Beware of some of the eBay power adapters

ok, I figured I would post this up, as I know the seller I bought from has sold a LOT of power adapters.  Make sure to check the current rating on any power adapter before you buy it.  I needed a couple power adapters for a few of the laptops that I have laying around.  I bought an adapter that was listed as compatible with my M305, to check the quality before I bought more.  Unfortunately, I had assumed that all of the specs were correct since the seller listed it as compatible, so I didn't check it.  I had it hooked up to my L655 to test, and had no problems with it. 
A few days later, I hooked it up to the M305, and started doing updates.  I got pulled away from my office for about 20-30 minutes, and when I returned, there was a burnt plastic smell in the room.  I searched the room, and noticed that the casing on the power adapter had melted.  I unplugged it from the wall and the laptop, and moved it off the desk.  The place where it was sitting on the desk was so hot that it burned my finger.
Checking the specs on the sticker that was now wrinkled up and peeling off, I found that the current rating of the power adapter was 3.42A.  The OEM adapter for the M305(as well as a lot of other Toshiba laptops) is rated at 3.95A.  I contacted the seller and let him know that the adapter should not be listed as compatible, but they of course did not respond to my email.
I checked the specs of several eBay power adapters, and I have found that there are several people selling adapters that do not have the correct ratings.  So be careful with what you buy.  If I would not have found that adapter when I did, it might have started a fire.
Qosmio X875 i7-3630QM, 32GB RAM, OCZ SSD Qosmio X505 i7-920XM, PM55, 16GB RAM, OCZ SSD
Satellite Pro L350 T9900, GM45, 8GB RAM , Intel 320 SSD (my baby) Satellite L655 i7-620M, HM55, 8GB RAM, Intel 710 SSD (travel system)

Who was the seller?
There's a lot of junk on ebay. Lucky the laptop wasn't damaged.
File a dispute, request a full refund and leave feedback
explaining what happened.

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