Question on eBay smartmedia/compact flash

[airplanenut]

As I have seen on eBay, prices for both smartmedia cards and compact flash are FAR cheaper than in stores... some name brands, others not.

I plan on getting a Fuji S602 soon, and it can take either card (or a microdrive, but I don't want to spend that money yet).

Are there any cards that are better than others? What brands should I shy away from? Will I be sorry with the cheap ones?

Also, is CF better than SM for any reason?

Thanks,

Jeremy