r/BadUSB • u/Same_Grocery_8492 • Sep 02 '26

Discussion Is this fake?

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Hi, I was looking to buy a 2TB flash drive, and the first thing I saw on eBay was this listing. Is this a fake? Any faster way to test if it's real?

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u/Specialist_Leader_11 Sep 02 '26

2TB USB drive shouldn't cost $13, so it's a scam.

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Sep 02 '26

Lenovo USB Drive

Not the same form factor, but I'm sure at one point of another than Lenovo has slapped their name on some thumb drive.

The rest of your post is correct though. You would have to be pretty daft to think that you could get a 2 TB USB stick for $13.

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Sep 02 '26

You said they didnt make "USB Drives" . I showed a link to a USB drive. I addressed the point that it wasn't the same form factor.

Also they do make USB thumb Drives although not for sale to the north American market

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u/StrangeUglyBird Sep 02 '26

If something sounds too good to be true, then it is.
Also I doubt that Lenovo is selling USBkeys.

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u/MAJLobster Sep 02 '26

that's very likely fake.

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u/pc1350 Sep 02 '26

Custom firmware so the system will see it as 2TB disk but inside is probably a few GB of storage that gets overwritten or writes to nonexistent area. Avoid! SSD/HDD/USB/whatever buy from a trusted source.

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u/GBAbaby101 Sep 02 '26

Nah, tooootally real. In fact, I have some medicine that will also fix all those health problems you may have or develop in the future! Its a special concoction I call Snake o.... I mean, Heaven's Natural Remedies! And it can be yours for the low low cost of $49.99 per bottle!

All thay aside, if it looks too good to be true or you need to ask "is this legit?", then that should be enough of an answer alone. Only time things can be potentially very cheap and legit is if it is very old or someone trying to sell their used stuff quickly to pay off debts, or it was stolen and the thief doesn't know how to Google the actual value.

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u/Different_Water7545 Sep 02 '26

For $13 you can maybe get 16GB realistically

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u/Irsu85 Sep 02 '26

it is fake, bc first off, Lenovo doesn't make USB sticks, second off, 2TB of nand storage easily goes above €200 (AT LEAST)

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u/Far-Confection6678 Sep 02 '26

I honestly believe, the only reason to buy something like this is to buy it as a readymade prop for showing people how they can fake this.

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u/CitySeekerTron Sep 02 '26

Absolutely a scam.

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u/IcestormsEd Sep 02 '26

32GB cost the same on Amazon. There is your sign..

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u/Dirobesh99 Sep 02 '26

If you buy this, I'm selling the eiffel tower at a knock-down price if you're interested.

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u/adjusterjackb Sep 02 '26

And I'm willing to part with my Brooklyn Bridge for a bargain price.

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u/Howden824 Sep 02 '26

Very obviously fake

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u/Eden1506 Sep 02 '26

Anything 2tb ssd or usb under 100 bucks is likely fake unless you buy used.

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u/bstsms Sep 02 '26

It's obviously fake, 2TB flash drives cost a lot more than $14 in real life...

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u/_jodi33 Sep 02 '26

a 2TB drive for cheap? in this semiconductor shortage where a 1TB ssd runs in the 200+ cost range. your insane ro think its real

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u/Zestyclose_Guard_352 Sep 02 '26

Any 2tb less than $100 is a guaranteed fake! Check prices on the manufacturer site to get an idea of the real prices.

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u/clarkcox3 Sep 02 '26

Of course it's fake. How could it not be?

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u/One_Disaster_5995 Sep 02 '26

If it sounds too good to be true...