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Dennispel
Explorer
Dec 07, 2013

Skylight

I need to replace a skylight, While shopping around for a replacement I have found them on ebay for about $40. My three local RV shops want $111. That is a big price difference, has anyone bought one of the ebay skylights? Do they last?

Dennis
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    wmoses wrote:
    2oldman, you are funny. You do know there are lots of bricks and mortar stores that sell on eBay right? That includes many RV stores.

    As a matter of fact, as soon as I am done writing this I am going back to listing all my IPad stuff on eBay and I can assure you it is good stuff. I have sold a lot of stuff on eBay and it was all good.

    Selling online is good for those who know how to do it and it is simply how things are done these days.


    X2, there are HUGE sellers on ebay running in "stealth mode" so you don't know their real (retail store) name. Ever heard of Jegs, Summit, etc? There's sellers on ebay with over 100,00 feedbacks. Ebay is just a "channel" to move merchandise, like Amazon, and others. Brick and mortars are a channel too.
  • 2oldman, you are funny. You do know there are lots of bricks and mortar stores that sell on eBay right? That includes many RV stores.

    As a matter of fact, as soon as I am done writing this I am going back to listing all my IPad stuff on eBay and I can assure you it is good stuff. I have sold a lot of stuff on eBay and it was all good.

    Selling online is good for those who know how to do it and it is simply how things are done these days.
  • Personally I've never found anything on eBay to be worth buying. I'd get the dealer one, or at least a reputable RV parts supplier. Your mileage may vary.
  • Does the $111 include labor? or just the price of the skylight. We had a vent replaced last year after hail broke it out. Cost of the vent itself was something like ... $35.00. The rest was for labor. I think the total was about $125. I let them fix it. Saved me some time, and the cost was OK.

    If you have the dealer install it, you might be a discount on the price? Just asking?

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