Trouble with China

In recent weeks I had bought many items on eBay, and many of them were available by sellers in Hongkong, Taiwan, Singapore, and China. Their prices are just without competition - even with the shipping the items are so much cheaper than anywhere in the UK. So far almost everything arrived ok, with sometimes very fast, sometimes a bit slower delivery. But then I hit two "rotten apples": I got sent two completely wrong items. Instead of a CCTV recorder, I got an automatic fish pond feeder. And instead of 5 cameras, I only got 5 little miniature camera stands. Maybe it is the nature of the objects that I have ordered - could it be that cameras and video equipment are somewhat suspect? All sellers on eBay display their customers satisfaction rates. Most are 100%, or maybe 99.8%. The ones that did those "mistakes" sending me wrong stuff had an approval rating of "only" 98.5%. I had thought that this was not much of an issue... but apparently it is. They promised now to send me the correct items. Let's see.

Ordered Items Arrive

In recent week I had conducted a shopping spree on eBay. Hongkong, China, Taiwan. The first things now arrived: - hard to get roof bars for the Expert van, battery box, reverse aid, 12V switch panel.

First I fixed the roof bars. Two screws were missing, and one could not completely be fastened. These bars are very heavy duty, but also are a bit bulky. I would have preferred something more "consumer" friendly.

Then I fixed the rear wardrobe insulation and view blocking. Took the battery box and mounted it in the rear of the vehicle. It fits exactly in the space between two horizontal wooden bars. Added a poster.