Andre Yoskowitz
22 May 2011 1:30
OnlinePhotographer recently spoke to a SanDisk engineer who dropped an astonishing tidbit of info.
The engineer says that at any given time, 30 percent of all SanDisk memory cards being used in the world are fakes.
Most of the cards are no-name brands being sold with SanDisk stickers and packaging.
Many of the cards also offer worse performance than the buyer would assume, for example, Class 4 SD cards being sold as Class 10 cards.
Additionally, a separate report states that eBay is a lead marketplace for the counterfeit goods, with around 70 percent of all memory cards being sold on the auction site being seen as fake or rebranded.