Do you think this Ebay Solar Panel deal is real?

Question

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=350048007829&Category=41981&_trksid=p3907.m29

If I'm understanding this right, thats a lot of 36 solar cells. If they are 1750 ma peak power each, at 0.5 volts. Thats about 31.5 watts total power for like 60 bucks. That seems WAY too cheap. Am I missing something?

Answer 1

The price seems real for what you are getting.

No frame, mounting hardware, Power inverter(expensive), wiring, battery(to store the power) etc...

Answer 2

Well, your correct in calculation that it would be 31.5 watts and a little on the cheap side considering what the industry charges for a typical battery charger run on solar power...designed for a 12 volt system.

I guess the real question would be, what project are you needing it for ? Its much too little to work in conjunction with a house's power system, and way too many panels for small projects, Unless you want to make a bunch of around the house items like solar powered street address light, solar powered low voltage accent lighting, etc.