upset neighbour

[kemo]

Went over to visit the neighbour this afternoon and saw is bike on its side in the shop. The tour box was damaged beyond a fix up. He came in and told me he was backing his long trailer into the building and hit the bike on his blind side and knocked the bike over. He is pretty (peeved) off. I am looking for another tour box on eBay for him but they don't come cheap. Fortunitly the rest of bike escaped any damage.

 

[Davidw2415]

A dealer at one of our local casinos was backing her SUV down the drive one day last year when she saw in her rearveiw mirror that she was about to hit her husbands Harley. She quickly cut the wheel to the other deriction. He ended up with a new frontend for his Corvette.

 

[ProF]

Sadly, what you say about EBay is true. Personally, I've bought a lot of stuff from there, but always stuff that wasn't really expensive, and with the thought that if it goes South I can live with it. Kinda like taking a certain amount of cash to gamble...if you lose it, oh well. If you win, even better.

All in all, though, I've only been burned a couple of times in well over a hundred purchases, so either I'm lucky or I'm just very careful what, and from whom, I buy.

BTW, I got a brand new windshield, still in the box, from a Harley Dealer on EBay for about half the retail price. It was shipped to me in the box they got it in, and the tracking showed that it really came from the dealer. It was new old stock. Ya never know what you'll find out there.

But it's definately Caveat Emptor!

 

[gunnut]

I've bought lots of stuff off ebay,and learned to check out the shop.If its cosher,then I go ahead.VERY RARELY buy from individuals,been burned once,that weas enuff.Have found,dealing with the guys in the USA,and china have been the best experiences so far.Everybody in this rubbish country is out to rip you off.

 

[Vibratinharley]

near miss but the HD is safe.

As for ebay for a tour pack. Ebay is full of sellers, selling stolen items and knock offs that are poor quialty and in some case dangerious.
So many times we see in these fourms "help I ordered this from ebay and: It does not fit, It is not what they said it was, It was suppose to be new and was used now what do I do. The seller is gone or may not even try to make it right .
I read a while back some were buying tour packs made in Japan, quialty was not so good and they has a bad smell to them and it was not going away.
But ebay pictures looked good.
Good parts suppliers dealers and other honest sources of products for your bike have buildings and people in them to service you they have inventory all of this cost is over head. Ebay sellers have little to none of this.
So the ebay seller can be gone some times in minutes. and reopen an hour latter as a different place.
After awhile all that is left is the substandard discount place becasue the quialty outlets can no longer stay in busness.
My HD leather bags on the Fb are 11 years old have been on in many stroms and even some snow. With a littler care they still look good today.
I know someone that bought a set of will fit custom bags off ebay saved a few bucks and rushed right over to show me how they looked just like my 11 year old bags.
It was not long and his started to lose color he contacted the seller and was told that added charatcer and was not coverd. Soon after some of the seams started to come apart. He was told they could not controll conditions underwitch bags were used so they were NOT covered.
Mean while my almost 12 year old HD bags are getting another years use from them.
The next time he tried to contact them they were gone.
The courts are full of casee aginst EBAY but court has ruled it not aginst the law to ripp someone off
and they keep getting away with it.

I must be damned lucky. In the past 3 months I have spent over $4,000 on goods for my ride's from Ebay and all transactions have been great. I even put my 90 FLHS up for sale on there last month and sold it in one day and the guy showed up and paid $8,000 in cash. Should I be knocking on wood?

 

[glider]

The trick I think to ebay is knowing how to spot the big guys from the ones looking to rip you off. Check the sellers feedback is a good way to determine their business ways.

 

[Dr. Dolittle]

I've bought lots of stuff on Ebay - only had a problem once - non delivery of a DVD so I was only out 10 bucks. You've got to control your emotions ("ooh what a great deal, I've GOT to get that"), do some seller research, and trust your instincts. If the seller is overseas, has questionable grammar, marginal or low feedback, or charges outrageous shipping to offset the low prices, I stay away. I've bought from huge power sellers and from individuals. Just remember, there's nothing magical about Ebay. It's simply a huge slice of society with good people AND bad people.