My Macbook seems to be having serious issues...

So i have had my Macbook Pro (mid 2012) roughly 18 months now, with absolutely no issues. For the last 8-9 months i have been using an unofficial charger for it, not cheap and tacky....but not as expensive as the apple ones.
I went to bed last night after putting my Mac on charge and woke up to a green charge light....as usual. I took the charger out, turned it on and got as far as the login screen before my Mac completely died on me. Wouldnt turn back on and even when i plugged the charger in i got no lights whatsoever. So i borrowed my sisters official apple charger thinking that was the issue and with hers i got a dim, flashing orange light. I did a SMC reset and even went as far as removing the battery and re-inserting it technique (since my warrenty is long void) and that didnt seem to work either the first few times. Then i finally got a block green light on the charger and the Mac turned on and i thought i was back in business. After logging in i noticed that my Mac was claiming there was no battery detectable. After restarting my computer, doing another SMC check and even opening my Mac up again to check id reconnected it properly i've still had no luck. When i remove the charger my Mac shuts itself off instantly. Im thinking the unofficial charger might have been harming my battery and i may need a new one but i'd love to try some of you guys ideas before i conced to that fate.
Even worse now, i have just restarted my Mac and now i cant even get past the Apple logo page, it just stays stuck there. Im tearing my hair out. I have an appointment booked in a few days for the genius bar, but my local one is about two hours away and id love to save myself the trip (and fortune it would cost me) if one of you guys could make yourselves a hero and get me up and running again.
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Danny

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