Hori Screens and Fleabay.

[Gaffer]

Originally Posted by jord@n

I really cant belive you wrote all that about being disapointed with a purchase of e-bay, wow you've got determination cause i wouldnt of been able to type all that ! And anyway the morel of the story is a good one, there are alot of scammers on ebay, my dad has had a few incedents aswell.

I typed it to make people aware that there are many fakes floating around fleabay, even from so-called reputable sellers with high feedback.
If it isn't screen protectors, then it's faceplates or SD cards or Games....as peeps may not be aware that something as simple as a screen protector may be fake, I thought I'd warn people here.

Originally Posted by jiffk

I think he's doing it to make other people aware of fakes on ebay
If you do get anything fake off ebay ... screen protector ... mem card ... what ever ... contact the seller and tell them they are selling fake produce ... even if its free with something else its still an offence to sell it on ebay.
If you get the authorities involved they can and probably will close the sellers account.
I got a hori screen protector for my psp and its soooo good. You cant really tell its on until i bent on corner :( , the screen still looks amazing and its now safe!

Interestingly, I found someone else with the same problem, so it isn't just me. I've rported the seller to Ebay and recieved the standard "we're looking into it response", but really don't mind much (as I said, the case was fine and it's probably more productive to let others know on here as a warning than chase someone via ebay )

Originally Posted by Ashy

So I got my Hori screen protector today and went ahead with fitting it.
It looked fairly straight forward so I dived right in, wiped the touchscreen with the supplied cloth, nice and sparkly, peeled the back from the first screen-protector and went ahead placing it onto the screen.
It all goes perfectly until I see a small bubble so I peel it back off and try again.
Still got a bubble! grr!
After closer inspection I find that theres a tiny thread of something between the protector and the screen. No probs I think, I'll just get something to take it off, so out comes the stanley knife (ok perhaps it was a bit excessive but it was the only thing around at the time that had a pointy end).
I gently push the thread towards the edge of the protector so I can pick it off with my fingers only to end up scratching the bloody protector.
*sigh*
I eventually get the thread off but in the process manage to get some dirt from the knife (which looked pretty clean) and some nice scratch marks on the protector.
The top protector went on without a problem although I can see some very tiny specks of dust under it.
Guess it just wasn't my day :(
The screens really don't look any less reflective as far as I can tell.
Oh well it was only £3.50 :P

Ashy, it's worth persevering. Maybe it's because I tend to cover everything I get (phone, pda, psp etc etc) but I'm quite practiced now, so mine went on quite cleanly 1st time, but if not, you can remove it and reapply (something the Hori is famous for, no residue left behind).

Originally Posted by wii_man76

I had a similar problem when I got a screen protector for my PSP - went through quite a lot of them until I got one on OK!

I went through 4 screens on my PSP, so knew what to expect

here it is on my baby...


I found the top screen had slightly reduced glare (compare it to the touch screen) but still looked nice and crisp.
Touch screen as responsive as always.

Ashy hit the nail on the head...for £3.50 I'm not complaining

[Smood]

I registered just to add to this thread. It seems there are various forms of fakes because I have fake hori screen protector set for my ds lite that does have the correct yellow cloth. The reason I know its fake is I too had the same problems with the labels being incorrectly reversed and they appear to be in the same font and both on the same side of the screen protector just as in Gaffer84's pictures show.

Moreover I'm sure these are fakes because the top screen has 0 anti-glare properties.

Interestingly the oversaturated print on the back is not quite as oversaturated as Gaffer74's pics but are more in between the real and fake hori screen sets he showed.

Please be aware that the fakes are becoming more like the authentic versions on the surface and its hard to tell them apart without actually opening the set up.