Anyone ever by from ebay? Looking to buy a dozen or so NAP Bloodrunners... some of these china sellers have them (or generic) for dirt cheap. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
I don't usually buy from eBay because like you said some people just rip you off completely instead of eBay I usually use Amazon which they are still fairly cheap.
Have seen some knockoffs for sale. They may or may nt work as well as the real thing and the legitimate manufacturer screwed out of a profit when knockoffs are bought. I won't touch them.
Most broadheads coming from Chinese sellers are "counterfeit". It is stealing designs from companies that paid to design and develop them. Obviously I am against it and consider it unethical. But truth lots of guys use them on archerytalk and insist they work fine. I will never know because I will not buy them.
Don't buy broadheads off ebay. Like Coop said most of them coming from China are counterfeits. Spend money at a local archery shop or retailer. I have said this many times and it is solely me giving advice...Don't cut corners on the one thing that actually kills the deer! Very few people kill more than 3 deer a year. Most broadheads come 3 in a pack. So the average bow hunter doesn't use a pack of broadheads in a year. Just my .02!
An inexpensive bow can launch a deadly arrow, but a cheap arrow is likely not as consistent or accurate as a good one. Same basic premise holds true for BH's as well. Your hunting arrow setup is what does all the work, so that is NOT the place you want to cut corners. Tough not to buy products made in China these days, but being selective is important. My BH's are Trophy Taker Shuttle-T's, NAP Hellrazors and Magnus Stinger/Buzzcuts.
People have actual ran several tests and comparisons mainly with rage broadheads (fake vs real) and the differance was almost nothing at all and with some the fakes actually performed better, were sharper, and weighed closer to the correct grain. I still wouldn't use them because of other reasons already stated.
I use eBay for everything, bows, arrows even bought a truck off eBay. You can't get ripped off if you use PayPal.
The problem is that you won't find out you got ripped off until your broadhead fails when you shoot something with it. PayPal isn't going to cover the pain of a lost animal because you wanted to save a few bucks on broadheads.
We have bought many many many items off ebay with outstanding results. Bows, arrow, broadheads, etc. Likewise we have sold bow, arrows and broadheads on Ebay with zero issues. We buy from reputable sellers that are US based with high ratings and a stake in remaining a top seller. We have bought more slick tricks that I can count. Zero issues and I doubt very much any of them were knock offs. Be smart and buy wise.
