What's with these ultra cheap flash drives/mp3 players on eBay?

[geno]

I've been looking around for a 1gb thumb drive lately just to check prices and I found things like this and this for only $1.79 with just an hour to go. What's the catch? These sellers have reasonably good feedback and I read the description to make sure they're selling the actual drive, and it looks legit. However, the price is way too low! Does anyone know what the catch is?

 

[quakefiend420]

Buy it now: GBP 1.99 (Approximately US $3.61)

Shipping and Handling fee is GBP£39.99 to all countries

All buyers need to pay GBP£14.99 insurance fee.

 

[NeoAaronX]

Battery not included

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: NeoAaronX

Battery not included

LOL

 

[geno]

Holy crap, that solves that mystery! I should've known silly me

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: NeoAaronX

Battery not included

LOL

 

[MustISO]

Buy it now: GBP 1.99 (Approximately US $3.61)
Shipping and Handling fee is GBP£39.99 to all countries
All buyers need to pay GBP£14.99 insurance fee.

Yet another reason I hate EBAY.