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Thankyou both for the quick reply. The seller is saying that the item is straight from the supplier so she/he can sell it at a good price to the public. The supplier is selling the item at around Ł80 and the eBay seller at around Ł30. The strange thing is that in the description it says “new but opened and checked that it is fully functional”. I suspect that the eBay seller is selling refurbished products, there are also several similar items for sale too.
As this will be a Christmas present I had better play it safe. ☺️
Originally posted by Goldiebrown88
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If they are only selling a one-off of the items then that sounds to me like a second hand item, possibly picked up at a car boot, auction or charity shop. I suspect they have bought it from one of those and, as it looks in brand new condition, they are trying to pass it off as 'new' in their description.
If they have multiple of the same item for sale then I'd be wary because who gets new 'stuff' from a supplier and then goes and opens the boxes and checks they work - nobody is the answer.
You could get a bargain in the first instance.....or maybe not......