Massive fraud on 18650s in the Littokala Aliexpress stores!

I was actually a bit surprised at how quickly and effortlessly my PayPal dispute was resolved.

1 message(no response from seller as far as I could see)…1 auto response saying my “claim” was being investigated…5 or 6 days later…full refund ( including for 4 Sony VTC6, that were part of my order)

Anyone order from the uk if so how long did delivery take? It’s been nearly 5 weeks for me and nothing yet.

My shipment to Spain is just past 7 weeks. Should arrive home pretty soon, or so I hope.

Cheers ^:)

Are they shipped by bicycle?

I think mine took six weeks. All the batteries appear to have the correct capacity (30Q’s and NCR18650B) and the 30Q’s run fine in my Q8 and anything else I have tried them in. The NCR18650B’s are not being used in anything demanding so I’m reasonably happy with them. I want to try the 30Q’s in some high current torches but its too hot at the moment :slight_smile:

Even want to know which one is their genuine store ?
Thanks

I got the final judgement from Aliexpress staff.
Full refund.

Did you have to submit a video??

No.
I think careful comparison of what what I received with what I expected might have helped:

For the fake 30Q case, it sounds like it would be pretty difficult to make the 4-prong argument, since that is what the seller was showing. Essentially, the seller was showing the cells were clearly fake, so if you bought them, you must have known?

@WITL, not in my case. The seller was displaying authentic 30Qs and as of a week ago, that was still the case.

It's confusing but some posts in this group provide links to 'reliable' stores with pictures that are of the counterfeits!

Actually when it comes to VTC5A, the seller was showing a mix of real and fake. Even clearly visible uneven wraps.
This was the only image which clearly showed serial numbers….

But yes, I think my case was easier than yours.
Maybe you also received some pictures of the real cells that you can use?

I didn’t actually order any. I have bought VTC6 cells from the Sunway Store, and they seem legit. Lately, I’ve just been ordering from the US, as Ali is getting too risky it seems. I’ve also bought from Banggood, and they seem legit, but shipping here is getting difficult.

The more I read of this thread the better LiIon Wholesale looks.

For everyone’s info, I just looked at the LG HG2’s I purchased from this seller, and they are also fake. The serial numbers are all the same, and the wraps are badly uneven. This was the first, and now last, cell purchase I made from this source. I have bought only from reputable dealers before, and will now only go back to them.

Be sure to review his store, and the cells accordingly. Save others from the headache

Is everyone getting refunded or is everyone getting screwed out of their money? I think I read 2 people got refunds and 1 didn’t get a refund? That’s kind of fucked up.

I opened a PayPal dispute… Haven’t heard a peep….

How did you pay via Paypal? I thought Ali didn’t accept that.

I think it depends on the seller… I know simon takes PayPal for convoy lights… But I wanted some other cheap item and that seller didn’t take PayPal…