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Ebay - Genuine Canon or rip off copy??

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  • #2
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    People with that few sales, I'd run a mile. You really want a power seller, with thousands of sales.


  • #3
    xshayx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 837 ✭✭✭xshayx


    "seller apologetic and gave v quick refund, but was a fake Canon lp-e6 battery." 23-Jun-11 11:21


  • #4
    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    They look good but his feedback rating is a little low for my tastes. Already has 2 negative reviews claiming that the goods were fakes, one of which was a battery grip. Chances are the people who gave him good feedback didn't realise they were getting duped.


  • #5
    Diabhal_Glas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭Diabhal_Glas


    I'd be very weary of buying 'genuine' goods in/ from China. Fake capital of the world


  • #6
    -Chris-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,035 ✭✭✭✭-Chris-


    Start off with the basic question - does it sound too good to be true?


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  • #7
    artyeva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭artyeva


    things like that are only a rip-off if you're expecting genuine canon. lots of peeps buy 3rd party grips and batteries that work just fine - and for a lot less than yer man there is charging.


  • #8
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    xshayx wrote: »
    "seller apologetic and gave v quick refund, but was a fake Canon lp-e6 battery." 23-Jun-11 11:21

    Grips are dodgy too:
    "Beware of counterfeit accessories for Nikon Digital Cameras
    New MB-D10 Battery Grip For Nikon DSLR D700 D300 D300S (#180678468229)"


  • #9
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    FYI, look for an ebay shop called ukpartsdeal.

    For £40 I got a "Battery Grip for Canon 450D 1000D 500D BG-E5 EOS and 4 Batteries" which looked like this. So far, I'm happy with it.

    Shipping was £20, but I was buying a few other things, and I'm happy with what I got. When I looked at the time, battery grips in shops in Dublin were a lot dearer, but that may have since changed.


  • #10
    Hecklar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭Hecklar


    I wouldn't be put off if the price is right. I spent 35 quid on a copy of the MB-D11 for the D7000 and i have to say, the quality blew my mind. I was expecting it to be cheap and cheerful but infact its as good as the real thing. you cant even see or feel the difference from the camera when its mounted, the texture and everything is bang on.

    In contrast, I paid top dollar for the genuine grip on my D80/D90 back in the day and it was nothing but trouble from day one. It always gave strange battery readings and would randomly shut the camera down, thinking the power was too low even though the batteries were fully charged. I swore id never spend that much on a grip again. :)


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