Ebay Bargains

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Just thinking, what are your best and worst ebay buys?? I was browsing and there always seems to be some great stuff, and some complete and utter tat!!
My best ever was an item listed as 'Ariat Short Boots', when I investigated close, it was a pair of boots, used about 5 times, my size, and also a pair of gaiters, same use, for 'wider calves', that she said she didn't know the brand of. It was local, so I went and tried them, and gave her the £50 buy it now she wanted - they were only Sergio gaiters!! So I got a pair of Ariat boots and Sergio gaiters, virtually brand new, for £50. Bargain.
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Worst - brushing boots, bought a few pairs trying to get some to fit my arab but they never do, whatever vendor tells me at the time
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Always either too wide if right length, or too short if right width. Woof club boots from local saddler a better bet - at least they are cheap to replace!!
How about you guys!
 
blimey!!! well done you!!

i trade on ebay every week

my best ever was spotting a playstation 2 Ltd edition for £50 and selling it a week later for £130.
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was well chuffed with myself!!

ive had so many to be honest i loose track!!

12 bn show shirts for 50 including p&p
5 bridles for 30 including p n p !!
those were some recent ones.

ive had some awful ebay experiences too though!!

bought an unbranded saddle on there, looked lovely in thepics when i recieved it i felt like throwing it in the bin it was awful!
 
I am an ebay queen but sadly spent more than I sell. Having said that most of the stuff I have got has been really good.

Best item - virtually unused thermatex rug for 60 quid

Worst item- toss up between fetlock boots with flimsy synthetic straps that I gave up trying to thread through the rubber ring! and blue checked jodhs which were too big for me and looked like something a german would wear (no offence, germans like checked stuff though, don't they?)
 
my hunting jacket for 99p!!!!!!!!!!! Hack tac showing breeches £25, my jod boots £8!!!! I LOVE EBAY!!

Bought a double bridle, that turned out to be too small for £29 including bits, resold it with a better photo etc for £65!!!!!!!!!!! (hubby stills owes me that money)!

A scientific calculator that was described as new - had someones name on the back and was the wrong one - resold at a loss!!!!!!!
 
I piad €115 for my jumping saddle, it fits Castle well, and I love it! Is brilliant to help with my position and I can hunt in it all day
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I haven't had a worst buy *yet*, touch wood!
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A really nice Schumacer (sp?) show shirt brand new for a fiver!

A few bargain WB turnout rugs, cheaper than from any stores online.

A brand new GFS bridle for £10.

Bartyl wool saddlecloth was my best buy, wasnt THAT cheap but its been SO useful!

I dont think Ebay is as good a bargain as it used to be. You do have to look quite hard to find them! The only real bad buys Ive had are things simply not fitting, but I usually put them straight back on ebay with a start price of what I paid so Im never at a loss!
 
My most recent bargain is probably a set of four Woof Wear brushing boots for £18
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Was well chuffed. Also got a set of four Equilibrium Stretch and Flex boots for £20 odd which were a bargain
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I dont think I've had a bad buy but have been glad that I have been outbid for one or two things. My Mum collects bits and bobs and has a special 'ebay mistakes' shelf made
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John Whitaker grackle bridle for £40 and the worst a pair of long boots that didnt fit and I got a back zip put in them and they still dont fit, cant be bothered to re-list them as my daughter broke the zip pull. Am selling my 2nd Albion saddle at the moment I have only sold one thing and bought 124 items - not all horse related but car stuff for my son who races. I love ebay though
 
Best buys, brand new lightweight turnout for £5.00, bungie rein £2.99 oooh just too many to mention! I do sell now and agin, when I can be bothered to list stuff, but think the charges are quite high, 'feebay'!
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I bought a harbridge training aid cob size but it was too small so rang them up and asked if I could change it for full size. Sent the cob size back but she never got it so I have lost my money.
 
Best - A beautiful horsebox for £1750, its now insured for 6k.

worst, a pair of shoes advertised as size 6, the pair that arrived were size 4 and the ebayer i bought them from dissapeared
 
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