Buying on Ebay

[WinterDeere]

I went ahead & logged into ebay and indeed, I have a message from them stating that they need my full ssn and dob (or something other)

That's not their fault, that's the IRS. As kenmbz already stated, now the gub'ment makes them 1099 you for sales made on ebay. This wasn't the case in the past, but the IRS found a way to get their cut, the last several years.

I've been on ebay since the mid-1990's, and still manage to have a 100% rating, as I've never had even one sale go bad that the other party and I weren't able to resolve amicably. Obviously, don't buy from folks without sufficient positive history as a seller.

 

[varmint]

I bought an echo gas saw from ebay. No issues. I forget what time of year, but echo dealers have pretty good discount about once a year.

I gambled on an Echo CS490 about 8 years ago from a seller on eBay. The saw appeared unused, but missing one bar nut. It was thoughtfully packaged, and was indeed new- or at least never used to cut wood. The price was right, and I was a happy buyer. But things have gotten hairier on eBay lately, with mis-represented items, IMO. When I've had issues, the sellers have always taken care of them, though.

 

[homey53]

I want to purchase the Echo 2500T battery saw. It is very expensive even without the battery and charger. There are several sellers on ebay with brand new, in the box ones for far cheaper. The price difference seems worth the risk but the sellers all have high ratings. Am I taking a huge risk here? Not a big ebay shopper so looking for some advice.

 

[homey53]

That's not their fault, that's the IRS. As kenmbz already stated, now the gub'ment makes them 1099 you for sales made on ebay. This wasn't the case in the past, but the IRS found a way to get their cut, the last several years.

I've been on ebay since the mid-1990's, and still manage to have a 100% rating, as I've never had even one sale go bad that the other party and I weren't able to resolve amicably. Obviously, don't buy from folks without sufficient positive history as a

I want to purchase the Echo 2500T battery saw. It is very expensive even without the battery and charger. There are several sellers on ebay with brand new, in the box ones for far cheaper. The price difference seems worth the risk but the sellers all have high ratings. Am I taking a huge risk here? Not a big ebay shopper so looking for some advice.

I want to purchase the Echo 2500T battery saw. It is very expensive even without the battery and charger. There are several sellers on ebay with brand new, in the box ones for far cheaper. The price difference seems worth the risk but the sellers all have high ratings. Am I taking a huge risk here? Not a big ebay shopper so looking for some advice.

 

[somanytractors]

I buy on ebay and amazon all the time, mostly tractor parts.
I never have problems with the sellers. The only thing you need to watch is feedback rating, and shipping time.
Some of the stuff is coming from china or pakistan and can take months.

 

[John_Mc]

There is a booming business in counterfeit batteries for many popular tools. Visually, the counterfeits are so good that it is easy to be fooled - some of them have even shown up on the shelves of brick & mortar retail stores. Unfortunately, they often contain low-end or substandard battery cells, or have missing or ineffective fusing and battery management systems.

I suspect it's only a matter of time before the whole battery power tools are counterfeited as well (it's probably already happening). It's been going on for years with hand tools and other mechanical items.

Note that I am talking about counterfeit which tries (often successfully) to imitate name brands, not clone-makers or aftermarket battery suppliers who make something that looks somewhat similar but is obviously not OEM equipment. At least with the clones, you know you are not getting the OEM stuff and are hopefully making an informed decision (and paying accordingly).

 

[WinterDeere]

There is a booming business in counterfeit batteries for many popular tools. Visually, the counterfeits are so good that it is easy to be fooled - some of them have even shown up on the shelves of brick & mortar retail stores. Unfortunately, they often contain low-end or substandard battery cells, or have missing or ineffective fusing and battery management systems.

Not a surprise. The same thing has been happening for decades in the "chips" market, meaning IC's, microprocessors, and even transistors. Sometimes even the big distributors get fooled, and counterfeit parts end up coming through legitimate supply chains.

Imagine having your new F250 die in the middle of a long trip, because a substandard part found its way into the ECM? Now imagine the same thing happening on your 777 Dreamliner over the Atlantic. Sadly, given the usage volume of both these applications, I'd guess it's probably much more possible in the 777, as volume would dictate Ford probably has much better control over the entire length of their supply chain than Boeing.

 

[xyz123]

I been buying no name batteries and they seem to be holding up better then the made in china oem battery's.

So I will continue to buy them 3 to 1 pricing.

 

[homey53]

I want to purchase the Echo 2500T battery saw. It is very expensive even without the battery and charger. There are several sellers on ebay with brand new, in the box ones for far cheaper. The price difference seems worth the risk but the sellers all have high ratings. Am I taking a huge risk here? Not a big ebay shopper so looking for some advice.

Last fall, or late summer, I helped my son clear an area on his property of some brush that had taken over a rather large flat. While we were working he showed me an electric Echo chain saw that he had purchased at a Home Depot in a neighboring state, some months earlier. I tried a few cuts with it and I was pretty impressed.When he told me what he paid for it, I remember thinking I could get along with the Stihl and Echo gas saws I already owned, although I never really put it out of my head. A while later, I was on the Home Depot web site for something unrelated, so I decided to look at the Echo saw my son had. When I brought it up, it showed the saw at a ridiculously low clearance price. My local Home Depot showed "0" in stock, but the HD in the neighboring state where my son bought, had I want to say about 50 of them. I don't remember the exact numbers on the cost, but it was about half of regular retail. I remember calling that store and asking a girl that answered, if Echo was discontinuing that saw? I remember she said she didn't know, but the on-line price was correct. It was a clearance price. I remember she did say that HD had a goal where in x amount of time, they would sell NO internal combustion engine powered tools. They were going to strictly battery powered saws, mowers, snow blowers etc. Anyway, my point in saying all this is that when I saw this post, I'd bet the farm that someone near a HD that had a huge inventory of those saws on clearance, bought them all to resell for profit. I probably should have bought one at the time, but I didn't feel like making the 1.5 hr drive, each way, for something I didn't really need at 72.

 

[John_Mc]

I been buying no name batteries and they seem to be holding up better then the made in china oem battery's.

So I will continue to buy them 3 to 1 pricing.

No name tends to be better quality than counterfeit. Even though they are not a brand name, they at least have a name of their own, and have some interest in repeat business.