HELP: The purchased item has safety issues...
I purchased nr. 6 batteries of 3.7 v. 2000 mA.
Yesterday I received this email from eBay: We are contacting you because an item you purchased may have been withdrawn from sale or may pose a safety risk. We invite you not to use the product etc....
Ps: this product is still available and therefore for sale on the eBay site.
Thank you.
5 comments
daxsisko
·2 years agothey are probably the "notorious" li-ion batteries ( 18650 or similar ) , theoretically banned from sale by eBay rules , but sold in large quantities on the site : in my opinion the specific question should be addressed directly to eBay support......
actar80
·2 years agoSorry, one question about these lithium-ion 18650 batteries: as far as you know, do they have any particular safety issues, are they defective, or is the issue simply that they fall under the list of prohibited items?
daxsisko
·2 years agoto sum up with a premise: the 18650s (basically the name comes from their dimensions, namely 18 mm diameter, 65 mm length) are a type of lithium-ion battery; these batteries are everywhere in different sizes (cell phones, laptops, small household appliances or rechargeable battery-powered tools, electric car batteries, etc.), so not just the 18650s: basically we all use them daily (when you charge a phone, in almost all cases you are recharging a battery of that type);
the 18650s in particular are found, just to give one example, in laptop battery packs (usually 6 or more);
couriers consider them dangerous goods, since under certain conditions they can explode and/or release toxic and highly flammable gases: they can be shipped (new) provided the contents are indicated and certain packaging precautions are taken (and anyway I imagine that certain quantities are not exceeded as well);
I imagine Ebay has taken up this courier directive, effectively banning (especially in my opinion with private sellers in mind, who sell them as used.....sometimes in dubious condition...and without indicating anything on the package....) the sale of loose batteries;
personally I use them for various things (also given their longer life and the fact that they are rechargeable): but you have to be careful not to use them if they are defective/damaged and to recharge them with the proper charger (available commercially, or, for those more knowledgeable on the subject, they build one themselves.......);
NOTE: if charged incorrectly and/or damaged/defective, as mentioned above, they can become "bombs"; moreover, the gas released is highly flammable as well as toxic
then if you want, if someone wants to look into it further, there is a lot of information about it on the internet....
actar80
·2 years agoOk, I had been wondering whether there was a specific problem with the 18650 format. In fact, these kinds of batteries are all around us, and some time ago I had to throw out 2 original Samsung ones from 2 old cell phones that had swollen up; I didn’t think twice about getting rid of them, luckily they were phones with removable batteries.
The problem is when it comes to today’s smartphones, which have to be taken to an authorized service center, and if you don’t have an Apple or Samsung device, you’ll hardly find one in the city, not to mention the cost of a repair like that.
Anyway, thanks for the detailed explanation and have a nice Sunday. 👋
marioelegio
·2 years agoWhoever contacted you to warn you will also be able to tell you how to withdraw it from sale.
hi
mario