Why Is It So Hard To Get Good Stuff These Days

[waxracing]

I just bought an rb26 flange of ebay thats been laser cut out to make my own exhaust up.

The thing isnt flat and the ports dont line up correctly. Yes it was done in australia.

Why cant people take pride in there work and check it out, close is not good enough people.

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

It's ebay... Also guy was prob selling it from australia but probably got it imported.. i always buy from reputable known traders

[waxracing]

It was made in australia , well thats what he said. Just because its ebay it doesnt mean it allowed to be crap

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

no... but it usually is

[macdog]

I just bought an rb26 flange of ebay thats been laser cut out to make my own exhaust up.

The thing isnt flat and the ports dont line up correctly. Yes it was done in australia.

Why cant people take pride in there work and check it out, close is not good enough people.

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[mad082]

what was the price like though? was it cheap for what it is? if yes, then that explains it.

also was there any chance you had it upside down or back the front that may have caused things not to line up properly?

[waxracing]

what was the price like though? was it cheap for what it is? if yes, then that explains it.

also was there any chance you had it upside down or back the front that may have caused things not to line up properly?

The price was 59 so its not cheap

But if you pay for something and its cheap does that mean they dont have to make it for the purpose ??

It will not go on back to front or upside down

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

59 is hardly expensive

[mad082]

$59 for the flange is pretty cheap from the prices i've seen.

also have you sat it against a stock flange to see how different it is? could be that the stock manifold flange isn't much better.

[waxracing]

Yes I have had it up against a stock flange its compared to the stock flange and gasket

Ok well I paid 59 for it and since its cheap it doesnt matter I have to throw it in the bin ??

Clearly its my fault I should have bought something more expensive.

If you bought a soccoer ball from ebay and it turned up square would you be happy because it was cheap

Awesome see even you guys are so used to having people supply you with shit stuff that your happy to accept it now.

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

Buy the items you need from a shop, if it doesnt fit, take it back and get one that does.

You see a shop owner will protect his/her rep on most occasions and you are supporting a local business which is good, as opposed to supporting a faceless profiteer from an auction website. So how much is your $59 flange worth to you now and how much was it to get one locally?

Ya dig?

[mad082]

have you though about modifying it to fit better?

or you could do the smart thing and instead of whinging about it on here, contact the seller and tell him you aren't happy with it, and it doesn't line up, etc, and either get a refund or a replacement for one that does what it's supposed to. send him pics.

this is the reason i don't buy much stuff over the net. i like to be able to look at it first so that if it is shit i don't buy it to start with.

[Iron Chef]

Go to a good shop, pay good money, get good stuff. It's not rocket science...

[waxracing]

Ok so I must be a whinger for getting something shit and talking about it here

Man what a pack of wankers you guys turned out to be

[ARTZ]

Ive bought random stuff for my car from ebay and all though i havent had any major problems as .Yet everytime i get something it looks like its a factory reject ( you know people work there and things dont pass QC so someone has snuck it out of the bin and sold it) or something that fell of the back of a truck...

For this reason i always try to get things that are at least local so i can view before i buy, however that is easy being in melbourne..Not so easy for people that live in country towns and dont have that option..

I am usually of the opinion that often a quality product second hand is better than a cheap new one..

I got everything for my build second hand locally except for an exhaust gasket for 30$ off ebay...I still have my fingers crossed on that one...

Ebay is a gamble, just like online poker or pokies..

When you blow your cash gambling nobody cares..

What shits me is ebay is setup so you cant complain without a whole lot of hassle and thats what makes it easy for people to sell junk. I think this is the problem that needs to be solved

Edited December 8, 2010 by Arthur T3

[waxracing]

Ive bought random stuff for my car from ebay and all though i havent had any major problems as .Yet everytime i get something it looks like its a factory reject ( you know people work there and things dont pass QC so someone has snuck it out of the bin and sold it) or something that fell of the back of a truck...

For this reason i always try to get things that are at least local so i can view before i buy, however that is easy being in melbourne..Not so easy for people that live in country towns and dont have that option..

I am usually of the opinion that often a quality product second hand is better than a cheap new one..

I got everything for my build second hand locally except for an exhaust gasket for 30$ off ebay...I still have my fingers crossed on that one...

Ebay is a gamble, just like online poker or pokies..

When you blow your cash gambling nobody cares..

What shits me is ebay is setup so you cant complain without a whole lot of hassle and thats what makes it easy for people to sell junk. I think this is the problem that needs to be solved

Yeah your right , you dont have much recourse on ebay which is bad. They will make you pay to ship it back which is not worth the effort

There are some good dealers on ebay , like lewis engines etc. I have got some great stuff off them. I expected this guy was the same , alas not so

[FineLine]

Ok so I must be a whinger for getting something shit and talking about it here

Man what a pack of wankers you guys turned out to be

Yes yes, we all have good flanges, We are wankers arent we.

[waxracing]

Yes yes, we all have good flanges, We are wankers arent we.

You weren't even in the conversation and you joined with that

I guess you left no doubt to your wanker status

well done

[FineLine]

You weren't even in the conversation and you joined with that

I guess you left no doubt to your wanker status

well done

Why thank you, I'll remember that whilst I'm wanking over my perfectly good flange.

[R31Nismoid]

Ok so I must be a whinger for getting something shit and talking about it here

Man what a pack of wankers you guys turned out to be

You purchased something off ebay, that was cheap.

There are plenty of laser cutters in each state that you can physically go down and talk too, ask them about quality, see their work.

I mean come on, "you asked why it was so hard to get good stuff", yet in the same post turns out you purchased it blindly off the internet.

Hell you don't even know if it was made here and the likelyhood it was, is slim. Its common sense.

People answered your issue and told you that you to spend money in most instances to get decent stuff

And then you get all emo about it? Odd

It's no different to buying a cheap materials/fittings for your house or something. Half the time they don't line up or they fail and you curse, takes time to fix and so on.