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OKAY NOW, WTF IS WRONG WITH PRICES OF LED RGB STRIPS???

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So i've been planning to buy led strips for along time and still can't figure out why is the pricing so different,

I mean look at this, they both 5050 LED strips, they both RGB lighting, they both 5m long, they both waterproof, they both got 12V, 5A power supply.

 

What do you guys think?

One more thing, can i share the URL here? Does that fighting against the rule of this website? Let me know, cuz i'm kinda new here :)

 

 

 

Any answers will be appreciated.

Thanks ,And Have A Nice Day :)

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On Ebay prices can be anything since people just set what they want, for a number of reasons.  One or both could be a scam/fake, etc.

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Check this site called banggood.com. Everything is cheap with free shipping. Basically China mall on a website

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4 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

Check this site called banggood.com. Everything is cheap with free shipping. Basically China mall on a website

I thought for a second you were trolling and that banggood.com was some sort of porn site, but no, there apparently really is an online store named BangGood :P

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2 hours ago, Swordtiny said:

So i've been planning to buy led strips for along time and still can't figure out why is the pricing so different,

I mean look at this, they both 5050 LED strips, they both RGB lighting, they both 5m long, they both waterproof, they both got 12V, 5A power supply.

What do you guys think?

One more thing, can i share the URL here? Does that fighting against the rule of this website? Let me know, cuz i'm kinda new here :)

 

Any answers will be appreciated.

Thanks ,And Have A Nice Day :)

They can vary heavily I've gotten times where I purchased a roll of single color SMD3258 for <$5 but it's a bit of a gamble at times in terms of quality. One thing I will say is to get kits without power bricks as most of those aren't exactly up to snuff in terms of safety and proper isolation. You would be better off looking for a regulated 12V supply fro some old electronics. 

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4 hours ago, Froody129 said:

Check this site called banggood.com. Everything is cheap with free shipping. Basically China mall on a website

we have wish.com in the states, china stuff for cheap but shipping can be a dollar or two, and personally i love there 5050 rgb led strips

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21 hours ago, jonnylaw13 said:

we have wish.com in the states, china stuff for cheap but shipping can be a dollar or two, and personally i love there 5050 rgb led strips

 

23 hours ago, W-L said:

They can vary heavily I've gotten times where I purchased a roll of single color SMD3258 for <$5 but it's a bit of a gamble at times in terms of quality. One thing I will say is to get kits without power bricks as most of those aren't exactly up to snuff in terms of safety and proper isolation. You would be better off looking for a regulated 12V supply fro some old electronics. 

 

On 08/01/2017 at 9:04 AM, Froody129 said:

Check this site called banggood.com. Everything is cheap with free shipping. Basically China mall on a website

what do you think if i buy the left one?

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5 hours ago, Swordtiny said:

what do you think if i buy the left one?

Either one should work but longevity wise that is a always a bit of a gamble at times.

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On 08/01/2017 at 0:08 AM, ThinkWithPortals said:

I thought for a second you were trolling and that banggood.com was some sort of porn site, but no, there apparently really is an online store named BangGood :P

Apparently the idea is that it's good at banging your buck. I don't think they've made connection in the name xD 

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On Gearbest you can get 2 spools of 5m RGB lights for like $13CAD. Only thing that's bad about Gearbest is that it's known for bad shipping times that can take anywhere between two weeks to two months. 

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Take a look at the info given her and then look at the LED strips again: https://www.flexfireleds.com/top-4-considerations-before-buying-flexible-led-strip-lights/

It might be a quality difference that is not obvious for people that dont know what to look for.

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