E-Bay

[shawn stonbraker 2]

I know E-Bay has been a topic before but i must vent at you all's expense. E-Bay has really gotten bad. There are entirely to many "big" sellers and companies that handle other people's merchandise. I just had a question about a product and was told "I', sorry - I don't have exact specs - all I have is what we show." In other words, they have no idea about the product because they just sell it, not know anything about it. NICE. I've run into this the last few months when looking for a subwoofer. Since the limited space of the area behind the seat I needed to know the mounting depth. I don't think that it would have fit but figured I'd ask before buying. Well, I'll take my business elsewhere. I started using E-Bay when it was still pretty new. It was ALOT nicer back then because you didn't have people selling stuff that they had no idea about the item. You also didn't have them holding your feedback hostage till you posted you feedback for them either. They would post it as soon as they had your money (the way it should be since you took care of your side of the transaction, and is the way I do it when I sell something on there) and they would actually ANSWER e-mail when it was sent. E-Bay may have just lost a long time costumer due to it getting to big and to impersonal. Seems to me it has gone big business and it's getting out of control. Thanks for letting me rant.

 

[Andrew Tollison 3]

This guy at work bought a guitar off ebay a couple months ago and had the same problem. The seller he bought it from was selling it for someone else and did not know any specs on it. All the seller knew was the model and color. The seller ended up giving him the guitar owners email address so he could contact him.



Andrew

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Might I suggest:

 

[Chris Kulbaba]

Why not just research the product on the manufacturers web site?



No one is making you buy things from ebay, if you dont like it, I would suggest not to use it.

 

[WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs]

Why even bother buying and Audio on eBay? Crutchfield is great or your local shop will sometimes match their prices or come close to it.



Craigslist is partially owned by eBay.

 

[Dallas Starr]

I still love ebay. And I will personally vouch for John @ www.indoaudio.com. I myself have bought a bunch of stuff from him as well as refferred a bunch of friends. His prices are better than crutchfield and he knows his stuff.



As for your problem. Im with CK, Do your own research just to be safe because the info they give you could be wrong anyways but the manufacturer better be correct.

 

[Dan Otto]

I bought a camera from a fellow in New Jersey whose listing said "new, Never opened" and his listing goes on to explain how the pictures he took with the camera were not up to his expectations. I put a bid in anyway and won. I saw he accepts Paypal and sent the money. only to find out he never set up a paypal account. Ebay gave me lots of trouble until I made them check it out for themselves. It's horrid and getting stupider. :wacko:

 

[Thomas Rogers]

I just mention Craigslist because:



- it's more like the local classifieds model



- typically you buy or barter from someone who has owned and knows the merchandise



- few power sellers



Those all seemed to be things that stone was complaining about our missing about eBay since it got so big and cluttered with power sellers.



Still, there's no better place than legit sites if all other things (price, quality, selection) are considered.



TJR

 

[Thomas Rogers]

But still, you have to love eBay.



Where else can you buy Matthew McConaughey's 1971 Corvette Stingray Convertible?

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

The reason I asked on E-Bay about the mounting depth was because on all the "research" I was getting on the manufacturers sites weren't giving the mounting depth. That is why I figured I'd ask the "person" selling it. I would think they would have the item within reach to actually look at it and give me at least a rough estimate. Believe me, I looked everywhere and found the sub and every place had the same "basic" run of specs. Just no mounting depth. I love Crutchfield but this was for a Pyle sub. They don't handle them. Believe me, that was the first place I looked. I do still like E-bay, but really is getting tiresome weeding through the BS with the big sellers. I've actually found myself looking elsewhere when I see the "powerseller" mark.



Thanks Big D, I'll check into him.

 

[D Knx]

Normally, if I want something like a sub, I search thru dealers such as BestBuy.com, CircuitCity.com or go directly to the manufacturer's web site, Amazon.com is also pretty good at giving details on specs. Once I see what interests me and how much they're selling for, and what the specs are on at least 2 sites such as those, then I may check out e-Bay to find out what they're asking.



You also may want to try Crutchfield.com, they'll give you enough info and are usually great in service and competitive in price. Plus, they're not going anywhere, you can call them before or after buying with questions and they'll GET you the answers.



Sometimes, when factoring in the shipping costs amazon and Crutchfield are right there with ebay in total cost, if it's close I go with Crutchfield.



Something as important as depth, I've gone to a car stereo place and had them measure, I think 8" - 10" subs came out at about 6" depth not to mention the box!



D-

 

[Jacob Dryer]

Please do not buy a pyle sub

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

Jacob, what's wrong with Pyle? I've had a few of them that were left in the cars when I got rid of them and they are still going. I'm not getting it anyway. I may go with a Legacy Predator or such. I don't put alot into my systems. The one I had wasn't rated with the new amp, so I ran it till it blew. (about 1 week) Now I have a f-ing Bazooka speaker in there that I took out of an old tube. Suck ass. So, I'm not going all out on it.

 

[D Knx]

http://reviews.cnet.com/PYLE_Drive_Gear_Series_PLG8_car_subwoofer_driver/4507-3425_7-30112638.html?tag=nav



Try this site from cnet.com



D-

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

Thanks Deryck, I tried there also. The one I was looking at wouldn't fit back there with a sledge hammer. But thanks.

 

[Jeffrey Travis]

You also didn't have them holding your feedback hostage till you posted you feedback for them either. They would post it as soon as they had your money (the way it should be since you took care of your side of the transaction,

That is my biggest pet peeve right now with sellers, waiting for them to give feedback because they are waiting for me. I DID my part - give the feedback and when I get the product and it is OK I will give appropriate feedback.



JT#14

 

[D Knx]

Yeah, I'm having a hard time working that one out for mine as well.



Let us now how you decide to go.



D-

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

Ok, I found a Sony Xplod 8" subwoofer. Still no info on it. I'm currently trying to find anything on it. I am trying to match up a 8" sub with a 600 watt Kenwood amp. I can bridge it or run it single. That is why I'm trying to get the damn specs on these things. I love E-Bay!!!

 

[Jacob Dryer]

The Sony should fit I remember seeing specs on a few of them and they all were <4" but if you give me the model number I can find out for you.

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

Jacob, that's the problem. He doesn't list ANYTHING. I e-mailed him to see if he would send me some specs, but nothing yet. Imagine that. Here is the link to the E-Bay listing. It has a pic and don't worry, I'll be trading the box out for the one you made.



By the way, I know it will fit, I just need to know the wattage and RMS of the speaker. (there lies the problem)