buying stuff on ebay

[mattheww1976]

Has anyone bought any of the tops and tights from eBay?. The stuff is made in China. Price seems amazing for brand names but what is quality like?.

Thanks

 

[MrGrumpy]

Loads of fake stuff on the bay some surprisingly ok, just don't pay over the odds for what are fakes

 

[mattheww1976]

Loads of fake stuff on the bay some surprisingly ok, just don't pay over the odds for what are fakes

Looking to buy a long sleeved top. 15 quid seems ok. Was more worried about the quality issue

 

[sanddancer]

Ive only bought some tenn overshoes and a fluorescent waterproof packable jacket off ebay from a seller called cycle-clothes.

cheaper than lidl/aldi even with the p+p and better quality imo .

I've seen the cheap chinese gear but am wary of the sizes tbh.


I might email them and ask if they do fat western bastardo sizes

 

[busman]

Ive only bought some tenn overshoes and a fluorescent waterproof packable jacket off ebay from a seller called cycle-clothes.

cheaper than lidl/aldi even with the p+p and better quality imo .

I've seen the cheap chinese gear but am wary of the sizes tbh.


I might email them and ask if they do fat western bastardo sizes

I've found with the Chinese gear to order a size bigger than normal

 

[Drago]

A few bits, not much. It all arrived in. Expect anything you buy to be counterfeit and you won't be disappointed.

 

[Travs]

It will be the same sort of stuff you get from Aliexpress. I've got one top, colours are faded a little and the pockets are a bit small but otherwise it does the job. "If something's too good to be true" - keep your expectations as low as the price just to be on the safe side.

 

[Saluki]

I bought some sheepskin slippers the other day. I thought that they might come up small so went for a size 71/2
They haven't arrived yet though.

 

[confusedcyclist]

I rate the TENN stuff too but have given up with ordering online, unless I can try it on in a shop first for fit. I've wasted so much money on poorly fitting clothes that I can't bring myself to wear more of it.

I would have been better off driving to Manchester to buy a full wardrobe of Rapha gear!

 

[vickster]

I only buy clothing from companies with free returns - mostly Evans or Sigma, sometimes Wiggle or CRC.

 

[lee1980sim]

I got an xxl top from eBay, it arrived and the wife gave me a look of "You've clearly ordered the wrong size" I put it on and it fits nicely, I'm a UK medium usually, a lot of the eBay sellers tend to show measurements for their sizes so not that difficult to fathom

 

[bpsmith]

Price seems amazing for brand names but what is quality like?.

They aren't brand names. They are unbranded kit printed with the brand names of well known companies or teams. The question is, would you buy it if it didn't have the brand on. It might still be a bargain, and that's your choice then, but it's not cheap for the brand that happens to be printed on as it's clearly not the same thing.

 

[Falco Frank]

I'm on the verge of giving up with Ebay chinese imports but they can be so hard to spot untill you deal with the seller.

Footnote, I'm very happy with the Marino long sleeve tops from Aldi but that was from the turn of the year.

 

[mattheww1976]

They aren't brand names. They are unbranded kit printed with the brand names of well known companies or teams. The question is, would you buy it if it didn't have the brand on. It might still be a bargain, and that's your choice then, but it's not cheap for the brand that happens to be printed on as it's clearly not the same thing.

I know they are fake. I was really enquiring about the quality of the product. Some long sleeved tops are pretty expensive and out with my price range. If they are not similar quality made of the same material then I wouldn't buy them.

 

[mattheww1976]

I got an xxl top from eBay, it arrived and the wife gave me a look of "You've clearly ordered the wrong size" I put it on and it fits nicely, I'm a UK medium usually, a lot of the eBay sellers tend to show measurements for their sizes so not that difficult to fathom

That is brutal. I too am a medium but always go up one size for cycling gear. Pretty confused now as what sizes to order.