Are these sony vtc5's legit?

[gm111]


Are these genuine?

[Deleted]

No....they look like fakes.

The bottom of the battery does not look right......should be smooth......that looks like a battery inside a wrap.

[b1mble]

Almost certainly not. Sony fears the product liability issues and has stopped production of them.

[geordie_vaper]

i wouldnt think so, and i wouldnt want to find out, get samsung 25r batts just as good if not better then the vtc5s use to be

[flavourtank]

knock offs

PLEASE AVOID

[thatguy]

Almost certainly fake. They are not available any more.

On top of that they mixed up the min and nominal capacity and state a ridiculous 12a charge current. They charge at 2.5a max.

would trust a politician more than this seller.

[Ripshod]

Definitely fakes - just from looking at them.

Anyone selling VTC5s, anywhere, are certain to be peddling fakes. I'm not saying it can't/won't happen, but if it did everyone would know and they'd sell out in minutes. Plus ebay is the best place to peddle fakes.

ETA: 163 sold, 163 potential disasters 

[Perpetua]

Their feedback alone would put me off . . . .

feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=apple_covers&iid=-1&de=off&items=25&which=negative&interval=365&_trkparms=negative_365

[Ripshod]

If you look at all the feedback Perpetua more than 99% is positive - only one negative in the last month.

A case of starry eyes after getting something at a great price?

There will always be bad reviews too, some buyers will find anything to complain about - even I've had complaints. Disclaimer - I haven't actually analyzed the content of any of the complaints in this case.

[Perpetua]

Jun 10, 2015 19:49:31 GMT Ripshod said:

If you look at all the feedback Perpetua more than 99% is positive - only one negative in the last month.

It's the number claiming items to be fakes that would send me running Ripshod, I wouldn't be dealing with any Ebay seller with feedback like this - whether the feedback is recent or otherwise.

Especially when it comes to batteries . . . . .

[gm111]

Okay thanks, I didn't think they were, VTC4's it is:). Any shops you know selling legit ones at decent price inc delivery?

[flavourtank]

Jun 10, 2015 20:46:14 GMT gm111 said:

Okay thanks, I didn't think they were, VTC4's it is:). Any shops you know selling legit ones at decent price inc delivery?

myepack.co.uk/batteries/sony-us-18650-vtc4-2100mah-battery.html

Or Samsung 25r puremist.co.uk/2-SAMSUNG-25R-INR18650-25R-2500mAh

Pure mist is the pair

Both great service

[gm111]

Thanks flavourtank, Myepack is the cheapest I've found aswell and if there a reliable company then I'm going too get them:). Just going to try and find a discount code now:)?

[Greg]

It's unlikely you'll find a dissy code for Myepack im afraid but they do have very competitive prices

[flavourtank]

Jun 10, 2015 21:01:06 GMT gm111 said:

Thanks flavourtank, Myepack is the cheapest I've found aswell and if there a reliable company then I'm going too get them:). Just going to try and find a discount code now:)?

they don't do dissy codes as there prices are always low,

I do recommend the 25r batteries. I'm pretty sure it's free delivery with pure mist