NEED OPINIONS! Is it safe to buy electronics on eBay from CHINA?

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Should I buy an electronic on eBay from China? Is it safe?

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I'm looking for a battery case for my iPhone 5, went shopping today and the ones I found were had warranty, came with customer service, you know the safe kind, but a bit pricey.

I went home and searched on eBay, and I got results for cases like, $10! Dirt cheap! But I'm a bit worried it might explode.

Should I go back to the store for the safe (pricey) one? Or just get one on eBay?

*facepalm* oh i can't get enough of lazy people who don't do their research… And are bigoted against china.

research the seller.ask them questions.see what their feedback is.

do the research with others on ebay also.see who has what and who's got the best prices, products.

how are we suppose to know, we all have different experiences from ebay.

i shop from china all the time. It's the same with any other country.goes with the good and the bad, ON YOUR term.

If you want mediocre products then go for it

I have purchased cell phone batteries on Ebay from China for a HTC Thunderbolt.

First, I made sure that the seller had at least 98% positive feedback and no recent negative feedback about the item I was purchasing.

To answer your question, yes, it is SAFE. Shipping takes a couple days longer but it is safe.

HOWEVER, the quality is below average. You get what you pay for. My batteries worked fine but after about three months I noticed them losing their charging power. It would take much longer to charge them and would die quicker than the HTC battery the phone came with.

I think your going to find most things no matter where you buy them are going to be from China. I also think Amazon has the same things at a cheaper price.

No way!

It's perfectly safe to buy from China. Just make sure the seller has like more than 98% feedback. BUT there's a huge downside, yes it's really cheap but the quality will be nothing like your average electronic store in your local neighborhood. I bought a bunch of phone chargers for like 2 bucks but they all broke in like 2 weeks or less. However, some stuff I bought online and actually work and definitely worth it.

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