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What really grinds my gears.....

Ebay and all sellers for that matter, selling FAKE items and not stating it.

Example.

Im looking to buy a sparco deep dish steering wheel. have been searching with no luck.

Came across this.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/350mm-Sparco-Deep-Dish-Black-Suede-Leather-Sport-Racing-Steering-Wheel-w-Horn-/271128285061?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f20814f85

I thought hey it might be cheap as its an old model or something. Not one mention as to it being fake.

I asked the question.

Hi,
are these GENUINE sparco wheels?
Not Sparco "STYLE" wheels?
Thanks

Reply

Thank you for contacting our Customer Service!
You enquired on our product.

Nope and it is not a Sparco product.

Should you have other queries, please do contact us, we’ll be happy to help you out !
Enjoy shopping with us !

Where in the listing does it say fake!? or the word people like to use to say fake "style"

And thats what grids my gears!

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Yer i totally agree with you mate, would never buy anything without asking first.

In saying that i have got a couple bargains off of ebay. Genuine items but a place has oler models or over stocked etc.

Just pisses me off that they are so misleading and for the uninformed or new to the car scene etc may take them as genuine etc

Yer i totally agree with you mate, would never buy anything without asking first.

In saying that i have got a couple bargains off of ebay. Genuine items but a place has oler models or over stocked etc.

Just pisses me off that they are so misleading and for the uninformed or new to the car scene etc may take them as genuine etc

Can't you make a report on the seller, claiming to sell Genuine items but is actually fake..?

As in, no where on the ebay ad it is stating Sparco "Style" Wheel.

It just says Sparco Wheel etc...

You have the email evidence as proof and just make sure you screen print the ebay ad / time / date etc...

Yeah, if you know your way around ebay and know the legit sellers you can get a sweet deal.

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Illegal surely - These sellers need to be pursued and prosecuted by a watchdog like ACCC.

HKS Item is far too damn close to the real deal. Such minor differences physically.

Quality wise who knows. What factory does this S#!T. Probs the same chineese factory that does the real deal.

The packaging looks to be the real deal in some cases.

Edited by Sinista32

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