Comment Re:Why not rebuild if possible? (Score 2) 131
eBay prices/costs vary but for a laptop battery that goes for $150 retail and you get a brand new one for $50 genuine OEM...I'd say that's a deal you can live with. Phone batteries for $10? Not likely a genuine retail OEM battery...they'll probably come in some rip off packaging with a clone board (this is a giant red flag...if they don't come in retail looking packaging from your phone's manufacturer, it's a scam) and also clone boards (circuitry) copy the battery security key from an old battery to the knock off battery - bad, bad, bad. Retail or genuine batteries do not use clone boards. There's no need.
Shipping costs are something to pay attention to too. Some sellers like to offer a cheap price on an item but charge something stupidly expensive for shipping. This is a scam/trick so beware...read the entire page and make sure they ship to your country before buying. It's actually FUN shopping this way...you get the same satisfaction of getting a deal as you would through scoring something rare at a garage sale for cheap. Depending on your determination, you can find really cheap prices with free shipping from reputable people. I do.