Compact Flash adaptor from eBay - Problem ?

[TCMSLP]

That may be correct, or at least not necessarily incorrect.  The two right pins may be ground (or be pulling something to ground at least) ... similar with the other two pins.   I think CF and IDE are practically identical, but there may be a little fudging of certain control lines for compatability ... I'll dig out my CF-IDE adapters and check them for you ...

[TCMSLP]

Mine don't appear to be shorted ... but that doesn't necessarily mean yours shouldn't be.  I guess the pins on the right are the 1st pin of both rows ... wonder what they are?   Does the seller on ebay have a close-up pic on another auction?

I'd be surprised if a large manufacturing plant had such quality control problems but I guess it could happen ...