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edward · #1 Post by **edward** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:35 pm

anybody any experience of buying fishing gear off ebay.ie?had a look seems to be loads of cheap stuff mostly from the uk.maybe its too good to be true.

#2 Post by **petekd** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:02 pm

63 purchases since discovering Ebay in January..... Most of the stuff is fine but what I find is if it looks like tat it invariably is. A few suppliers from my own point of view to avoid are Burnley fishing tackle, UK fishing tackle and The Sport angel. I have had no issues other than perhaps slow delivery which I would put down to our rubbish postal service or the occasional misguided purchase of tat! There are some great bargains to be had alright though. Word of advice, wait till last minute before placing a bid, avoids driving the price up by giving someone else a chance to bid against you.

#3 Post by **ian 123** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:41 pm

yep ebay is good!! i just placed a bid for a popper 1 min left.....1 pound cant beat it!!

#4 Post by **round_ourway** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:12 am

Bought feathers off tackletrade and they fell to nothing after getting snagged in weeds. therefore i would avoid getting it off this person. if it looks cheap it really is

paddyc · #5 Post by **paddyc** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:49 am

over 150 purchses so far mainly reels, as long as you know the products your looking for you should be ok, but even cheaper than e-bay UK is
e-bay (USA) a few extra days wait on postege but generaly worth the wait

phenwick mist · #6 Post by **phenwick mist** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:27 pm

needeed a cheap failry big capicity reel and got this in approx 7 days from australia.

this is gotta be good value-ryobi is the actual make.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

no tax to pay either.

post was about £15

#7 Post by **petekd** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:46 pm

Fine big lump of a reel, not overly sure as to whether Id fancy trying to cast with it though :shock: ! 2500 yard capacity of 20lb line.....bloody hell! Is somebody fancying a bit of Tuna hunting shortly.....???

#8 Post by **stevecrow74** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:37 am

got my 7ht off e-bay... just mailed seller a few times with various questions before bidding... got it for 46 sterling.. only used once before... full of 15lbs diawa tounament and shock as well.. came in original box with all bits present and correct..

my advice is contact seller befor bidding....

#9 Post by **Jonny** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:44 am

My advice would be try and check the prices from a few places first.I've seen a lot of second hand stuff sell for more than the cost of the item new.