en-el15 anyone?

Wtfolga

You might want to look for WASABI Battery En El15 also. I use them in my D7100 and D750 and can't tell the difference in those and the Nikon ones.

Wasabi Power Battery for Nikon En EL15 and Nikon 1 V1 D600 D610 D800 D800E D8 | eBay US $24.16

One word of caution for off brands, they don't always work. I don't know if any 3rd party batteries work with the D500. Heck, the older version of the EN-EL15's don't work. That's not an issue with what you have, but if Nikon continues using that battery in the future then they may become useless to you on upgrades.

Also, look out for folks who may be selling the older version of the EN-EL15's marked "Li-Ion1" and not "Li-Ion20" as they have for the last couple years. These work fine in all current Nikons, but were so problematic (underpowered) in the D500 that Nikon allowed owners to exchange old for new. Again, not an issue for your current cameras, but just a heads up for future purchases.

Lion 1

Lion 20

just bought such one off a dealer in Hong Kong
Anxious now, what will turn up in my post office in a few weeks?

Sent him an e-mail asking for my item, I was so touched by his reply;

"
[h=3]Hi,dear friend:
Nice day
i am very glad for you ,
Thanks for your purchased .
Yes ,i will ship to you and the item is same as the photo ,.[/h]"

Clearly not a standard form reply, its a nice person trying to help!

Y all agree on that this is eBay seller to be trusted?

Nice note, but I am strange about batteries. All I have used is Nikon batteries. Given the endorsement @Don Kuykendal gave regarding his experience with Wasabi brand I would consider them. But I just am not a fan of cheap batteries.

Borga Voffe said:

Sent him an e-mail asking for my item, I was so touched by his reply;

"
Hi,dear friend:
Nice day
i am very glad for you ,
Thanks for your purchased .
Yes ,i will ship to you and the item is same as the photo ,.

"

Clearly not a standard form reply, its a nice person trying to help!

Y all agree on that this is eBay seller to be trusted?

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Be aware that anyone addressing you with 'Dear friend' in their reply on 'eBay' is most likely to be a seller from China.

Genuine Original Nikon EN-EL15 Battery for Nikon D800E/D7000/V1/D600/D800 | eBay

Hmm. It seems that one fooled me. All is is is lost!

Just got an e-mail from a yellow chinaman ---
"Friend - we have sent you a toy car! You can find a battery inside if you are in good mood. Thank you for trade!"

So it went to pot, me silly. I guess I have to be ashamed and walk away then?

All may not be lost, it may be a working battery never the less. I used third party batteries in the past with no problems. Now if it were a D500 then you would have to stick with the OEM battery and the correct one at that.