E bay

[MrGrumpy]

Just wondered what the consensus was with folks purchasing habits, I`m finding more and more stuff on ebay these days cheaper than some online stores. Used to be the other way round !!

 

[asterix]

Starngely enough I find it's the reverse! Guess it depends what you buy.

 

[Davidc]

Don't notice much difference these days.

My preference is online stores - better service if there's a problem.

 

[upsidedown]

Depends, bought an iPhone case for three quid that would have been twenty in the shops, from China.
Cycling stuff and anything of quality is still selling for good money.

 

[Over The Hill]

I cleared out some junk recently from the garage and got £60 for it on ebay.

Buying - ebay often links in to an online shop anyway for new stuff.

I tend to get second hand stuff. All 3 of my bikes are second hand.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Yep. High on Bikes are one shop that sells through E-Bay. Their customer service is A1.

 

[gbb]

Yep. High on Bikes are one shop that sells through E-Bay. Their customer service is A1.

Yup, just used them myself...1st rate service.

In general though, i go with Asterix, many things are dearer on ebay, or certainly not cheaper.
Shop around, LBS included. I once got an ahead to quill adapter cheaper from my LBS than off ebay. Also seen stuff cheaper in online stores than on ebay. Theres no overall winner/loser...you just have to do the homework with each one.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Yup, just used them myself...1st rate service.

I've used them and recommended them on this site. Not a massive amount of stock but if they've got what you want it'll be cheap and you'll get it quick!

 

[biggs682]

e bay is good and bad , i have brought some bargains and sold them back on e bay for really good money so gets my vote , but just gotta be carefull

 

[vernon]

I've just seen a used book on sale with bidding currently at £40. A diligent search of the Internet would have turned up a source of new copies at £5.95 inc postage.

Just had an idea......

I can't complain. I kitted out a bike with a drive train, brakes and handle bars at bargain prices of Ebay and have sold some vintage aeromodelling stuff whose investment returns match the Zimbabwean inflation rate.

 

[bof]

Dunno, only use it to buy Cherie and Tony Blair cast offs.

 

[dav1d]

I recently bought a 1953 Brooks saddle for £3, shame the postage put the price up to £8 though!
Bought other bits and pieces for my restoration project too, most reasonable priced and hard to buy elsewhere.

I thought the Apollo bike at around £10.50, which thought was a bargain, some people won't though.
But the 10-15 year old back tyre burst the other day!