Ultrafire fakes, opened up and refunded !

I was just amused at the fact that he told the guy he didn't have a camera and yet he post pics here instead.

Sarcasm doesn't type well I guess! But funny none the less!

I wouldn't jump through any hoops for the guy, just file a claim and demand full refund!

xxllmm4 can you look at the bottom of PCB. Does it write anything like UltraFire on it?

These are obviously not real Ultrafires.

I know that, but I want to know how good is their mimic and to compare with mine.

I bought some 18650 Ultrafire 3000's cells off Ebay<< ?? ouch ...

I'm only trying to warn others

Ebay and batteries is a BAD mix

junk chargers and ebay are a bad mix

ultrafire 3000 batteries are garbage and everybody on the planet knows it ..

if you don't know it ..learn it right here ,Everyone hates this battery ..i think they hate the real ones not just the fakes ..i am pretty positive this battery hasn't ever gotten a real decent review... If anyone ever says made for manufacturers use...RUN . it means Junk . There are places to be cheap , there are places you can get away with spending less or cutting corners ,healthcare ,tires ,brakes and batteries aren't those places .

Chinese batteries stink ... Japan makes and has always made the best batteries in the world ..

only buy batteries that are made in Japan .... and you'll be a happy camper :p

I bought 20 Panasonics for $41 shipped that's hard to beat

I just bought 20 of those too. $2 and a big 'ole nickle each. YEAHbaby!

thereverendgotbatteriesFoy

Kids .. this is the deal on batteries ... they are unprotected ..So don't put them in the toaster or play crazy lets experiment games with them .. show some respect to these and they will probably impress you .. the price is unbeatable

Panasonic even knows how to spell

Only if you live in USA

Buying 18650's on eBay is a serious gamble. Sounds very similar to the fake Trustfire flames from last year. The scary thing is that somebody is buying these and not realizing just how awful they are (and potentially hazardous). I'm guessing for there to be so many different battery types under the wrapper that maybe they are taking them out of old laptops or something? To me the lesson isn't to buy some better brand, it is to only buy from sellers that are known to be good.

I gave up on Ebay for everything, between rampant greed, scumbags and shipping.

Rich

This just keeps getting better! I completly frogot I had ordered these batteries from another seller about 6 weeks ago and they just showed up. These where unprotected Ultrafire 3000mah. I had planned on making a battery pack out of them. I charged 2 of them and got a whopping 70mah at 1A out of one and 5mah out of the other! I decided to stop charging and discharging these batteries since they could be unsafe.

They where wrapped in the standard ultrafire wrapper but under it was a thick tough black plastic sleeve. I had to get the xacto knife out and cut at it for about 5 miniutes to get it off. Once the plastic is off they are much thinner than a standard 18650. So what the heck are these from? These look to be recycled also, they had 4 spotwelds in the center of the negative end where they where wired to packs. New endcaps where put on to make it look new.

Thats ever faker than the other fakes. Those have to be the most faked up batteries I have ever seen.

No kidding Langcjl, The only thing faker would be to get sticks of wood and place them in Ultrafire wrappers and sell them for $1.50ea On the bright side I have been refunded for all these batteries and they have provided a bit of entertainment

I just got a 21550 "Small Sun 4500mah" battery, which is supposed to be designed for 3AAA lights. First thought it was a brilliant idea for the coule AAA lights I have. But it turned out to be a 14500 stuck inside a plastic tube with a spacer at the bottom and then wrapped up. Except they even botched that the battery appears to be lopsided inside so the button on top is offset and at an angle....

ledoman, Here is a pic of the ends. If you look closely at the flame area their not quite the same on all ultrafires. I don't know if its an indication of fakes or not.

Is that the protection curcuit in the bottom with the ultrafire stamp on it ?

Boaz, yes this is the protection circit from the protected ones, the unprotected ones where not marked, they just had a thin metal cover to hide the old welds.

Here is the picture of mine purchased from BuyInCoins. Haven't had any issues with them but only used in low current flashlights. I don't have ability to test theirs capacity. Mostly I give them away with some zoomies.

So after this Ebay experience, are you going to continue to shop there?

Is the risk the same @ Dealextreme?

I've never shopped at either, so just curious.

I do not like the Ultrafire 3000 - so I wouldn't buy them.

DX is ok (you can buy there the famous trsutfire 2400 flame version):

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-protected-18650-3-7v-true-2400mah-rechargeable-lithium-batteries-2-pack-20392?r=28318244