Anyone Brought Fishing Gear Of EBAY ?
Submitted by DhuBoi on Thu, 2010-08-12 19:54
Hi just curious if anyone has brought any fishing gear of ebay before and if they have had any problems or has it just been smooth sailing ? cheers
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schecky
Posts: 1645
Date Joined: 25/08/08
Yeah bought heaps mate, just
Yeah bought heaps mate, just check their feedback and make sure you know what your buying.
Use paypal as well, its a pain and I hate paypal but itll cover your ass if shit hits the fan.
Dale
Posts: 7930
Date Joined: 13/09/05
Yep, I get a lot of stuff
Yep, I get a lot of stuff from eBay, fishing reels and line, hooks and swivels too. Almost all my gulps are bought on there also. Never had any issues. My next reel, a Saltiga Dog Fight will come from someone on eBay if the price and exchange rate is right.
Cheers
Dale
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JakeB
Posts: 262
Date Joined: 12/12/09
Have brought reels, rods
Have brought reels, rods line and lures of Ebay with no issues. Just remember to take the registered post option.
Dicey
Posts: 912
Date Joined: 23/07/10
havent had any problems here.
havent had any problems here. Thinking of buying the Daiwa Bradia 2500R for $220 Aus to the door.
J Déjà Vu
Posts: 300
Date Joined: 04/08/10
stick to ther well known
stick to ther well known brands around the world and you shouldnt have no problems ;)
Erin
Posts: 42
Date Joined: 30/01/10
Have bought stuff from Japan
Have bought stuff from Japan and America over Ebay and never had a problem.. as already stated just make sure seller has good feedback. Ive bought plenty of gear at really good prices!
alfred
Posts: 3097
Date Joined: 12/01/07
Have purchased on Ebay heaps
Have purchased on Ebay heaps of times, only had one bad transaction - mobile phone battery, the rest were pretty much smooth sailing other then the odd delay in shipping.
Goodz
Posts: 2332
Date Joined: 20/07/09
Yep bought heaps of fishing
Yep bought heaps of fishing gear off eBay. Just don't buy the cheap noname brand gear, stick to what you know. Plenty to be saved!
DazSamFishing
Posts: 1518
Date Joined: 19/08/09
Me too. But I know a real
Me too. But I know a real addict that buys most of his jigs from Ebay - never had problems.
DhuBoi
Posts: 896
Date Joined: 25/05/09
yeh thanks heaps guys , im
yeh thanks heaps guys , im gettina torium 30 for my birthday but im thinking of treating myself and buying a daiwa saltist 50 so i have two great outfits so what the heck aye haha
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cuthbad
Posts: 1266
Date Joined: 22/04/09
not sure how important it is
not sure how important it is mate, but noticed the other day on shimanos 10 year warranty card it states "when purchased within australia" reciept needed for warranty.
Just something to think about, I havent bought much fishing gear of ebay but plenty of other stuff and never had an issue!
Dicey
Posts: 912
Date Joined: 23/07/10
thats honestly the worst
thats honestly the worst rule i seen, because the 10 year thing is quite useless also why? because alot of people would have lost their receipt or the ink faded off the receipt that its unreadable, "This is how it should be globally"-
7739ian
Posts: 948
Date Joined: 25/06/08
No issues
with fishing gear other than the lighter braids - rubbish stuff indeed but the reels and rods are ok if you buy gear that is sensibly priced. Cheaper the price the lesser the quality. For $50 you can an eggbeater or an overhead that works just fine for journeyman fishing.
cudbfishn
Posts: 1311
Date Joined: 06/04/09
I buy on ebay all the
I buy on ebay all the time.
Only problem i have is for some stupid reason stuff arrives quicker from over seas than it does from the eastern states????
Dicey
Posts: 912
Date Joined: 23/07/10
maybe they just lazy over
maybe they just lazy over there? the sellers i dealt with the parcel came fast though.
JohnF
Posts: 2841
Date Joined: 07/07/10
ebay
yep, got braid, 2 Tierras and recently a Stella 10,000 SW. Never any issues.
Was worried about 10 year warranty, so called Shimano Australia and they indicated that even with the full Oz warranty, they wont warrant bearings (almost always the problem) as they almost always say its water ingress which is your problem.....hence, we concluded the warranty was not worth much .......
May get burnt one day though......get all rods in Oz as transport is usually an issue.
John
Contender 25T - good hezza boat
carnarvonite
Posts: 8707
Date Joined: 24/07/07
Rods
Have had rods up to 8ft delivered through Aust Post without any problems
Man Overboard
Posts: 957
Date Joined: 16/01/10
Recently bought a Stella
Recently bought a Stella 20,000 SW for $800 inc posting from e-bay.
Was listed as a 2000, but the speccies and the photo all matched the 20,000.
I got a message saying that there was a mistake and would i like to renege on the transaction,
I replied that i would accept their mistake and please post asap.