buying used fishing items from internet good idea or no

[mrpike1973]

hello is it a good idea to buy online for used stuff the c list or ryhmes with labay places im not trying to cause a fight or not honer the policies i'm just wondering on a whole scale if with buying something and paying shipping if its worth it or not i had bought what was called a loaded tackle box on labay even with pics it looked great when i got it it was a $2 garage sale find just wondering if this is the norm or no thank you

[Esox_Magnum]

I buy tons of used gear from all places, so far so good but do your homework know what its worth and then decide if it's a deal or not. Always factor in shipping cost. I'll guess half my muskie baits I buy off da bay or through forums like these sometimes saving 50%. Just got 2 lures the other day in the store with tax would have cost me $35+ got them to my door for $20.

[merkman]

Just like any classified ad, you have to be careful.

The great thing about these online sites is that you can buy anything local.

I have bought and sold fish houses, fishing/hunting equipment, and many other items on these sites and the biggest thing is that you need to be careful but it is a great resource.

With 100% of the items I have bought or sold localy over the internet the deal actually happens after the "inspection of the goods"

Always pay attention to shipping costs also.

[Fredd]

With c-list you can see up front what you are getting. Not so when buying used on bay. I have bought two four wheelers, an aluminum atv trailer, an atv rack, two up set, a freezer, a home entertainment system and other items from c in the last year. I think that with the mechanical stuff that you can look around the garage/shop/yard of the seller and find out a lot about a seller, but you can always get burned. I have saved a lot of $$ this way so far w/o issue.

[JimBuck]

Heck yeah. Just be smart about it. If it seems fishy, it is.

[deadeye]

I will never use the auction site mentioned but im more than willing to use the HSO classifieds or c-list. Just as the others said, you got to be careful and research what your after.

Online classifieds have provided me with crazy deals on stuff, my boat, 3 cars, fishing/hunting stuff, car parts, tools snowmobiles,ect. I guess its my go-to when I need something. Some stuff I won't buy used but there are so many good deals out there its tough to even justify getting new stuff.

[JSK76]

I have sold a lot of stuff lately on c-list. The way I look at it is the buyer knows where I live after they come and pick it up, so I make sure to give an honest description of what I'm selling.

who wants some one knocking on the door the next day saying "this thing is a piece of junk I want my money back."

[mrpike1973]

jsk76 hey thats a great call and a great attitude i think i'll try c list use caution and forget lebay i basically was looking for a tackle box with contents there a little harder to find but maybe something will come up thanks for your replys

[jigginjim]

I was thinking of selling ice fishing equipment on here. But so far still trying to get the process down. Posted question how to, ands paying for sales but no anwsers yet. So, I posted the stuff else where.

[gritsnham]

You can save so much money through just about all of these sites but like other said just be smart about it. HSO-Classifieds list is the best because you can actually see stuff and shop locally. Besides the paypal thing HSO-Classifieds si great and you can save alot of money (even on new stuff) just use common sense and save money!

[Fredd]

I feel the same as JSK on you know where they live. If they are not willing to have you come to the house, you may want to be suspicious or they may just be concerned about having buyers at their residence.

[shizzy]

Ditto on the HSO classifieds. I have had WONDERFUL success. one easy thing is the fact that the more posts a guy has the more likley he is a reliable source.

[randyfaas]

Be careful of eebay. I had been looking at a flasher on there. I emailed the owner to make sure it had the tc upgrade, and he assured me that it did (he owned a tackle shop). I paid him through paypal. He sent the flasher to me without putting the proper shipping on it so it never reached me. When I started to contact him about never recieving the flasher, he stopped replying to my emails. He then put the flasher back up for sale (he still had my money). I had to do some amateur detective work to track the guy down and had to threaten him to drive from Minneapolis to Madison to get my money back. After about 2 1/2 months of investigating and threatening this guy, I finally got my money back. The second time he put the flasher up for sale, the ad specifically stated that the flasher did NOT have the tc upgrade. Note: this guy only had about 8 sales on his profile.

so...it is obviously a "buyer beware" situation. That said, I have found some great deals on fishing gear on this site, on c list, and on eebay. This may be naive, but I tend to trust the people on the HSO classifieds and c list A LOT more than a nonlocal eebayer.

[shizzy]

Ditto on the HSO classifieds. I have had WONDERFUL success. one easy thing is the fact that the more posts a guy has the more likley he is a reliable source.