


Hmmm. Windows reports it's the stated capacity of 16GB. I began researching on the web being very suspicious something's not right here.


I found a program (MyDiskTest) that tests flash cards to see if they are in fact the stated capacity. With that I was astounded to discover each and every card had a real capacity of 128MB. Wow talk about a downgraded chip!!!


Although I worked fast on this in time to file a dispute against seller younigengjingcai the process is slow. I demanded to return the items for a refund. Instead I was offered a $10 refund which of course I refused. I'll update the outcome as time goes on.


I reported this to  stopfakes [stopfakes@am.sony.com] and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). It's been a week so I'm guessing they have their hands full of other complaints.

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2 Updates & Rebuttals

B Miller

Tucson,
Arizona,
United States of America

I wasn't suprised

#3Consumer Comment

Thu, January 21, 2010

I bought something from that site along time ago, the price was so cheap I figured there had to be something wrong with it.  They were x box 360 games.  When they arrived, They were cheap copies like you'd find at a flea market or a swapmeet.  The site offers some sort of guarantee where you have to cover the cost of the shipping.  The shipping cost is usually at least 60% of the cost so I just cut my losses and threw that garbage away.  I haven't bought anything since then.


There's another site called Alibaba.com that looks like it's the same bunch of scam artists.  I'd stay away from them too.

rocky2950

United States of America

Outcome Update

#3Author of original report

Thu, November 19, 2009

DHgate gave me a partial refund of $50. Which makes my net loss at $95. So the bottom line is I threw away $95 for totally worthless counterfeits.

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