TACK & SPEEDO GUAGE VISORS ON E-BAY FOR VALKYRIE

Not sure what seller the OP is referring to that he alleges "ripped him off" on eBay. However there are very few selling these and some are less attractive than others; none are metal; all are chromed composites that will not (if installed correctly) scratch or rust the actual gauges. As far as I can see these are only for the Cruiser; NOT the Tourers as they have different sized gauges. I have seen ALL of the ones for sale and know that some are not well fitted or finished; all are fairly light weight but do wear well and look good. Let's think about how ebay works for a minute here::: The seller researches and seeks out a product. They then take the risk that these items will sell. They invest in the items (which may be sold at wholesale or retail) and fronts the shipping which can be steep from a lot of suppliers. Then the seller has to do photography that reflects the product; on and off the intended vehicle. and also protect them from theft. The next step is listing them which takes time and effort and costs the seller. When the item is listed the seller will need to set a price which reflects these expenses and of course makes a profit---which is eroded in the NEXT step. The price can be a Buy It Now; or an Auction; or a Best Offer. IF the seller lists it as an Auction WITH a Buy It NOW--the price for the Buy It Now MUST be at LEAST 30% MORE than the Auction price as per ebay rules; you can't list if you don't meet this rule. When the item SELLS eBay takes at LEAST an 11% cut directly off the top; THEN eBay takes ANOTHER cut of the shipping that the BUYER pays so EVERY Seller is subsidizing EVERY item's postage! Then Paypal takes ANOTHER cut of the item price. That is THREE different %'s before the Seller gets paid! The seller then mails the item off to the Buyer and hopes that the item meets the buyers expectations. If the Seller has a NO RETURNS policy ( all listings tell you this in the description) then the buyer should not have a reason to complain unless the item is radically different OR the item arrives damaged. There are several ways to deal with this; simply contacting the Seller is usually enough to resolve any problems. Contacting eBay or using their CASES System should only be an option AFTER you contact the Seller. If you DO use the eBay system there are time limits that EBAY sets; not the Seller or the Buyer; and these are not a "One month" time span as stated by the OP here; I do not know what he did of course so can't speak to his issue. Usually this resolves a problem but often people who are not familiar with the eBay way of doing things use an inappropriate method which can lead to misunderstandings. Another resource for using eBay is the FeedBAck comments of previous buyers; if you look you can see if the Seller has sold these items before and how others liked them; be aware that only a certain % of buyers bother to leave Feedback so the full number of items sold can be MUCH different than the Sellers Feed Back count or the number of particular items you see sold. I would suggest that if you feel an item is priced too high you contact the Seller to see if they can do better; often they can and will; but sometimes they might want to take the sale "off ebay" so THEY will not be charged eBay and Paypal fees. Items on eBay have to be priced competitively and some sellers will charge a low price but a high shipping fee; some will include shipping in the price (shipping is NEVER free; somewhere it is reflected in the price) some will sell to International buyers and many will not; eBay raises rates and "Store Subscription" prices at the drop of a hat often without notifying Sellers---all factors in pricing.