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MsSonnetMarwood -> RE: Bought anything from ebay? (11/7/2005 8:00:42 PM)
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I've been searching for floggers, nipple clamps, ankle/wrist restraints etc on ebay. However, it's difficult to tell whether these items are decent or not. I've purchased some items on ebay and probably 90% was fine, but at the prices for a 'good' leather item, I really hesitate to risk that kind of money and find out the item was a piece of junk.
Sometimes, you just can't tell by the photo.
Thanks for any input.
I've bought a number of kinky things off ebay over the years. For the most part, the items that I got were good quality except for a couple of floggers years ago (but then...you can't buy a good flogger under $50). But keep in mind, I was always very careful in selecting items - I chose items that were not "cheap" for what they were, were returnable, and well described. My strategy was often to buy a small, inexpensive item from a particular vendor, like a leather cock ring...if I liked how it was made, I would then be comfortable going back and buying again from that vendor.
If it's a big ticket item you are looking for, I wouldn't go through eBay. Your best bet is to either buy at a local fetish flea market, kink store, or through the web from a reputable vendor/craftsman. One way to find reputable vendors is ask those you meet at play parties or the like where they got that flogger/paddle/straightjacket that they have that you like.
I recently spent $400 on a single tail. I got it from a reputable vendor at a fetish flea where I was able to handle (and drool over it LOL) before I plunked down the cash. I would be very hesitant to spend that kind of money over the web on a whip, and I would *never* have spent that kind of money on eBay.
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