I Ordered DeWalt Tools From China

[plowhog]

English can be a tough language.

I received a small booklet on PTO operation when I purchased my chipper. In big block letters on the front it said:

PTO GUIDE

VESION 2

 

[HillStreet]

I paid with PayPal so it will be OK. I also printed the ad and order documents. If I’m out $77 then so be it,. we all got go HarborFreight and buy stuff we normally wouldn’t because of questionable quality, but it does work. I will be glad to share my story once it unfolds.

 

[fried1765]

I paid with PayPal so it will be OK. I also printed the ad and order documents. If I知 out $77 then so be it,. we all got go HarborFreight and buy stuff we normally wouldn稚 because of questionable quality, but it does work. I will be glad to share my story once it unfolds.

YUP!
I am very optimistic for your outcome.
Many items bought IN China are sold at 1/5th (or less) the price we pay for them here.

 

[bunyip]

Bought some non existent security cameras using paypal, took a couple of weeks but got all my money back.

 

[PILOON]

Some months back I bought HD DeWalt batteries on EBay (using PayPal) at a great price, actually 3 lots.
Within 2 days all 3 lots were cancelled and I was refunded.

DeWalt carefully monitors EBay and other sites for 'back door prices' and other fraudulent offers.

You will often see great prices for batteries but never for DeWalt ones, for some reason however they let bare tool discount prices ride.

 

[teejk]

Some months back I bought HD DeWalt batteries on EBay (using PayPal) at a great price, actually 3 lots.
Within 2 days all 3 lots were cancelled and I was refunded.

DeWalt carefully monitors EBay and other sites for 'back door prices' and other fraudulent offers.

You will often see great prices for batteries but never for DeWalt ones, for some reason however they let bare tool discount prices ride.

I've found some great name brand tool bargains on E-Bay (usually from pawn shops, mostly Nevada). I always suspected they "fell off a truck" but the sellers are very clear that they have followed all local laws regarding notification to law enforcement.

 

[teejk]

Some months back I bought HD DeWalt batteries on EBay (using PayPal) at a great price, actually 3 lots.
Within 2 days all 3 lots were cancelled and I was refunded.

DeWalt carefully monitors EBay and other sites for 'back door prices' and other fraudulent offers.

You will often see great prices for batteries but never for DeWalt ones, for some reason however they let bare tool discount prices ride.

Bare tools are becoming the norm in many legit retail stores now as well as the internet. They are hardly "discounts" when you figure in the cost to buy the batteries and charger (the parts that are most likely to fail first). It's a marketing gimmick initiated by the manufacturers. Same concept as Gillette razor blades (give the razor body away but gouge on the blades) and Hewlett Packard ink jet cartridges (give the printer away but gouge on the ink).

 

[Industrial Toys]

I buy stuff from china all the time. I have to pay an arm and a leg to ship from the States but most of the stuff I buy from China is FREE shipping or a buck or so. I don't understand it. Frustrates me.

I found a really good price on a hydraulic hex crimper and it had a "make an offer" option. I did, never heard anything and the listing was gone! It's amazing how many of the same thing, from different vendors there are in China.

It makes me realize how we get totally ripped off here, as to what the stuff really costs.

 

[fried1765]

I buy stuff from china all the time. I have to pay an arm and a leg to ship from the States but most of the stuff I buy from China is FREE shipping or a buck or so. I don't understand it. Frustrates me.

I found a really good price on a hydraulic hex crimper and it had a "make an offer" option. I did, never heard anything and the listing was gone! It's amazing how many of the same thing, from different vendors there are in China.

It makes me realize how we get totally ripped off here, as to what the stuff really costs.

How true!

I traveled to China in my past working life, and it still makes me sick when I have to pay US prices.

I just sold my Canada summer home, so I know it is even worse for you,.... and then HST to boot.

 

[Industrial Toys]

No wonder at all that when I volunteered at Habitat (Restore) I saw piles and piles of stuff written off by Home Depot, like it wasn't worth anything. Because it wasn't! lol