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12-Pack 9V Amazon Basics Lithium High-Performance Batteries w/ 10-Yr Shelf Life

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RacktoDoor has 12-Pack 9V Amazon Basics Lithium High-Performance Batteries w/ 10-Year Shelf Life for $59.99 - $40 w/ discount code RTD40 = $19.99. Shipping is free.

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  • 12-pack of 9-volt lithium batteries
  • Retains power for up to 10 years in storage; store for later or use right away. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use; performs in extreme temperatures, ranging from -40° F to 140° F

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RacktoDoor has 12-Pack 9V Amazon Basics Lithium High-Performance Batteries w/ 10-Year Shelf Life for $59.99 - $40 w/ discount code RTD40 = $19.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to staff member Red_Liz for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 12-pack of 9-volt lithium batteries
  • Retains power for up to 10 years in storage; store for later or use right away. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use; performs in extreme temperatures, ranging from -40° F to 140° F

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Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
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    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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RackToDoorCS
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Good question. We buy closeouts, often brands that are removed from Amazon. You may remember some large Amazon-only brands from the past like Aukey, Ravpower, Tacklife, and many many others. It's generally good stuff, but they broke rules about generating reviews so Amazon shut them down. Others maybe sent too much inventory to FBA and the Amazon storage fees forced them to sell inventory. Sometimes it's just a great product like Peloton bikes that lost their sales momentum and we buy them. If it's a good product and a good price, we'll probably buy it.

After the FTC scrutiny about anti-competitive monopoly behavior Amazon themselves shut down thousands of Amazon Basics product lines on their site. We bought it and have listed many items on Racktodoor, Woot, eBay, and 50+ other channels.

Here are a few articles about it if you want to read more:

https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/7...oncessions
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/n...poly-power
https://www.pymnts.com/cpi_posts/...el-brands/
https://www.retailtouchpoints.com...rust-probe
BigBG
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These have almost certainly been sitting on the shelf so long that they are partially expired.

Amazon has not sold 12 packs of these in like two years!

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasi...B082DP5KR1

Remember when Amazon was closing warehouses in Q3/Q4 of 2022? They were selling these 9Vs and I bought an 8-pack back then for a crazy good deal. I bet some flipper loaded up and just realized their stuff is partially expired now and they want to dump it. That's my guess anyway.

I should note that even if these have been sitting around on a shelf for two years, it's still a good deal. The problem is we don't know how long, and if it's been more like four or five years, then that's totally different.
SilverSurfer
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Just found this on Consumer Reports:

Q. Do you recommend using 9-volt lithium batteries to replace standard batteries in smoke detectors so that the replacement cycle can be extended?—William P. Bivins, Greenville, NC
A. Lithium 9Vs aren't recommended for smoke detectors unless you follow a strict battery replacement schedule. Those batteries maintain a high voltage until the end of their usable life, so they provide a much shorter "low battery" warning to alert you that it's time to swap in a fresh one. Alkaline batteries, by comparison, have a more gradual voltage drop-off, prolonging the "low battery" alert and greatly increasing the odds that you'll be nearby to get the alert.

But we change yearly, so should be OK. Price is close to Alkaline Sales.

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QuixoticOne
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Good lithium 9V batteries have BOTH good long term shelf / low power use life as well as pretty high capacity during use. IMO it is silly to replace Lithium 9V batteries yearly.
I would personally follow the device's directions to TEST / INSPECT / CLEAN the device regularly but as long as it works, I'd keep the installed battery in there for up to 8-10 years.
Usually smoke detectors etc. have a LED that blinks like every minute or so to let you know it has power and is working
so just glancing that it's still blinking now and then (e.g. weekly) is a good sign.
Then then you press TEST and make it alarm that confirms the function and that its alarm sounding works as well.
But a good 9V lithium battery can in many cases work for years, that's what they're designed to do.

Quote from SilverSurfer :
Just found this on Consumer Reports:

Q. Do you recommend using 9-volt lithium batteries to replace standard batteries in smoke detectors so that the replacement cycle can be extended?—William P. Bivins, Greenville, NC
A. Lithium 9Vs aren't recommended for smoke detectors unless you follow a strict battery replacement schedule. Those batteries maintain a high voltage until the end of their usable life, so they provide a much shorter "low battery" warning to alert you that it's time to swap in a fresh one. Alkaline batteries, by comparison, have a more gradual voltage drop-off, prolonging the "low battery" alert and greatly increasing the odds that you'll be nearby to get the alert.

But we change yearly, so should be OK. Price is close to Alkaline Sales.
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the portal is down for me. Is anyone facing the same?
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thanks OP
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Thanks OP. No Tax + Free Shipping to NY
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$20 without tax. good deal even if the battery is 5 year old. I will try it out.
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I just got mine today and every one of them are like 2 years expired but that was expected anytime you go with the site like this and a discount like this it's either one thing or another usually they're either stolen or they're expired I've tested out several of them and they're coming in around 8.4 volts not really any chance of getting my money back but I'll just throw them out and call it a lesson learned
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ripper415
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Whenever people start getting these delivered, can someone please report back on the expiration date? Currently, a 12 pack of alkaline 9v batteries is selling on actual Amazon for $18. So if these have expiration dates anytime before 2030, this isn't a deal at all.

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raf1919
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title says 10yrs so if i get less then 9 will just open paypal dispute and get batteries for free.
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HY-SD
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Quote from ripper415 :
Whenever people start getting these delivered, can someone please report back on the expiration date? Currently, a 12 pack of alkaline 9v batteries is selling on actual Amazon for $18. So if these have expiration dates anytime before 2030, this isn't a deal at all.
comparing alkaline to lithium though.
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zomboid
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other than a smoke detector what do you all use 9V for
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T-Roy
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Quote from superslickz :
Can you tell us what are the expiration dates of these particular 9v batteries are?
The silence speaks volumes, not just about this deal.
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imranity
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Quote from xninjagrrl :
other than a smoke detector what do you all use 9V for
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superslickz
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Quote from T-Roy :
The silence speaks volumes, not just about this deal.
The poster above reported the ones received were expired. Stay away
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Quote from imranity :
stud finder
you know what, that did remind me i need 1 9v for my voltage meter thing

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TalentedHaddock257
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Quote from scotts9612 :
I just got mine today and every one of them are like 2 years expired but that was expected anytime you go with the site like this and a discount like this it's either one thing or another usually they're either stolen or they're expired I've tested out several of them and they're coming in around 8.4 volts not really any chance of getting my money back but I'll just throw them out and call it a lesson learned
Do you have manufacturing date by any chance? Can you post a close up picture of one of them?

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