The purpose of this guide is to advise the ebay community on the ways in going about purchasing a hot tub, spa or jacuzzi from ebay. This guide was written by HotTubs2Buy.co.uk a hot tub retailer in the UK in order to ensure the safety of ebayers when purchasing a hot tub.

Ebay is a great source of infomation when it comes to purchasing a new product, you clearly have the products in front of you with high resolution images, with prices and a detailed description. Most people first port of call when purchasing a product will be ebay, as it is quite easy to search for the best value product. This is great when purchasing low value low risk products, however, extra care needs to be taken when purchasing high value products such as hot tubs, spas or jacuzzis. (which my the way are all the same thing)

I am sure most of you are able to surf and view product on ebay and are aware of feedback, however the prudent ebayer will look a little deeper into a potential sellers feedback especially when purchasing high value items such as hot tubs from ebay companies. This is because feedback can be gained quite easily from purchasing products as well as selling them. An unscrupulous ebayer you quite easily buy 100 items at 50p each and gain a 100% positive feedback score of 100 for just £50, before he or she has even sold a product. That is why you much alway filter the feedback using the feeback from buyer button. The second check you must apply to feedback it to check the type of product that that ebayer has been selling. This can be done by clicking on the item link next to the feedback. This is because it is all very well the seller having a positive feedback score of 100 just from buyers, if they are selling computer games. This generally means they have no experience in selling hot tubs, and therefore unlikely to have an established support network. Also remember that feedback is placed just after the product has been bought, it can not be placed 6 months down the line should the product break, UK companies are required by law to supply all products with a 1 year guarentee, however if that company is not around that guarentee means nothing.

Ok so we have found a seller with good feedback from the right products, now it comes down to the product its self. They say a picture paints a 1000 words which is correct yet viewing a product in the flesh paints a million words. Never ever buy high value products without viewing them first, this includes cars, boats, and especially hot tubs! This is not only to check that the product exists and is of good quality but also enables you to gauge the seller, as a lot can be told from meeting someone.

Product quality when it comes to hot tubs is vital as you are mixing water and electricity, not checking that it is safe and good quality could result in serious injury or even death. The world market for hot tubs is currently being flooded with products from the middle east. These more often then not do not meet UK safety regulations as they are made from very poor quality materials and electrical components. They may look very nice from the pictures but you will never be able to tell until you see them in the flesh. Always find out where the product is made and verify this with the manufactuer.

Now you are equip with this infomation go out surf ebay, do your checks and I hope you purchase a great hot tub from a good seller that will last a lifetime in complete safety. You will find our tubs for sale on ebay or you can view them on our website www.hottubs2buy.co.uk.
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