Using a generic iPhone 5 chord?

So I want to get another iPhone 5 chord from ebay for when I'm not home but I'm scared that it will hurt the battery not using the one that came with it. Does anyone use a generic on and their phone is still fine?

I had a couple generic cords and my phone is still fine, but let me tell you that there are malfunctions sometimes. By malfunctions, I mean that it fails to do its job sometimes, and other times, it just stopped working after like the fifth charge. You should be fine if all you're worrying about is hurting the battery, but nothing beats the actual Apple cord (in my opinion).

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