I'm no dummy

And I really don't like it when people try to treat me as such.

I bought a 'replacement battery charger' for my Canon 7D. I looked carefully at the photos posted and noted it was a Genuine Canon product.

Imagine my surprise when I opened the parcel, and not only found no cord for the charger, the charger rattled... and then when I looked at the back of it, I noticed it wasn't the same one I had seen on seller site. It was Counterfeit Canon product, flimsy, and poorly made. I said so to the seller. This is his reply and reason for canceling the sale' and my rebuttal.

eBay 16-Nov-11 at 16:05:48 AEDST


This case has been opened by the seller with the following reason: Other.
Additional information provided by the seller: Hi,

It is a replacement charger as I described in my listing.

I think it may be damaged during transportation. That is why it has rattle sound. Anyway, refund was made in full via paypal

Please agree to cancel this transaction.

Best regards,
J*****


My Reply: 16-Nov-11 at 17:58:04 AEDST


Item was Counterfeit Canon product. Not only that, what good is a battery charger without the cord, and with parts rattling around inside of it. Disappointed in the shell game of selling from "Adelaide" but not selling Genuine Canon product.

If you try to screw me, you should at least kiss me first, or maybe dinner and a movie. I did get my money back.

Care to tell me again, O Sneaky Seller...

That it was the real deal?

Back View:

The one on the left is the Genuine Canon Battery Charger. Note the clean placement of the label, clear sharp text. Whereas the one on the right, sloppily placed label, text looks like someone needs some lessons in typesetting.




Front View:

The one on the right, bright white lettering, smooth surface. The LED is properly seating and clear. the contact point indicators are clearly marked.  The one on the right, what looks to be spray painted on lettering, LED milky and off center. Contact point indicators pretty much just indents. The gap (not visible here) between the upper part and lower part is uneven.





What you can see by photographs is the knock off is about 1/3 the weight of the Genuine product.

So, want to try to tell me again it's a "Genuine Canon Replacement"?

I had visitors in my front yard!

Went out to pick limes from my tree, and hear odd cawing noises. Looked up, saw a splash of red in black feathers. Quick stepped into the house, got my camera and got a few shots. :

Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos - There were four of them, but one was behind the trunk of the gum tree. I saw the two birds on the right feed the one on the left, so I would say 2 adults and two juviniles. :)