hey.
this stors don’t even mention the brand of the cells in the description (you can only see the pics and hope)
AliExpress Lucky Electronics Store
AliExpress Aliya’s Battery Store
so i am wondering if they are still selling a genuine cells.
thanks!
Lucky Electronics has been my supplier for 4 years without one fake in over 5000pcs
It’s against AliExpress rules to state the brand for the big battery brands , this was covered already in previous pages
im confused,
i only asked this cos what you said:
“How is it a scam when nowhere do they mention Panasonic. You’re kind of asking for it when you go for a cheap price.
Yes, they’ve used the Panasonic wrap but these are details you need to be aware of. These are all over the place now. They claim 100% original but this is referring to the brand like Liitokala, Varicore etc.
I made the same mistake when these were first introduced to the market 5yrs ago but I purchased 50pcs. I was pissed at first but realized when I went to open a dispute that Panasonic was never stated.”
so now you are saying it dosnt matter anymore?
thanks.
I’ve been buying from Aliya’s Battery Store for a while and never got fake cells!
I’ve ordered from them several times, mainly Sony VTC6, Sanyo 14500s, Sanyo 16650s, Sanyo 18650s, always without issues!
And they ship them well, and fast!
My friend, here we are… at BLF. We got to trust fellows BLF-ers especially in this case OP (BlueSwordM). I have used Lucky and Aliya batteries. So far, myself and other BLF-ers, have never hear a complain of receiving fake cells from them.
yea i hear you,
but trusting BlueSwordM is not the issue, ofc i trust BLF members.
the issue i have is with those stors.
i was just trying to get an update about those sellers as i saw Funtastic mentioned (few post back) some thing about the way sellers choose to title the batteryes,
like if they dont even mention the brand, how can it be real,
so when i saw the battery description my self, i was wondering.
but reading the replays from yall was real help!
will order ASAP,
thanks alot!
its a legal thing, AE doesnt allow them to list them under those brands.
according to vapcell store rep in another thread:
“But Ali-express does not allow Sanyo brand because there is no power of attorney”
im assuming its applicable for all other stores and brands, but thats also why some stores can take advantage of this and sell fake batteries, because its hard for buyers to distinguish.
hard for buyers to distinguish?
lol its impossible, i mean how can i ever know without asking here in the forum?
well reviews, compare the reviews of lucky, aliya, vapcell to reviews of other random battery stores, you will see.
Yeah, no worries.
I still order cells from them for friends(from Aliya’s store mainly), and I test them every time, and they’re always the same or better than my original cell order back from 2019.
Therefore, I still trust them.
Seems like Sofirn ships batteries to Canada (untested).
https://sofirnlight.com/batteries-amp-chargers-c0375
If this is true, then they would be a very inexpensive source of decent batteries for Canadians. The cells wouldn’t be your high drain D4V2 cells but they’re probably pretty decent for other mid drain lights.
I asked them about it since many other stores don’t ship to Canada and the respondent was confused at why I even asked such a question.
I ordered a pair of Shockli 5500mAh 26650s from Banggood on Dec. 5 and they showed up on Dec. 30th so pretty quick delivery considering the time of year. Funny enough, I had an Amazon order that took longer to get to me and that was entirely within Canada. 
Anyway, at least Banggood will ship these cells across the pond.
Really?
With Banggood, it usually seems like they can ship and can’t ship lithium-ion cells depending on the time of year. 
Yeah, I think it’s dependent on what shipper BG is using. Sometimes they can ship free, sometimes they can ship but it costs extra, and sometimes they can’t ship at all. Usually, it seems they can’t ship at all.
For Canada, I prefer to order from a known company in the US, such as illumn. It’s more expensive, but it’s reliable.
isnt their selection so limited?
Perhaps, all depends what you are looking for, they usually have what I`m looking for hence my post.
Also I rather support a seller in my country…. 
Interesting, I haven’t used the Canadian company. Looks like shipping from illumn has gone up a lot since my last order, so it’s a bit more competitive to buy it in Canada now. Still more expensive (especially if you add the tax), but not super-expensive like so many other things.
Yep, lately everything has gone nuts as well as shipping rates, it seems like we always get the short end of the stick
no matter what we shop for in our country.
i get my batteries from AE, shipping fee is a LOT less than the likes of illumn, or even 18650canada