$23 deleivered car stereo from china - Am I missing something

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Falcon SXR8

Mate I got done on something different off ebay, got the same message from ebay I didn't bother waiting if they are de-registered its for a reason. I put a claim in on paypal straight away and had my money back in a bit over a week.

Same message here. Says that sale should proceed normally and to wait for it to turn up. We shall see.

[commodorenutt]

Got an email back from PayPal this morning.
I will be receiving a refund within 4-6 weeks.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by trublu

Taiwan or China both are the same since Taiwan sits of China coast line.

Oooooo please never say that to a Taiwanese person You may not like their reply!

They will also probably correct you and say it's China that sits off the Taiwan coast line

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by hendrixhc

I bought a cheap chinese stereo MP3 player for $19 delivered. the picture on the ebay ad was a false representation of the product. No biggy. I fitted it up and tested. 2 of the menus didnt work as the manual said. eeehhh who needs bass and treble any way. When i pushed the Sd card in on the second day of ownership it went straight thru and fell into the unti and i heard a bang and smelt smoke. Well it was only $19 delivered!!

Hot tip, next time this happens just say the product didn't turn up....

I bought a laptop charger from China to replace my own one. I didn't buy the cheapest one, nor did I buy the most expensive one. I bought from the buyer with the best rating.

Sent 'free' and arrived soon after. It was obvious that something wasn't right. It weighed about half the original factory one and it never worked anyway.

Looking at the sellers T&C's I needed to first contact them to tell them it didn't work, then I would have had to send it back for them to 'investigate'.. I was buggered each way as postage back to them was more than the whole thing cost to send out to me.

So, I sent them an email asking where is my item. They even offered to send me another one

I watched the time limits imposed by PayPal and opened a dispute. My refund came a few days after in full.

Bugger them... they must send out hundreds of these a day and know that most buyers will not bother following up for a refund or replacement when it doesn't work.

[ILLaViTaR]

Be careful with this crap (12v should be ok :/), it's not made to Australian standards and people have actually died trying to save a buck on these third world electronics.

By all means definitely still buy online, just vet the seller and preferably only buy oem products.

[Rastas]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

Same message here. Says that sale should proceed normally and to wait for it to turn up. We shall see.

Any update yet 2011G6E ?

[commodorenutt]

I got my Paypal refunds a week or so back.

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Rastas

Any update yet 2011G6E ?

Not yet...just got back from a weeks holiday. Haven't been over to check the mail yet. Not really holding my breath...