it’s very telling to me how they phrase things… Grammatically off, but it seems they want you to believe these are Samsung 30q cells from Liitokala factory store…
but then they fall back on the brand name is liitokala for 30q?
Interestingly enough, I peeled back the littokala sticker on “their” brand of battery… Printed in the same font as every else… Samsung… The label was applied to cover that part up
I’ve bought from the Sunway Store on Aliexpress, and got genuine cells. I would not risk it again anytime soon, though, as I suspect these counterfeits are making their way into more than just the Factory Store. Ali is really hit & miss. I’ve had good luck, and I’ve had horrible luck.
Guys, if you want some real legit stores that I have ordered from, I would recommend the liitokala Official Store and Sunway store since I have bought cells from them, and confirmed they were legit.
Greed? Maybe. But I’m overspending on this hobby already and I prefer to cut costs by buying cheap as opposed to not buying.
It causes some headaches. But it’s worth it for me.
Will not buy from that store again. Will buy from other stores though.
It is if it’s about the only place that will ship (and free, too). I’ve got the VTC6’s from that store earlier this year, and they’re genuine (cheaper than the 30Q’s for some reason, too). If you factor in shipping (free), it’s a decent deal.
Personally, I’d avoid the 30Q’s from anywhere on Ali, until the mess with the fakes is sorted out. Maybe the fakes aren’t in every store, but if the Official Store is showing the 4-prong fakes, it has me concerned.
30Q cells have 4x lobed top, higher internal resistance and capacity about matches, but not as consistent as genuine cells. The 25Rs have a 3x lobed (but different) top, higher capacity, higher internal resistance and also lack genuine cells' consistency.
I've opted for “product not as described” and half refunds, sellers do not seem very cooperative despite this though.
We'll see how it goes, but I think it's pretty much nailed down.
Did you thought… if getting a PayPal refund is easy in this regard, did I found a mine of free li-ion cells? :-D
I’ve got 4 NCR18650B with tabs from LiitoKala Official Flagship Store
I suspect them being counterfight. The wrapper is bit different (tipical wrinkles on both sides) and letters fonts are different too. Before any disputes I’ll do discharge test with curve plot in parallel with unused geniue I’ve got two years ago . This will definitively show what cell is really inside.
For additional comparation I’ve ordered same from VariCore Official Store but it will take time…
I bought four. They’ve taken like two and a half months to get here. The worst shipping period I’ve ever experienced from a seller. They’re just as everyone else has described, fake but I literally CBA’d to start a dispute for the sake of less than a tenner. I’ve left feedback stating they’re not genuine.
Please understand they use the absolutely cheapest shipping service available, maybe even to the point of declaring the contents as “something not li-ion cells”. FastTech only quotes me shipping for cells via two carrier services, “PostNL” airmail or “China Post” (slow) ground shipping, and neither is free so this is the reason those sellers are using hacks for super cheap shipping.