Internet purchases

There is an eBay seller named Autolecau that I have found very reliable to deal with
They are a bricks and mortar auto leccy store in Victoria that also sell online, you can ring them for advice as well

No affiliation just a happy customer

In general though I have found the majority of eBay sellers to be fine and have had very few negative experiences

It's in Welshpool WA, but I've found 'The 12V Shop' has a very good stock of quality 12V equipment, do on line or phone orders.

https://www.12volt.com.au

eBay and set up a Paypal account.

Look at their feedback and see how many items they have shifted, if the feedback says don't bother, then they may be a bit sus. Some customers can be unreasonable too, so if they have sold 10000 items and have 2 negative feedback, then the odds are in your favour.

I've bought heaps of stuff online, even gear out of China, and have yet to have an issue.

Doc,

If it's the Narva 54450, I bought one from a mob called e-clearances on Ebay for $50 delivered back in Feb. I see they now have 2 left @ $33.52 + $8.90 postage.

Considerably cheaper than local bricks and mortar store $147.00.

p.s. I'm not interested in hearing a lot of whinging from onlookers about supporting local etc. I try to support them when I can but I'm not subsidising their early retirement.

Regards

I've used ebay seller "4wdextreme" for a number of items, and always very satisfied. Express post is included in their prices. They have the Narva 54450 listed on fleabay at the moment here

Have you looked up a company called ABR they are in queensland and regularly post advice on this site.

I have purchased from them ,never a problem and great after sales service.

oz doc
i bought that exact narva box from autoelecau just recently 54450, about $50 delivered

They do have a site on eBay (which i used) and can show different products .

I now do more shopping on the net than in bricks and mortar shops.

Some tips:

Don't buy from someone on eBay with less than say a hundred sales up.

Never pay with bank transfer or Money Order.

Do a google search on the seller's name or look on productreview.com.au for bad smells. If you find a price that looks too good to be true it probably is. Never buy on price alone. As is clear in this thread, a bit of research shows the sellers who provide good service.

If you pay via credit card or PayPal, yes you can often use them to get a refund when things go pear-shaped but it's a deal of work.

In some cases you end up buying again from the same crowd so if you've had good service then leave positive feedback as these are the folk we want to see prosper. Avenues are productreview.com.au, Yellow Pages and Facebook.

Some sellers are just resellers who know nothing about the product. If you're uncertain about what will meet your needs ask questions. You soon learn who is on the ball.

I recently bought some LED side marker and signal lamps from Collier & Miller - not an ebay seller, but had good range of the Narva products I wanted, and the items arrived quickly with no hassles.

As for ebay, I generally look at the ratings given and number of reviews - if they have a few thousand reviews and a 99.6% rating or higher, you wouldn't expect to have any issues.