anyone bought cycling jerseys etc from ebay (china)
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i'm looking at buying a cycling jersey and shorts from ebay, from a seller in china.
has anyone bought from these types of sellers and:
a) how accurate has the sizing been
b) has has the quality been
c) how has the delivery time been
they sellers do seem to have plenty of very positive feedback but i wonder with a billion people in china whether they just get their friends to make up the feedback!
i'm after a rabobank 2011 team top and shorts. £31.50 on ebay, £100 in the UK shops!!!
has anyone bought from these types of sellers and:
a) how accurate has the sizing been
b) has has the quality been
c) how has the delivery time been
they sellers do seem to have plenty of very positive feedback but i wonder with a billion people in china whether they just get their friends to make up the feedback!
i'm after a rabobank 2011 team top and shorts. £31.50 on ebay, £100 in the UK shops!!!
I got a Saxo-Bank jersey last summer from China - think it was about £20 so way cheaper than in the UK. My understanding is that the China versions are made with lower quality fabric/stitching but my jersey has been fine. Certainly from a distance of a couple of metres, I think you'd be hard pressed to tell a UK and China jersey apart.
On the sizing side, I found that it came up very small. I ordered a Medium based on the sizing chart and it was literally skin tight (I'm not a massive bloke - 6'1" 85kgs) I exchanged it for a Large, but even that is a little 'snug'
On the sizing side, I found that it came up very small. I ordered a Medium based on the sizing chart and it was literally skin tight (I'm not a massive bloke - 6'1" 85kgs) I exchanged it for a Large, but even that is a little 'snug'
I've bought several sets over the last couple of years, as you say it's often less than half the UK price. Sizing seems on the small side and now I always order one size more otherwise it's skin tight.
Looking closely the quality isn't as good as some of my UK kit. Zips, stitching, elastic, etc are all fine and as far as my purchases are the same as my UK stuff. It's the fabric that seems a touch thinner but overall I can't really complain, they've all been fine for summer use over a base layer.
Looking closely the quality isn't as good as some of my UK kit. Zips, stitching, elastic, etc are all fine and as far as my purchases are the same as my UK stuff. It's the fabric that seems a touch thinner but overall I can't really complain, they've all been fine for summer use over a base layer.
Jimboka said:
Are the items genuine?, dont sound it if the quality and materials are inferior!
Probably not, although the Trek team jersey & shorts I bought the other year looked the real deal to me. But I wouldn't be surprised if someone said they were knocked up in a backstreet and breaking loads of copyright laws. But they came with genuine looking labels and if I'm honest, the shorts rank amongst the most comfortable I've had in a while.Gassing Station | Pedal Powered | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff