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Would you...

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Buy a car seat off of eBay if it is listed as new in box?

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  • LyndseylovesHughLyndseylovesHugh member
    Personally I would not, there are certain things that I want to make absolute sure are new and in perfect condition and a car seat is one of them.
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  • LittleAppleLittleApple member
    Yes.  I would as long as the box was sealed.
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  • CougFanCougFan member
    My concern would be that it would arrive and it would be someone damaged or not what I was expecting. It wouldn't be cheap to send back something as big as a car seat.
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  • MBush4MBush4 member
    Valid points, CougFan...

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  • purple4upurple4u member
    NO
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  • 1026pumpkin1026pumpkin member

    I would be a little skeptical- it would be hard to know for certain that someone didn't try it out and repackage it.  I think you also need to be careful of how they're shipped- if it's tossed around a lot or dropped, it could affect the integrity- many car seats that are in even minor accidents are supposed to be replaced.

    If you're searching for a deal, keep an eye out for online discount web sites (i.e. Zulilly) and check Amazon.  If you have time for the next BRU trade-in sale, you can trade any crummy piece of gear (i.e. old hand me down or something junky from a garage sale) and get 25% off a new item.  Target also has some amazing clearance deals if you can catch them- when I was pregnant, they had Graco Snug Ride + the coordinating snap n go for $75, but were all sold out by the time I got there.  Car seats and cribs were really things where I wanted some peace of mind. 

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  • MegispregMegispreg member
    No. Is the point of doing that because it's cheaper? That would make me even more suspicious. Not worth the risk, IMO.
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  • shootingstars00shootingstars00
    I would not.
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  • gracefulruby33gracefulruby33 member

    imageLyndseylovesHugh:
    Personally I would not, there are certain things that I want to make absolute sure are new and in perfect condition and a car seat is one of them.

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    OP, I wouldn't.

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  • kelle017kelle017 member

    imageLittleApple:
    Yes.  I would as long as the box was sealed.

    I think I would if it was a sealed box.  I'd take into account the sellers rating also. 


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  • kellyrn9956kellyrn9956 member
    Nope.
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  • karen_loykaren_loy member
    no
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  • kaitylinkaitylin member
    No I wouldn't. Who knows what the box has been though. Maybe they bought the car seat and got in a car crash on the way home and the box banged around the car. The foam in the seat could be damaged... Or it could have been dropped really hard... I buy and sell on ebay a lot but I wouldn't buy a car seat on there.
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  • rak123rak123 member
    Nope.

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