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BigCee · #1 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:10 PM

Well, i ordered my 2GB stick from eBay, won the auction for £30 which was a good deal for a 2GB stick.

Got it in the post yesterday, tested it out and it worked perfectly until tonight...

I went to take out the memory stick to put into my PCs card reader to transfer some files over and i noticed as i pushed the card in on the PSP to get it out, the thing had bent!

It can still fit in the PSP and the card reader, yet neither will read it, the thing must be buggered internally, i got a few pics of the card of how it is now.

All i can say is i don't recommend these cards, stick with the SanDisk's, i still have a 512MB SanDisk card and i've NEVER had trouble with it, the card itself is very durable compared to the Sony crap i got >.>

chriscooke109 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:17 PM

You have a fake card, I have had my 2GB sony card for 8 months and it is still going strong. It is a well known fact that fake cards are sold on eBay that is why you should always buy one from a trustworthy site. It looks like you've tried to bite the end off aswell.

metroidblade · #3 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:19 PM

lol thats why i only buy the psp online not the duo

BigCee · #4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:28 PM

Nah mate, didn't try to bite off the end but i'm now friggin' tempted to heh, yeah i should have thought before when getting the card about eBay, it came in chinese packaging too but would that really have made a difference?

Fu$k Sony: I hack psp · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:34 PM

Hate to say it but thats what you get. Havent you heard "Never EVER purchase memory sticks of eBay." 99% of them are fake....I had to learn the hard way too.....same thing happened to me.

chriscooke109 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:36 PM

Fake:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...x0yd7sha9u.jpg
Real: http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...oduo2gb_01.jpg

Look very carefully.

reeso3000 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:48 PM

I bought my sony 2 gig on ebay cost me £70 (coming upto about a year ago - was good price at the time) had no problems at all with it!! way way way faster than the crappy 1 gig sticks you get in the gigapack!!!

baseball_is_life2222 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 05:49 PM

Not all of them are bad. I got a 2gig on ebay about 3 weeks ago and it hasnt snapped in half or spontaneously combusted yet.

BigCee · #9 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 06:00 PM

Looks like you called it right Chris, looks like i've got a dodgy card >.< this'll be a lesson well learned, don't trust bloody chinese people with cards eh.

Would anyone be able to recommend anywhere to buy memory stick duo's, 1GB will do until payday =)

sattox · #10 (**permalink**) 07-09-2006, 06:23 PM

id send it back ...i got mine from ebay ive brought 3 in total 2 were £27 and another £37all have worked fine ....looks to me like u tried to force it in...but hey manafactures fault...try and tell the seller he may send u another//