I went into an ebay purchase from a certain Chinese seller that most of us are familiar with a lot of caution. I must've been feeling 'risky' that night as I saw something that was a real nice price from what I have seen. I pretty much was preparing myself to assume I was burning my money on a purchase for a big time box for a rather good price (even with the crazy shipping included). Well, let's just say that out of maybe 30+ boombox purchases via ebay, most from the US, he was top 3 at least, maybe even the best overall . After my recent experiences of some boxes showing up packed terribly and damaged from within the US, I would only assume my purchase from China would show up looking like lego pieces.
I won the auction last Monday, and immediately was communicating with the seller to establish some form of communication, restating the condition of the box, packaging expectations, etc. He got back to my no longer than 10 hours after any message I sent. A lot better than most I've dealt with, and they are in the same country and speak the same language as me.
So I got the box this morning, just 5 business days later, outta China. I've had packages take longer from a state or 2 away before. Maybe that's why the shipping is so pricey, the thing was crazy fast. And then the packaging itself. I think the package could've lasted underwater as the large box was 100% wrapped in packaging tape as well as those even more secure strap like strips across it. The inside was packaged very close to what I would assume a new one would've been packaged like. Nice thick yet soft enough to take bumps, foam 100% covering all sides with several inches of protection. Then the radio itself was wrapped up in a sealed plastic bag so no foam or moisture could get in it. About as good as I've seen, only our common friend outta Germany has more packaging than that.
The radio itself is exactly as described and pictures. Even in better shape than I would've hoped as I assumed there'd be more of those hairline scratches that don't show in any photos really, scratchy pots, and other crap that'd make me regret the purchase. But there was none of those issues. Only thing I noticed was the tuner knob was missing. DAMN, now I'm thinking I'm gonna get screwed and missing a key part to a great box. Well after I shot off a message and a photo I took before opening as proof that it didn't have the knob on, I got a message back within an hour telling me the knob is in the battery case, where I pulled the AC cord out from earlier. Well turns out it was in there, and he put it there to prevent damage during shipping as it sticks out moreso than anything else, and is on the corner as well. Never had someone been preventative like that for me before. Great.
Couldn't have been shipped faster, packaged better or anything better as far as know. So, as much as I'll always be cautious with buying from foreign lands, and probably keep my purchases to a lower amount, I have more confidence in this seller than the majority of US ones I've dealt with. (and I just bought a another box from him last night, just couldn't pass on the BIN price)
I won the auction last Monday, and immediately was communicating with the seller to establish some form of communication, restating the condition of the box, packaging expectations, etc. He got back to my no longer than 10 hours after any message I sent. A lot better than most I've dealt with, and they are in the same country and speak the same language as me.
So I got the box this morning, just 5 business days later, outta China. I've had packages take longer from a state or 2 away before. Maybe that's why the shipping is so pricey, the thing was crazy fast. And then the packaging itself. I think the package could've lasted underwater as the large box was 100% wrapped in packaging tape as well as those even more secure strap like strips across it. The inside was packaged very close to what I would assume a new one would've been packaged like. Nice thick yet soft enough to take bumps, foam 100% covering all sides with several inches of protection. Then the radio itself was wrapped up in a sealed plastic bag so no foam or moisture could get in it. About as good as I've seen, only our common friend outta Germany has more packaging than that.
The radio itself is exactly as described and pictures. Even in better shape than I would've hoped as I assumed there'd be more of those hairline scratches that don't show in any photos really, scratchy pots, and other crap that'd make me regret the purchase. But there was none of those issues. Only thing I noticed was the tuner knob was missing. DAMN, now I'm thinking I'm gonna get screwed and missing a key part to a great box. Well after I shot off a message and a photo I took before opening as proof that it didn't have the knob on, I got a message back within an hour telling me the knob is in the battery case, where I pulled the AC cord out from earlier. Well turns out it was in there, and he put it there to prevent damage during shipping as it sticks out moreso than anything else, and is on the corner as well. Never had someone been preventative like that for me before. Great.
Couldn't have been shipped faster, packaged better or anything better as far as know. So, as much as I'll always be cautious with buying from foreign lands, and probably keep my purchases to a lower amount, I have more confidence in this seller than the majority of US ones I've dealt with. (and I just bought a another box from him last night, just couldn't pass on the BIN price)
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