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eBay
I recently have bought a few things off of eBay. I bought an mp3
player and a pair of dragon opticals. The mp3 player came and its awesome and the goggles haven't arrived yet, but I was wondering if any of you, or one of your friends, have bought a board off eBay. I want to know if its safe enough to trust these sellers with sending me a new board that can potentially be hundreds of dollars. Wondering if anyone has had some expierence with eBay and snowboards. ScottishCanadian |
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Wondering if
anyone has had some expierence with eBay and snowboards. Your experiences on eBay will vary widely depending on who you are buying from. I've bought and sold several snowboards and related gear via eBay and in each case the transaction has been a smooth one. I've heard some horror stories as well. I'm only a "once in a while" ebayer, so my sample size is too small to draw any conclusions from though. My eBay buying recommendations would be: 1) Check the seller's feedback, read comments, don't just look at the numbers. Look specifically at feedback given by previous buyers. 2) If there are no pictures of the actual item, ask for some. 3) I like to ask the seller at least one question, just to see how they respond. I don't expect people to respond immediately, but I do expect some kind of response. Hope that helps, -Mike T a.k.a "snowboarddaddy" on eBay |
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I'll second Mike T's recommendations. I would add that I would consider only NEW condition equipment myself. I'm not a boarder, but I bought my last set of skis off eBay at a substantial discount. I bought new skis that were the style from the previous year for $99, and they arrived still in the factory wrapper. The local ski shop later had them ON SALE for $449.
I'd also suggest waiting a little while. It's still ski & snowboard season in some areas. I bought my skis in July when there were still a good selection on eBay, but very few skiers competing and hiking up the bids. -Chris G. |
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"ScottishCanadian" wrote in message ups.com... I recently have bought a few things off of eBay. I bought an mp3 player and a pair of dragon opticals. The mp3 player came and its awesome and the goggles haven't arrived yet, but I was wondering if any of you, or one of your friends, have bought a board off eBay. I want to know if its safe enough to trust these sellers with sending me a new board that can potentially be hundreds of dollars. Wondering if anyone has had some expierence with eBay and snowboards. ScottishCanadian I bought a Salamon Definition board that had been used but suposidly well taken care of. It was in good shape except that it had one ding the size of a dime on the top sheet that none of the pictures showed. I would suggest looking for stuff in your local area if you live in populated area. Then you can avoid shipping charges by picking it up, and lower your chances of getting ripped off by a lot! Or buy new. |
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Mike T wrote:
1) Check the seller's feedback, read comments, don't just look at the numbers. Look specifically at feedback given by previous buyers. Read all of the negative and neutrals, and check the positives too, especially recent buyers. If you're really paranoid, check the feedback profiles of the buyers - if there are a lot of 0 feedback buyers the seller may be artificially inflating his rep. Carefully check the shipping conditions and costs - lots of sellers make up for a low price with outrageous fees. If a deal looks too good to be true, it most likely is. Search completed auctions to get an idea of the sort of price your item should be going for. Once you've decided on an item, wait until the last possible moment to bid. Early bidding just drives up the price. This technique is called sniping - beware, there are people who use automated sniping programs and you can get outbid in the last few seconds of an auction. Don't get too attached to an item - set a max price in your head and stick to it. People overpay when they get carried away. There's almost always another item that will fit your needs coming down the pipe. Neil |
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"ScottishCanadian" wrote in message ups.com... I recently have bought a few things off of eBay. I bought an mp3 player and a pair of dragon opticals. The mp3 player came and its awesome and the goggles haven't arrived yet, but I was wondering if any of you, or one of your friends, have bought a board off eBay. I want to know if its safe enough to trust these sellers with sending me a new board that can potentially be hundreds of dollars. Wondering if anyone has had some expierence with eBay and snowboards. ScottishCanadian I bought a snowboard off ebay 3 seasons ago and had no problems with the transaction. Like others have said, check their feedback in any ebay transaction BEFORE you bid. Look at neutrals and negatives specifically. If the seller says there's damage but doesn't show a picture up close, ask for one. A ding could mean a blown out edge to another. Some sellers have no conscience. -Bruce |
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thanks guys, i just got my dragons today and they look AWESOME.
Once you've decided on an item, wait until the last possible moment to bid. Early bidding just drives up the price. This technique is called sniping - beware, there are people who use automated sniping programs and you can get outbid in the last few seconds of an auction. yea, i did a bit of "sniping", its fun! thanks again, ScottishCanadian |
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ScottishCanadian wrote: I recently have bought a few things off of eBay. I bought an mp3 player and a pair of dragon opticals. The mp3 player came and its awesome and the goggles haven't arrived yet, but I was wondering if any of you, or one of your friends, have bought a board off eBay. I want to know if its safe enough to trust these sellers with sending me a new board that can potentially be hundreds of dollars. Wondering if anyone has had some expierence with eBay and snowboards. ScottishCanadian I bought a Burton Fish with P1MD bindings off of Ebay. I would only recommend buying from personal vendors (as oppose to power sellers that have huge feeback ratings) it if you have a lot of experience with snowboards in general and know what to ask about and why to look for in the photos that they send you. You should ask how many days it's been used and look at the topsheet/base/edge photos to look for noticeable damage that they didn't mention (edge dings, scrapes in the base, topsheet chipping). After that just chat with the person a little to get a feel for him/her, if the person is friendly and talkative about where they snowboard and what not, they are the mostly likely to stick to it if something goes wrong. However, even nice people can be late on shipping items and what not so you have to be aware. Personally, Ebay is the last place I would look to buy a board in general. |
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ScottishCanadian wrote: I recently have bought a few things off of eBay. I bought an mp3 player and a pair of dragon opticals. The mp3 player came and its awesome and the goggles haven't arrived yet, but I was wondering if any of you, or one of your friends, have bought a board off eBay. I want to know if its safe enough to trust these sellers with sending me a new board that can potentially be hundreds of dollars. Wondering if anyone has had some expierence with eBay and snowboards. ScottishCanadian I bought a Burton Fish with P1MD bindings off of Ebay. I would only recommend buying from personal vendors (as oppose to power sellers that have huge feeback ratings) it if you have a lot of experience with snowboards in general and know what to ask about and why to look for in the photos that they send you. You should ask how many days it's been used and look at the topsheet/base/edge photos to look for noticeable damage that they didn't mention (edge dings, scrapes in the base, topsheet chipping). After that just chat with the person a little to get a feel for him/her, if the person is friendly and talkative about where they snowboard and what not, they are the mostly likely to stick to it if something goes wrong. However, even nice people can be late on shipping items and what not so you have to be aware. Personally, Ebay is the last place I would look to buy a board in general. |
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"ScottishCanadian" wrote I recently have bought a few things off of eBay. I bought an mp3 player and a pair of dragon opticals. The mp3 player came and its awesome and the goggles haven't arrived yet, but I was wondering if any of you, or one of your friends, have bought a board off eBay. I want to know if its safe enough to trust these sellers with sending me a new board that can potentially be hundreds of dollars. Wondering if anyone has had some expierence with eBay and snowboards. Selling stuff on eBay makes you want to think twice about buying anything there. Guess how much my Palmer Channel Titanium went for? "Used once" condition, some dude paid $410 for it not including shipping! Yes it's a pretty darn rare board, but the rest of the stuff I was selling also made me pleasantly surprised. Basically the end result is I got to try a bunch of high-end boards for free or almost free, esp. considering how much I made on the Channel Titanium. eBay or not, you just have to be able to recognise a good deal when the opportunity comes up. |
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