I'd be concerned about fakes given the combination of ebay and getting the wrong brand.
The Keeppower 1200 mAh, Aspire 1100 mAh and at least one more using the same cell are the best 18350 available right now. I usually reject the idea of a single "best" just about anything, but it's true here. Most capacity, least voltage sag, highest sustainable current, not by small margins. Illumn sells the Keeppower version.
Thanks for the recommendation guys. Are there any good IMR 18500 & 16340 you can recommend?
700mAh Efests for 16340s. Illumn is a legit source.
18500 can be had in Keeppowers for low cap high drain and high cap low drain. Highest cap one is a 2000mAh Panasonic, and it is good for 3-4 amps.
Ordered some batteries from eBay and was given a different brand then was advertised
Ebay is not the right place to buy batteries unless you really have no other choice.
Please explain. You have bought ~$400 worth of cells that provide 4kWhr on ebay, or when you average your ebay purchased along with other cells you have harvested from ? your average cost is $0.10/Wh.For example, for Li-ion cells I am averaging under $0.10/Wh for ~4kWh total. I get those great prices because I buy large packs and reuse/harvest them. It's difficult if not impossible to obtain such deep discounts in any other marketplace.
Please explain. You have bought ~$400 worth of cells that provide 4kWhr on ebay, or when you average your ebay purchased along with other cells you have harvested from ? your average cost is $0.10/Wh.
Regardless, if you have a recommendation for the names of trustworthy sellers on ebay, please share.
Funny that some people dispute the claim that Ebay is a bad place to buy batteries, meanwhile the whole reason for this thread is because the OP ordered a specific battery and received something entirely different than advertised.