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Just bought an E-Series Engine from Ebay..Guess what?
Posted: 02:55 pm Jan 03 2011
by ldspowersports
The seller listed it as in good running condition-ready to go...WRONG! Top end was so far gone that the plating was coming off the cylinder. The KIPS valve components on the cylinder were completely missing. The piston was so badly gouged it looked like someone dumped sand in the cylinder and started the bike up. The piston was cracked on top all the way around. I bought this for my KX/KDX Hybrid but basically back to the drawing board. I contacted the seller through ebay and left him two options. Full refund plus pay for shipping for me to send it back to him, or pay for new cylinder plating, top-end, and the replacement powervalve components. I think this is more than fair.
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Posted: 03:02 pm Jan 03 2011
by Mr. Wibbens
Good luck with option 2
Posted: 03:24 pm Jan 03 2011
by ldspowersports
Ya, I did it to make no.1 more obvious!
Posted: 03:45 pm Jan 03 2011
by moto_psycho
gutted mate! you do have a very good case for dispute though
Posted: 04:33 pm Jan 03 2011
by bigerestblazer
great thing about ebay is how easy it is to file a dispute and get your money back through them if the seller refuses to work with you. Had to do that more then my fair share of times and ive never had a problem collecting my money. Just make sure to lay out everything to ebay in your complaint that you've tried to resolve it and wait for the money to flow back in your account
Posted: 07:19 pm Jan 03 2011
by ldspowersports
Yep...the good news is they already agreed to refund me the money. They actually said "I rode the bike around and it seemed fine." No way that bike was ridden with the internals like that!!!! Oh well, back in the hunt for a good KDX engine. Heck, I might just buy a KDX and put the KX front end on it, some black excel wheels and be done with it!
Luke
Posted: 10:10 pm Jan 03 2011
by frankenschwinn
ldspowersports wrote:Yep...the good news is they already agreed to refund me the money. They actually said "I rode the bike around and it seemed fine." No way that bike was ridden with the internals like that!!!! Oh well, back in the hunt for a good KDX engine. Heck, I might just buy a KDX and put the KX front end on it, some black excel wheels and be done with it!
Luke
If you have the roller just find a reasonable KDX complete cheap. Sell off the parts you do not need and rebuild the motor with the funds...