Cheap 18650 ultrafire on OZ ebay are they real?

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Found these 18650 6000mah ultrafire batteries on ebay today. 8 for $22.56

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271598624541?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Apart from not having solder tags, are they any good for ebike use? Or are they fake?
They seem very cheap.
 
they physically exist, so you could consider them real. But they are complete junk with false AH claims, typically they re-sell cells that do not pass QC with legit companies.
 
The discharge rate of these is too low. Not good for ebike applications I believe.
 
Absolute BS. You'd be lucky to get 2000mAh out of them.

Compare the best available Panasonic, LG, Samsung or Sony's that are only claiming 3400mAh
 
The only 2 ultrafire cells I ever used cam with a 18650 2 cell charger. They were so bad that I couldn't use the with a flashlight. Luckily I had some old laptop batteries that I am still recharging and using a year later. Ultrafire for the loss.
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Pretty much every product this company has for sale has specs that they willingly lie about. What comes in the mail is typically rewrapped scrap cells or B grade.

Really wish someone would get to suing them for fraud by now.
 
Here's a review of them. Not even 1600mah out of them at 0.2A.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?388599-Test-Review-of-UltraFire-SJ18650-6000mAh-%28Black%29
Here's a place to compare lots of 18650/26650 batteries.
http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Common18650comparator.php
 
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