The lipo cell shuffle.

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Sounds believeable. Like a drug dealer giving someone "the good stuff" to get them hooked then giving them the crap once they're addicted to improve profits and get rid of bad stock?

On a side note: There are places like HobbyCity that market and sell the underachiever cells at a much discounted price. I've hooked up some friends with lipos for their airsoft guns for $10ish because they don't need particularly great cells and settled for the underdogs. I really like that, they can get rid of their junk cells and we can get a good price on a lipo. If they put their "AA" cells into a pack and sell it for, say, $50 then "A" cells for $45, and "B" cells for $35 then they can get rid of all their cells while keeping a good reputation and selling a TON of cells. IMO a good company would just toss the bad ones, this scheme would reduce the waste and costs because they can offload more of their product while maintaining a good reputation due to honest product representation and performance. I personally prefer cheap lipos in my planes, they end up being 90+ MPH lawn darts a little more often than I'd prefer and if the crash takes the lipo it might as well be a cheapy!