Buying Reels Off Ebay

[clayton86]

Thanks. I got mine from ebay retailer "Ohya" which has a url "www.ohya.com" and seems to be a reasonably large fishing retailer with near perfect feedback. Says the reel should be there Thursday or Friday so let's hope it goes well and I may find an Ebay bug =).

Are shipping times they list pretty spot on?

Do you generally have to sign for reels when they come?

The only fishing items I've had delivered were tackle (usually just comes in a box in my mailbox) and rods from st. croix that come in a tube they just dumb in front of my door.

I'll clean the reel myself when I get it but is there anything I need to look for? I read somewhere there was a batch of bad curado 50s floating around. I suppose it wouldn't be the end of the world..nothing DVT probably couldn't fix but here's my one time to a good ebay experience.

Iv found shipping pretty spot on I usually had tracking numbers same day as the bid was won. Every thing has been shipped to my wife and I judged my shipping times by the nasty emails why so many fishing boxes came in the mail hehehe. The last purchase was the best response from her " Why the hell did you just get 2 new revos in the mail" oops lol I bought them on the flea market here though. I make up for it and send her flowers every other week or so so take her mind of the swarm of boxes loaded with lures and gear coming at her lol. You can also use paypal to pay on sites like BPS, GNC a few other sites as well will have a PP option.

[Aluma-Bass]

Thanks. I got mine from ebay retailer "Ohya" which has a url "www.ohya.com" and seems to be a reasonably large fishing retailer with near perfect feedback. Says the reel should be there Thursday or Friday so let's hope it goes well and I may find an Ebay bug =).

Are shipping times they list pretty spot on?

Do you generally have to sign for reels when they come?

The only fishing items I've had delivered were tackle (usually just comes in a box in my mailbox) and rods from st. croix that come in a tube they just dumb in front of my door.

I'll clean the reel myself when I get it but is there anything I need to look for? I read somewhere there was a batch of bad curado 50s floating around. I suppose it wouldn't be the end of the world..nothing DVT probably couldn't fix but here's my one time to a good ebay experience.

I've bought from that buyer several times....no problems what so ever....good seller!

[Hooligan]

There are some VERY reliable stores on Ebay, guys that I won't hesitate to deal with. There are a lot of guys, though, that are selling returned reels and bunk reels out there, too. generally, if you see that it's as is, no returns, I avoid it.

BTW, the new Chronarch 50E is the same reel- just gonna throw that out there. They're available.

[clayton86]

There are some VERY reliable stores on Ebay, guys that I won't hesitate to deal with. There are a lot of guys, though, that are selling returned reels and bunk reels out there, too. generally, if you see that it's as is, no returns, I avoid it.

BTW, the new Chronarch 50E is the same reel- just gonna throw that out there. They're available.

that's one thing iv been hesitation on because there's all kinds of Revo MGX's on there for 250 or so when they retail for 100 more something hasn't seemed right but they all have great feedback.

[Hooligan]

A lot of those are being sold at or slightly above dealer cost. They make a volume buy, bypass the sales agreement and eBay them. Some, I am sure, are stolen product, some are from factory seconds, some are probably straight up. With fleabay you takes yer chances.

[SirSnookalot]

Not being from the retail world I've wondered about the pricing of some items for sale on Ebay, not just fishing gear. I've yet to encounter a problem with a seller or the product not being as described, or the manufacturer not honoring the warranty. So far it's been win-win.

[NoBassPro]

A lot of those are being sold at or slightly above dealer cost. They make a volume buy, bypass the sales agreement and eBay them. Some, I am sure, are stolen product, some are from factory seconds, some are probably straight up. With fleabay you takes yer chances.

And I am sure the are other people like my wife, who will load up on things being clearanced out of local stores if she knows the items have been selling well on ebay.

[iabass8]

Just got it in the mail today. Reel was literally NIB and fully sealed in original package. Inspected it and everything is as it should be. Upgrading bearings in a few minutes and on the water it goes tonight. Ebay is going to be addictive.