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bodstruck



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James Baroud roof tent
Was considering this myself but a roof tent is not for me right now.

Nearly new, he will post for £98 and was originally asking £1250 which seems like a good price

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/James-Baroud-Ev...635-2958-0
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sharkey964



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Thats a bargain,for a great roof tent.
:thumbsup Thumbs Up
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Sancho



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Did get it in the end? It did look like a bargain. Very Happy

I've been looking at buying a soft shell roof tent and I found https://tentandtrail.com, they look really good for the spec and price. Have you heard of them?
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camelman



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"This listing was ended by the seller because there was an error in the listing"

An ebay member who's only been registered a few weeks but already has managed to pick up 2 negative feedbacks and has made their feedback comments private.

what could possibly go wrong Wink 
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Sancho



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Yes, I saw that message but thought it might be code for 'agreed a price off ebay to avoid fees!' Laughing
Post #945405 11th Mar 2022 12:42pm
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camelman



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A lot of roof tent sellers are now selling Alibaba stuff they import and add their own badges to.

Have a shufty here: https://www.alibaba.com/premium/rooftop_te...xwQAvD_BwE 
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Sancho



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Yeah, I guessed that but there seems to be quite a bit of risk and hidden expense with buying off Alibaba, shipping, VAT, import duties, etc. Seems better to buy from a company that provides a warranty and will deal with any issues?

Have you bought from Alibaba?
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camelman



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I wasn't suggesting buying off Alibaba as the prices they quote are typically for bulk purchases.
Just pointing out that a number of the roof tent sellers that have popped up, particularly since lockdown are reselling stuff from this route. Nothing wrong with that however.
I do have friends who are buying other goods form Alibaba in bulk and reselling them and it seems to be working. 
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J1990



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And yet I'm now sat here wondering why I would pay £3000 to some of these dealers for the aluminium rooftop tents if they're a dropshipper selling a £480 AliBaba product. Even with import duties and added complications, that's a whole lotta money to save and it seems to me that apart from a little more effort the real downside is just there's no UK body to provide you with a guarantee?
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