Success with Ebay Battery 2 for $12.xx shipped

[Drybonz]

Originally Posted by jonnythan

Don't be silly. You do realize that the cheap batteries in most cases come off the exact same assembly line as the branded batteries you buy in the carrier's store, yes?

And I've gone with many, many cheapo eBay batteries over the years. I use the cheapo batteries in my cell phones, my DSLRs, my compact point and shoots, you name it. They have universally been every bit as good as the originals.

I'm a little sketchy about buying cheap batteries after seeing the video of the guy who got killed because he was using a cheap Chinese battery in his phone and it exploded in his shirt pocket.

[infection0]

Originally Posted by Drybonz

I'm a little sketchy about buying cheap batteries after seeing the video of the guy who got killed because he was using a cheap Chinese battery in his phone and it exploded in his shirt pocket.

I grabbed my neck upon reading that story.

[p2k]

Originally Posted by Drybonz

I'm a little sketchy about buying cheap batteries after seeing the video of the guy who got killed because he was using a cheap Chinese battery in his phone and it exploded in his shirt pocket.

<My opinion>
How many aftermarket batteries do you think are sold around the world... And every single time I read a thread about these batteries someone brings up the story about the guy in china and the exploding battery...

I think you have a higher chance of dying because...
1) Talking on the phone while walking and falling into the street.
2) Talking on the phone while driving...
3) Getting hit by someone talking on the phone while driving.

I hear about more people getting hit by lightning than people dying from exploding batteries. Maybe we should all stop going outside.

[tacke]

Originally Posted by Drybonz

I'm a little sketchy about buying cheap batteries after seeing the video of the guy who got killed because he was using a cheap Chinese battery in his phone and it exploded in his shirt pocket.

No, that guy was found out later to got killed by a home made gun, not the battery

[Drybonz]

Originally Posted by tacke

No, that guy was found out later to got killed by a home made gun, not the battery

Actually, I just heard it was a home made gun powered by a Chinese battery, fired by an assassin, hired by the OEM battery manufacturers union to make the Chinese knock-off battery guys look bad.

[slypher]

Originally Posted by Drybonz

Actually, I just heard it was a home made gun powered by a Chinese battery, fired by an assassin, hired by the OEM battery manufacturers union to make the Chinese knock-off battery guys look bad.

ROFL

This thread is hilarious, remind me not to put my phone in my shirt pocket. Or my front pocket for that matter <---------Homemade Vasectomy!

-s

[ecco]

I ordered a cradle with a battery that looked oem from the picture. We'll see when it arrives.

Originally Posted by slypher

ROFL

This thread is hilarious, remind me not to put my phone in my shirt pocket. Or my front pocket for that matter <---------Homemade Vasectomy!

-s

I don't know about you, but my front pants pocket is on the outside of my leg.