Phone nor computer will recognize my micro sdhc card

[Alana_Harmony888]

I purchased a 32 GB micro card on eBay a few months ago and come to find out, it was a fake. So,  I bought another one and filled it up to about 29GB and it worked fine for a few days then it just stopped working and now the phone I had it in won't recognize it's in there nor will my laptop. The difference being that at least my computer sees that something is there but won't read it i.e. it says drive h: in computer when I put it in but says insert drive when I try to access it. Also, it starts to get extremely hot after a few seconds to a minute. My husband has one as well from the same company, the same brand and has 30GB of stuff on his and hasn't had a problem yet (this has been at least three months ago now). Before anyone says it; yes it is 32GB, I tested it before I put it in my phone (thus the fact that I had 29GB of stuff on it before it went screwy), yes it is in the slot properly or else it wouldn't even say H: drive at all and no, my card reader isn't bad and yes it is compatible with my computer and the card as it is what I used to put the stuff on it originally and it still works fine with my husbands 32GB card and all of my other cards. My computer works fine with his card and it worked fine with mine before it went bad. Now, all of that being said; is there anything that can be done or will I have to just buy a new one?

[Geek-9pm]

Buy a new one.
Price is now around $65 from on line vendors.

Pardon me, but why do people put 32GB memory into a phone?
That is  enough space to store all the phone numbers in the USA!

A few years ago, nothing had 32 GB of anything.
 Let alone a phone!
Am I missing something 

[Alana_Harmony888]

I'm trying to avoid spending anymore money as I have already spent well over $300 as it is for the first two if you include shipping. As for why I would need that much memory; first: b/c I can, second: why not, third: I have a phone that I can use as my computer on the go and trust me, I use all the space available. Yes, that's a lot of space that wasn't available to phones a couple of years ago and not even to PC's many years ago, but it is now and like with all things as technology grows so does the use and thus need for said technology. There wasn't cars many years ago, do we not need them now? The list could go on and on about the technological advances that has been made in the last decade or two but how does that prove that it's not needed just because it at one time didn't exist? The earth at one time didn't exist, do we not need it? Sorry, I'll step off of my soapbox now. No harm meant but I just want an answer to my problem; I have enough questions of my own!

[rthompson80819]

I've bought several things from EBay, they have a lot of stuff you won't find anywhere else, but I'm really leery about buying electronics off EBay.  I would much rather pay a little more and buy from sites like Newegg, Amazon, etc.  Then if it doesn't work, they will exchange it for one that does.

And besides phone numbers, phones today have photos, music, videos, games and who knows what else.

[Geek-9pm]

Well, I learn something every day. All the personal stuff I have made in the past few years, including photos, does not come to more that 16GB.
Could you get buy with a 16GB chip? Less money. Less heat. More likely to survive.
San Disk offers a FIVE YEAR warranty. But only to the first retail buyer. So buy from New egg or any of the major retailers. Avoid eBay for anything very serious. Except for vendors you already know.

Read This:

I recently won an ebay auction with this title "New SANDISK 4GB 4 GB SD SDHC SD-HC Card 4GB G Genuine". The card worked ok for a few days until the pictures turned into garbage. I contacted Sandisk for product support. Bear in mind that the card comes with a 5 years limited warranty. You have to really pay attention to the LIMITED.

The following message is direct quote from Sandisk tech support. "Please note that the terms of SanDisk's warranty policy apply to NEW products only, to the original consumer purchaser who has proof of purchase if requested, and are not transferable between parties.
From a review of your documentation it appears that the purchase of your SD™ Card 4GB was a consumer to consumer purchase, with no indication that the SD™ Card 4GB was NEW in factory sealed packaging. We would, therefore, recommend that you seek service from the individual from whom you made your purchase as he or she may be entitled to warranty support for this product.
Alternatively, you can submit a Proof of Purchase that validates the condition of the product as factory sealed, new and not bulk packaged. "
To many ebayers out there, make sure you buy your product from a retailer not an individual otherwise your product will not be covered under warranty.    ..

http://reviews.ebay.com/ebayers-BEWARE-of-Sandisk-Warranty_W0QQugidZ10000000004386853

Buyer Beware!