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Originally Posted by kaszal
I've used several reliable far east suppliers before (e.g. rcstation, stellamodels, velrip) but I got these cells from a different seller and suspect they are counterfeit 
1. The labels are blue instead of red and a different style to the photo.
2. The labels look badly printed, cut out and stuck on (see photos)
3. ROAR approved sticker is missing.
4. The cells weigh 22.5g LESS than advertised!
The one on the left is one of my current cells and the one on the right is from the new supplier. I know buying abroad is a risk but I contacted the seller beforehand and everyone is entitled to get the genuine item they are buying. I won't name them yet because I'm still waiting their reply.
Has this happened to you? Have I been done or is this just normal manufacturing variances? Any helpful comments welcome 
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Having some authority on matters of counterfeit products from china, I would suggest that the cells are indeed counterfeit. You should be able to get a refund from paypal. To support your case you should email the pictures of the cells to intellect and have them confirm that they are indeed counterfeit. As one poster suggests do not in any circumstances attempt to charge the cells.
Edit to add
The level of Chinese counterfeiting can have huge variation in quality. The cells pictured are some of the least sophisticated counterfeiting I have seen in a long time