What Did You Buy Today?

Janderso said:
That's a heck of a deal.
It's not a counterfit part??
You scored man.
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It arrived, & all signs point to a counterfeit. Of the two tips that I have received so far that I purchased on eBay, one was this counterfeit.

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I think I am going to stick to trusted Sellers. An example of a trusted seller is CyberWeld. They sell this same tip for $16.93 + tax & shipping.
 
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Here is that Seller’s response:

“We are sorry to hear our listers have misidentified this item. I have checked our inventory for the correct item and unfortunately, we do not have them currently. Please open a return request for a full refund. There will be no need to send the incorrect item back. Again, our apologies for this inconvenience.”

Update:

They sent me a full refund very quickly, & allowed me to keep the cheap tip. It will be interesting to see if the Chinese tip performs more poorly than the Victor brand tips.
 
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erikmannie said:
Here is that Seller’s response:

“We are sorry to hear our listers have misidentified this item. I have checked our inventory for the correct item and unfortunately, we do not have them currently. Please open a return request for a full refund. There will be no need to send the incorrect item back. Again, our apologies for this inconvenience.”

Update:

They sent me a full refund very quickly, & allowed me to keep the cheap tip. It will be interesting to see if the Chinese tip performs more poorly than the Victor brand tips.
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Oh I'm sure that they sensed the sharks swirling around them. Occasionally the roar from a crowd of "little people" gets the notice of those with more power.
 
The magic word to use is counterfeit. It states in bold letters at least for eBay that they do not allow counterfeit goods to be knowingly sold. Usually any claim of receiving counterfeit goods from an eBay seller is rapidly resolved, almost always in the buyer's favor. I have had to use the claim only a couple of times, but received refunds on those items.

I will buy stuff that is low cost and possibly a knockoff, but I have learned to check the item out rather vigorously. If it functions well enough then it is good. If it doesn't meet standards like matching the listing description or listing picture then a return is initiated. Got burned on a morse taper - it was counterfeit, it didn't match any morse taper, but it was made to look like one. Unfortunately for me, I got it and put it away as I didn't have an immediate use. The 30 days went by and I was out of luck. Now I check everything that I receive to make sure it is correct, even from reputable suppliers, because it seems they have outsourced quality inspection to the buyer.
 
I have always hated emptying the Delta dust collector…you lift off the motor/bag assembly, don’t have anyplace to put it, fumble around, kick the barrel out with your foot, set the motor/bag down, but the bag is full and it doesn’t sit right, then emptying the bag is messy because the bag is on the floor, remember, so it has to be held over the barrel and unzipped to dump, dust everywhere, and so on.

So today a chain hoist arrived. $50 delivered, 1 ton rating. I had some aircraft cable that was intended for a zipline a decade or more ago…not happening…so I repurposed the cable and strung the thing up.

Now I can lift the motor/bag, rool out and empty the barrel, reposition it under the suspended bag and yes, there’s still some dust around, but way less.

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Winegrower said:
I have always hated emptying the Delta dust collector…you lift off the motor/bag assembly, don’t have anyplace to put it, fumble around, kick the barrel out with your foot, set the motor/bag down, but the bag is full and it doesn’t sit right, then emptying the bag is messy because the bag is on the floor, remember, so it has to be held over the barrel and unzipped to dump, dust everywhere, and so on.

So today a chain hoist arrived. $50 delivered, 1 ton rating. I had some aircraft cable that was intended for a zipline a decade or more ago…not happening…so I repurposed the cable and strung the thing up.

Now I can lift the motor/bag, rool out and empty the barrel, reposition it under the suspended bag and yes, there’s still some dust around, but way less.

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I am saving this photo! I like the changes made to the press! Saving for implementing ideas on mine. Cool.
 
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