Frequent contributor Winston Rockwell offered the following info in response to the post entitled “Beware of fake memory cards on eBay”:

The entry regarding memory cards caught my eye, and I thought I’d send this info along in case your readers want a good site to purchase memory from. While I’ve bought photo gear from eBay, it is, as you mentioned, a somewhat risky proposition, as there are unscrupulous sellers who will advertise counterfeit items as the real thing, or sell used or “seconds” merchandise. Most actual flash memory chips are all made by the same handful of electronics manufacturers, but the packaging - the external “card” you and I see and plug into our cameras - is supplied by various distributors such as A-Data, PNY, Transcend, etc., and as long as those packages meet the industry standard form factors for SD or CF or whatever, they can use as high or low-quality materials as they want.

One place I have purchased many memory cards from with great success is www.newegg.com. Newegg is a highly reputable dealer that carries many brands, and offers very good prices as well as excellent service and fast shipping. I have consistently used them for several years, and my son has purchased from them (computer parts) on numerous occasions. In every case, they have delivered promptly, with reasonable shipping costs and excellent prices for the items they sell. Online ordering is fast and easy, and if an item is out of stock temporarily, they will notify you when stock comes in so you can place an order. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a good, honest source for memory chips, computer parts, or other consumer electronics.