This is a Dell computer, have you considered buying the battery from Dell.com?  That would cut down the pages and pages of sources and you would be assured that the battery actually meets Dell's standards.  But note that Dell does not make its own batteries.  It is not unlikely that they, too, purchase them from offshore manufacturers.

					Steve McDonald
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of charles
> meyer
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2023 1:00 PM
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> Subject: [External] [CODE4LIB] Amazon purchasing
> 
> My esteemed listmates,
> 
> This is not a library question per se although I use my personal Dell laptop daily
> at the library.
> 
> I need a battery replacement.
> 
> I visited Amazon for that battery replacement which finds about 5-6 pages of
> results.
> 
> I proceeded to check on each battery listing to verify it ships from Amazon but
> when I check on the seller so far (going down the list) hey list only offshore
> manufacturers.
> 
> Sharing my credit card info with an offshore manufacturer with whom I have
> no experience concerns me.
> 
> How have others handled this?
> 
> One thought was to buy an Amazon gift card and make the purchase with
> that.
> 
> But, I've been hearing these gift cards are getting targeted and drained by
> miscreants.
> 
> Also, have you learned a way to filter Amazon results for just American
> manufacturers?
> 
> Thank you so much.
> 
> Charles.
> 
> Charlotte County Public Library
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