I hate misleading ebay auctions!

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I hate misleading ebay auctions!

June 23, 2006, 10:26:40 PM

For some reason I never seem to have enough flat washers around (although I have tons of lock washers), so I was trying to find a flat washer assortment on ebay. I find this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4651466131&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT , and think sweet, that's a great deal. So I do buy it now, get them today, and what do I find? No, not lock washers and flat washers. Instead it's lock washers, and internal & external "star" lock washers. Dammit

So now I gotta send it back and get my money back. On a side note, can you believe that NOBODY sells an assortment of regular old washers on ebay. There's lock washers, copper crush washers, chrome washers, stainless AN washers, and O-rings, but no flat washers. :disappoin

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #1 – June 23, 2006, 10:35:29 PM

Won't you be spending half that money on shipping?

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #2 – June 23, 2006, 10:50:21 PM

I agree.

I would just go ahead and keep those washers. Check the hardware store. I am sure you will find some there.

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #3 – June 24, 2006, 12:26:29 AM

Well it shouldn't cost more than a couple bucks if I ship it back parcel post, I dunno.

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #4 – June 24, 2006, 10:04:59 AM

Why are you getting fasteners on ebay? Save yourself a headache and support your local hardware store.

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #5 – June 24, 2006, 10:41:02 PM

Well, I guess I can't complain too much, the guy refunded my money and then some and told me to just keep the washers. So that's pretty cool :)

As far as supporting my local hardware store, #1 we don't really have any, #2 I've never seen a "washer assortment" at a hardware store or maybe I didn't look hard enough.

I ended up just buying washers from mcmaster-carr.

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #6 – June 24, 2006, 10:45:19 PM

im sure if it is a local store if you show them what you are lookin for they can get it for you in a matter of seconds. that is why i love local shop

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #7 – June 24, 2006, 11:23:11 PM

Well normally I would go to lowe's, but paying $1 for 4 washers is kinda rediculous considering how many I seem to use. So I bought a pound of them from mcmaster for $3.50.

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #8 – June 24, 2006, 11:40:04 PM

lowes isnt local! it is a corpation. local harware stores cant afford to sponser a winston wait they were politicy incorrect so they aren't around anymore, imean nextel cup car. by local i dont mean close to you i mean locally owned like the ones that are named after people or the town that they are in, that local. i dont know if that is the local the other guys where talking about but that was the local i was talkin about.

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #9 – June 25, 2006, 12:28:00 AM

This is where I have purchased some from:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34169

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #10 – June 25, 2006, 12:32:33 AM

now harbor freight is the bargain hardware store. i think that is the most resonablestore ever.

I hate misleading ebay auctions!

Reply #11 – June 25, 2006, 01:08:54 AM

I know what you mean by local.
Harbor Freight is like the wal-mart of hardware...