Auto Parts on eBay and Amazon

[Gobi King]

PSA

Nearly all fake parts being sold old eBay, Amazon , Facebook etc
Avoid avoid avoid !

[JasonGotaProblem]

Great I just got my new mirror today

[Benni3]

Ya,,,i have gotten that too and $350 clock spring for $16 that came out of the same plastic mold,,, same part,,,buyer beware,,,,

[Gfish]

Yup, best to go for OEM.

[Keta]

Someone is selling Penn reel clamps on fleaBay for almost $25.00, a bit more than Mystic.

[Maxed Out]

 Tons of fake China made old silver dollars from 1700's up thru 1900's on ebay.

 Ebay knows about the problem, but they ignore it. Buyer beware. Only buy from reputable coin dealers based in the USA

[Benni3]

Some parts on ebay are junk yards selling stuff and some are after market,,,,there ok,,,but i like summit racing for proformance parts,,, not for the proformance just because they don't break or go out,,, like advanced let's replace a alternator or starter every year or so,,, If your lucky,,,,,

[jgp12000]

I use Rock Auto, I have bought several chinese carbs & ATV starters from Amazon with good success. Golf cart starter/generator not as well lasted a month  under warranty but who wants to do that every month. Had to get OEM local. Batteries-I like walmart will ship to your house if you can wait 3 days no core required. Usually best price & there is a walmart in most every city if you have one go bad. Most modern vehicles with push button start its best to get an AGM battery & the original in my truck lasted 10 years. They are pricier but the flooded cell batteries have a 4 yr timer in them to go bad at the worst time. In the old days seems like batteries gave you a warning  by dragging a little.

I had to get one at Sam's this a.m. in the car, no start & it gave a few hints days prior. Its push button start. The car didn't want to unlock pulling the handle as normal, but after I used the fob it worked the rest of the day. Also a battery saver message came up on the radio & auto dimming hinting something's up.

[Benni3]

I use Rock Auto, I have bought several chinese carbs & ATV starters from Amazon with good success. Golf cart starter/generator not as well lasted a month  under warranty but who wants to do that every month. Had to get OEM local. Batteries-I like walmart will ship to your house if you can wait 3 days no core required. Usually best price & there is a walmart in most every city if you have one go bad. Most modern vehicles with push button start its best to get an AGM battery & the original in my truck lasted 10 years. They are pricier but the flooded cell batteries have a 4 yr timer in them to go bad at the worst time. In the old days seems like batteries gave you a warning  by dragging a little.

I had to get one at Sam's this a.m. in the car & it gave a few hints days prior. Its push button start. The car didn't want to unlock pulling the handle as normal, but after I used the fob it worked the rest of the day. Also a battery saver message came up on the radio & auto dimming hinting something's up.

Battery gave out on my girlfriends car at Walmart just had enough money on me to get the marine battery,,, But it lasted 7 years,,,,,

[Gobi King]

Rock auto - rocks all legit
Walmart selling stuff on their website is mostly drop shipped.
I bought brake pads and rotors from Walmart online
I made sure seller is Walmart
Carcarenut channel on YouTube has quite a few episodes on fake/counterfeit parts.

 

[slosh]

I'm a Toyota guy and I learned early in that journey that it's only Toyota reliable if you use Toyota parts.

Used to be that there were a few good sellers on Amazon that had OEM Toyota stuff for not dirt cheap, but cheaper than dealership. I don't know if that's still the case, but I've heard of several stories from friends/family where an 'OEM' part was Chinesium. I'm very fortunate that my local Toyota dealership sells parts at the counter without a big mark up, so that's my first stop when I need something. They do offer a cash discout FWIW.

Sometimes parts stores will have OEM-spec stuff (things made by the same company that builds for the OEM but under their own label) at a significant discount too. I used that approach to replace the radiator in my 4Runner and it worked well.