eBay Replacement Battery - Is it real? Need some imput!

After frying my D3300 battery (EN-EL14A) due to being too eager too use it instead of letting it charge properly after my first few uses it's officially stuffed. I found a replacement on eBay but I'm starting to question if it's real or not. I really need some help. The packaging looks legit but it could be to persuade the viewer into buying the product. Link: NEW Camera Battery EN EL14A FOR Nikon D5300 D7800 DF 1230mAh EN EL14 | eBay

It sure looks like the real thing. The hologram sticker looks proper.

looks real and with 99% positive feedback what have you got to lose?
Its only $25.00 after all

with a better than 99% positive rating for close to 3000 transactions... I'd say anything that vendor is selling is legit

Key word: For.

The devil's in the details: "Compatible Brand: For Nikon"

For Nikon. Not just Nikon. For Nikon. OEM seller would emphatically state it's OEM or Genuine.


It's a counterfeit. And the nail in the coffin is it's coming from China (Hong Kong, to be specific).

And why would a legit seller have this? : 3.It will be sent out via normal airmail without tracking num. it is not refundable for lost product.

If you want to buy it, make sure to order the D7800 it goes in as well. I'm sure they'll have one of those to sell you.



Stay away.

They're definitely using a picture of a real EN-EL14a, but I would be cautious and compare to what you actually receive. In my experience when the seller puts "For" in the title that is there way of saying "I never said it was genuine Nikon OEM, I said it was for camera x,y,z". Nowhere does it say it's a Nikon battery on that page. Also, this: "Item location: Hongkong, China"

Either way, if you get the battery and it is even slightly different than the pics, ebay will help you get your money back. Just be ready to receive a fake battery for the price you're paying.

See this thread I posted: http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/23024-fake-counterfeit-nikon-batteries.html

sparky read my mind...

Is, in fact, a knockoff BUT they work fine. At least in a D80 and a D5300.
If you want to send a camera in for Warranty repair stick a Nikon battery in it before sending.

Also further to this - you said you had a D3300, but this is for a D5300 - I am not familiar with either of these camera's, but are the batteries the same?

Get a Wasabi battery from Amazon for $20. They're as good, if not slightly better, than Nikon OEM batteries.
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