Macbook has "killed" 3 batteries in a row

Hi, my first post here. I have a macbook 2 ghz 1st gen that has just killed my third battery. This only 2 months after apple sent me a replacement, so i doubt its a problem with the batteries themselves. It is no longer covered by warranty so i am hoping this can be solved in some way. After left unused for a couple of weeks the battery indicator is X-ed out and it says "no batteries available". Mind you, this is the THIRD time this exact thing has happened. Ive tried resetting smc and also every other thing on the support site. What to do? i could always get a cheap replacement battery on ebay but i am sure that will be murdered in a month or two as well. any ideas anyone?

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