Gosh, this is so tough. I tell everyone to avoid the cheap listings, but I still love buying them
. It is so cheap, and sometimes I get really lucky. Even my "grade b" puff pastry packs will still work fine. Even the low quality packs from months ago had some nice cells inside that I used in other projects.
The problem is when 95%+ of people get good cells from a listing. Then someone comes on the forum saying that their cells from that listing are garbage. I don't know what to say. I know there is some risk, but you really have no clue where these cells come from.
I think people's expectations are a bit high when they purchase from the cheapest lifepo4 listings on the internet. Sometimes it bothers me that people get disappointed, but then again, I still purchase from them. Most of the time, I am pretty happy with what I receive. If I find something wrong, I usually get my money back, or a majority of it.