1st disappointing Ebay purchase...

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Well, I bought a pair of bumpers for my XC off ebay- bargain price of $60.00 for the pair (rear is for a twin exhaust) which sounds ok. I didnt need the front one but was keen on the rear.
I phoned him up and asked about postage from Brissie to Syd- he said about $40 as he has just sent a similar one to Perth for the same amount by bus.
Turns out that it was $100.00 to Syd.....

Now, for $160.00 for these with overriders in "good condition for age, has few little marks on them" this would be still aceptable. I also asked if they needed rechroming and if they has any obvious dents in them. Answer was no on both accounts.
Upon collection, (40km away from my home, Villawood from Hornsby) the bloke at the Century Batteries place (nfi why they were delivered there) said that the delivery bloke just threw them off the truck which might explain some of the dents and scrapes.

However, there is NO way that they could bolt on to a freshly painted car due to large areas of chrome having been rubbed away over the years.

I wrote him an email explaining this in a nice way, just saying that I was a little disappointed but other than this, I spoke with him several times and he was really helpful????

Anyhoo, I havent left him any feedback, pos or neg but I need to get this bumper fixed. Does anyone know approx $$$ for rechroming? Some dents will need sorted too.

I have to do it now that I have the bloody thing but it isnt going to be a bargain buy any more. :gren: :

Any help would be much appreciated.