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Alright My atv broke down went to the stealership for the parts 450+ dollars:eek: Said screw that so I went home and looked on the internet I found alot better deals for new parts:) But I thought it was still to much to pay for an old atv so I looked on Ebay:10sign: Savage yards got them on auction for 10 dollars:10sign::cheers: Part looks clean and workable just wondering how many of you use ebay and have you ever had a bad experence with it.
 
I've bought 100's of items on ebay over the years. Only been burned twice. Make sure you check the seller's feedback. If it's 99-100% they should be okay. And if you pay via PayPal you have some protection scams, etc.
 
Dakotazeb said:
I've bought 100's of items on ebay over the years. Only been burned twice. Make sure you check the seller's feedback. If it's 99-100% they should be okay. And if you pay via PayPal you have some protection scams, etc.
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You get what you pay for, It's a crap shoot. Good luck captain coot. Hope it all works out for you. :eek:
 
hey cootie ebay works great for me. dealer wanted $167 for a new headlight assembly for funnelclouds car. bought a PAIR for 66 on ebay. brand new bulbs included.
 
Hey cootie, speaking of "stealership"....I had the JD dealer in town look at my little utility tractor which I thought had a PTO engagement issue. They took it in to fix some other things and came back with and estimate of $2,500 to split the tractor and replace the clutch or something. I said "I'll use it as is until I hit the lottery or something" (it was grinding when you engage the pto).

Here I am working with a new snowblower yesterday on the machine and I see snow coming out of chute sometimes and sometimes not when I was working clutch. Turns out the damn thing is working fine and I just didn;t know how to work a 2 stage clutch. I figure I paid for the snowblower 2 times over with that find.
 
UGUIDE said:
Hey cootie, speaking of "stealership"...

Here I am working with a new snowblower yesterday on the machine and I see snow coming out of chute sometimes and sometimes not when I was working clutch. Turns out the damn thing is working fine and I just didn;t know how to work a 2 stage clutch. I figure I paid for the snowblower 2 times over with that find.
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:confused: a "two stage clutch" ?? that's a new one on me, too. Anything like a three ring circus at all? :p

back to op question.. "I" have had good luck w/ ebay. I've not used it a LOT, but have satisfied when I did.

"Stealership" stories...
I was in need of the drive sprocket and a new bar for my Husky chainsaw. The local dealership (also a True Value) didn't have them on the shelf. Which I found sorta' strange. This is a store with at least 1200 sq. ft. of space dedicated solely to chainsaw repair shop. Plus 3 or 4 isles of store for saws, tools, and accessories.
Anyway, I ordered the parts. They said they would be in on Friday on the truck, they would "call on receiving" them.
The following Tuesday I was in town and stopped in to pick them up. The bar had came in, but no sprocket. I needed to cut some wood, so I paid for the bar 'n picked it up. $60 and change for the bar PLUS $11 shipping. The sprocket would be in on Fridays truck..:rolleyes:
The following Tuesday I called, still no sprocket. I had cut a couple of loads of wood by now, and the drive sprocket was getting pretty bad.
I jumped on the internet, found a "saw shop" out of California that had them in the Oregon brand, in stock, for $3.99 + shipping. I emailed them and got a quick response. I explained my situation and asked about time line and cost of shipping.
The guy didn't even wait for my payment. He stuck it in a padded envelope and mailed it USPS. I had it by Friday and the total cost was under $5.00. I think the mailing was 80 cents or so. I asked him to price out an Oregon bar for me as well. Shipped to my door, $52.00.
Nine days later the stealership called me. "Your part is in. It's going to be $7.00 'n change for the sprocket, and $4.00 for shipping."
I laughed so hard, I think I mighta' peed myself just a little bit..:p
 
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I did it:10sign: The biding was feirce but I delivered the the final blow:eek: Actually I was the only one that bid:) Even bought another part 770 dollars of parts for 73 dollars:thumbsup: Now I get to wait and see what I bought. Called them and they sounded like the atv they came off of was in really good shape was a repo. I'll find out in a couple days. I noticed they changed the asking price on there other parts like mine when I told them what it was worth new:D Strating them at 96 and 74 dollars now They had no idea there was parts inside there worth that much.
 
captaincoot said:
I did it:10sign: The biding was feirce but I delivered the the final blow:eek: Actually I was the only one that bid:) Even bought another part 770 dollars of parts for 73 dollars:thumbsup: Now I get to wait and see what I bought. Called them and they sounded like the atv they came off of was in really good shape was a repo. I'll find out in a couple days. I noticed they changed the asking price on there other parts like mine when I told them what it was worth new:D Strating them at 96 and 74 dollars now They had no idea there was parts inside there worth that much.
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good for you CC , hope it works out for you.:cheers:
 
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