Ebay Buyer Beware

[PSDave]

If you are going to shop on Ebay you really need to pay attention to what you are buying and where it comes from. Name brands out of China are probably fakes (especially if they say size up - Asian sizing) China doesn't honor western copyrights.
If it is a name brand you should really do your homework before bidding. Do a google search for the item and check out alternate sources. Often times you can find the same thing for sale at a regular retail website for much less. (I got a Gregg Homm suit this summer for half of the Ebay price because it was on sale and the last one at a store I found on Google)
I just saw that radioguyradio has a lot of items for sale. In my mind they are grossly overpriced. One item caught my eye as an example. He has a pair of the Aussiebum white nylon speedos for sale for $48.00 plus $5.00 shipping. A quick check of the Aussiebum website shows you can get it new from them for $33.00 INCLUDING shipping. The suit from Aussiebum is new and you can choose size. Radioguyradio's suit is modeled by a man too big for the suit that could mean broken threads and only has XL(20). Thank you, but I'll save the $10 and get a suit I know is new and in perfect condition.

Ebay can be great but it has to be a Buyer Beware attitude when shopping there. I know I got ripped off recently when the garment I ordered came through dirty and worn out - not "clean and gently used". A friend got stuck with Andrew Christian underwear from Hong Kong that was way too small. He checked at their factory store to be told he had a fake and showed him the differences in quality and fabric.

As with any good thing, there are people out there that want to turn a quick buck and don't care who they screw. Five minutes of checking can save money and frustration.

This is the end of my Public Service Announcement!

[Crail]

Thanks for the warning.

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Really good advise. Add to that, be careful who you share personal information with, and/or credit card information.

[Byron]

Good advice. It is so easy to be lead astray by nice pictures on Ebay when what you actually receive can be so different. The old saying still applies "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is".

[louis]

YEP FIRST OF ALL, WENE YOU BUY VIA EBAY MOST SELLERS WANT TO SELL VIA PAYPAL, AND PAYPAL BELONGS TO EBAY SO ITS JUST ANOTHER TRICK TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF THE CLIENTS POCKET, i DO NOT HAVE PAYPAL SO ONCE IN AWHILE i GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SELLER IN THE ASK THE SELLER A QUESTION SECTION AND i ASK HIM IF HE WOULD ACCEPT MY PAYMENT WITOUT HAVING A PAYPAL ACCOUNT, IF SO WHAT PAYMENT WOULD HE SUGGEST.
sOME ACCEPT CASH, AND OUTHER FORMES OF PAYMENT WITHOUT PAYPAL BUT MOST INSIST ON PAYPAL.
nOW LISTEN TO THIS i CANT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE SELLER BUT HE WAS OFFERING A RED SPEEDO BRAND SUIT THAT BELONGED TO A AUSSIE LIFESAVER, SO OK i ORDERED IT AND WINDED UP WITH A RED WOMENS BIKINI BOTTOM.
fROM NOW ON A SUIT OFFERED VIA EBAY WILL HAVE TO BE REALLY SPECIAL FOR MR TO TRY TO BUY IT BUT AS FAR AS i AM CONCERNED NO MORE EBAY BUYING FOR ME,

[Byron]

Just to show there can be a good side it was great to see the post submitted by Abbyguy.
He now has the Speedo plaid suit he wanted and wears it well.
He has submitted a pic as he promised and it is clear that the suit is as advertised.
If it's BNWT I reckon he has a bargain at just GBP 4.99 and a reasonable shipping charge of £3. The UK seller gives name addresse and telephone number and takes payment by PayPal AND personal check (unusual).
Ebay says he has a track record of excellent service and feedback received has been 100% positive.
(I am jealous but that is only ameliorated by the fact of being a size too small for me anyway)