Going away next week and I wanted to put some films on the PSP. The 1gb card will hold 2 but I wanted some more. I figured 4gb would be a good size for the photo backup backup when there. Into Ebay, search for 4gb pro duo, find heaps listed. Pick a user with good feedback and buy one. The card was cheap but the page on ebay said all the right things.
It arrived this morning and it’s a fake. Google ‘magicgate unknown’ and everything you find applied to the card. My fault for buying cheap? Maybe. The seller’s fault for lying? Oh yes. I checked his page today, took a screenshot. There is no ambiguity in the language – it’s a 4gb Sony card being sold. Unsurprisingly this really pissed me off. The reported size is 4gb but I have yet to try and fill the card. Fakes live for a very short time so data will be lost. So I’ve been sold a fake through ebay using paypal and the web page shows the seller really isn’t a good one. What to do?

I could leave negative feedback
I could open a dispute at ebay.
I could report the fraud to paypal and ebay.
At most I get my money back, I don’t know what happens to the seller.
I could make a deal with the seller.
Or I could make a deal with the seller then not keep my side of the bargain.

I’ve made my choice, but what would you do?