Can someone tell me if this store is selling fake Sony US18650VTC6s or not? The price is quite attractive and there are a lot of orders, but it’s very suspicious…
Here is the product’s page - Page Not Found - Aliexpress.com%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B1%25D1%2583%25D1%2584%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0+%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B5%25D1%2582&aff_platform=default&cpt=1546506967602&sk=97i5Rpe&aff_trace_key=b8bf8db0679847c3ba202501c734a0f5-1546506967602-01046-97i5Rpe&terminal_id=ff0ddebcf4c24aeab2ce7240e34b10d9
The price itself isn’t unfeasible they could sell legit cells for this price and still make a profit. When saying this they would make a lot more money selling fakes at this price.
The wrapping around the positive poll looks a bit dodgy.
On the first pic you can see thick lines along the wrapping that come from a wrap being folded flat before it was put on the cell. Original cells have these lines thinner and more uniform.
If you look at the reviews there are few pictures and on some of them they look like fakes. Especially on the ones where you can see the clear difference in print compared to real VTC6’s.
This is a photo from aliexpress review
And this is photo that i took, legit VTC6 bought from nkon way back when they were just released.
there are reviews with fake ones clearly seen in the pictures
real VTC6 should have 2 rings on positive side in the shell,
this is not easy to copy by simple rewrap and printing, that would need a shell manufactured the same way
Packing List：
Fikida for VTC6 18650 3000mah Rechargeable battery
Safe and environmental friendly.
100% Fikida Brand New and High quality.
That should be all you need to see… it’s a chinese battery that conveniently shares a model number with a Sony
I think if you shop around and buy from the people like Illumn.com you can find them for $5/$6 $7.50 there, but I swear I got them on sale for $6
I myself am done buying $2-$3 fakes… I spent $120 on 24 batteries recently and that is over kill for my needs. Nothing compared to the hundreds I spend on lights…
It’s like buy a sports car and tossing in some unknown used oil
