Has anyone safely purchased an item from Ebay...

Bought plenty from hong kong no issues at all and crazy prices including postage.. takes about 5-7 days to receive but its about as quick as some uk sellers send them out.

Thanks very much, sir.

Bought several things.
On the whole very pleased
Feedback scores are the key

Have bought a couple of low cost electric items and both times there has been a problem. You probably know this, but at least if you pay through Paypal you are covered automatically through Ebay for up to £500 (or you were last time I looked).

All you need do is look at the feedback.. that guy has over 18,000
98%+ positive.. you will never please everyone and you'll find the ones from hong kong in particular a few negatives will be slow delivery where people dont read/realise its coming from hong kong.

What sort of problems HRH?

Feedback scores are the key

low cost no probs ...very fast delivery ...
very helpful too .

For a hong kong seller his FB os very good though long as you know the quality of chinese components etc.

i bought an item once from very far east - i think it was hong kong, very fast delivery but when i enquired to return the item i was ignored which i found a bit rude.

Thanks for your comments gentlemen.

So it's a myth you may have to pay fee's like import tax etc? This has always
put me off ordering from Hong Kong

i dont know if its a myth but i never paid import tax and im sure most people dont

not sure how it works on expensive items but you dont on 'cheapish' items as all sellers will mark them as a gift.

You have to pay tax on anything worth £18 or more and I have been charged on something I bought from the US but it is hit and miss. You can be pretty sure that anything bought from HK/China that is much cheaper than it should be is a counterfeit - doesn't mean it's any worse as they are made in the same factories (or at least 1 down the road!).

I've never paid any tax on items from HK.

Virtually everything I've bought from the US has been collared.

Nothing from China ever has any import tax on it, I think the Chinese government turns a blind eye to it because it's helping their economy. I've had stuff off Ebay from China no problems however when you get it and check it out properly it's nearly always really nasty cheaply made tat.

I've bought several times from www.dealextreme.com

I've waited sometimes 3 weeks but the stuff has always arrived.

I've bought over 50 items from DX.

No problems.

No bought some condoms once off ebay ......

never again!

bought some original horseracing paintings from hong kong for a pound/ish
12 quid postage
quite good
seen them sold for a lot more since

ebay is the work of the devil

cunnybobbler 25 Nov 00:31
ebay is the work of the devil

yes but he has poor feedback

yes all arrived ok

If its coming from China use DHL, get the Sender to Write "Gift" on the customs label and and Undervalue it, otherwise it could get impounded while you pay the extra Dutie`s !!!!!!!!.

sid, every item i have had from hong kong allways has gift written on the package.