Cheap eBay Qi Chargers...?

[RookM1]

Just picked up a Nexus 5 and looking to outfit the house and office with some charging pads and noticed the prices vary quite a bit...from around $2 all the way to $50ish.

My first stop for this type of accessory is typically eBay, has anyone had experience, bad or good, with any of the super cheap Qi charging pads from eBay?

Is there a price threshold I should be suspicious of? Are there any key words I should look for (some of them mention "3 coils")?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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[way2broke]

No offense to anyone, but most items marked extremely cheap coming from China may be counterfeit . Contact seller and ask if it is a replica or oem original... Most will respond.... Then it's up to you. Been burned before, and eBay makes you pay return shipping!! Hope this helps.

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[Neo_ii_Droid]

No offense to anyone, but most items marked extremely cheap coming from China may be counterfeit . Contact seller and ask if it is a replica or oem original... Most will respond.... Then it's up to you. Been burned before, and eBay makes you pay return shipping!! Hope this helps.

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True on this point since most of the reputable sellers do want to keep their business running and have a reputation to uphold. Personally, I do contact the seller before proceeding with any of my purchases off eBay. In regards to the Samsung Qi Wireless Chargers I purchased, the eBay sellers (from Korea) did respond promptly stating that the aforementioned sale item) are in fact genuine OEM Samsung Qi Charger(s). After knowing this and marinating for a time then I made/make the decision to buy.