Would You ? - Carseat Off E-Bay??

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Once we eventually get a new car i want to put DD2 straight into a maxirider AHR like her big sister.

I love them, i think they are a great seat and although we don't have the $$ we are happy to pay for a good brand and a seat we trust.
Now looking on e-bay there are some 2nd's that look to be in great condition selling for say $100 less than if we bought brand new... would you ever buy a carseat off e-bay?

I mean this is my daughters safety

[Tinks]

I wouldn't. Only becasue you don't know the history. You should replace car seats after they've been in an accident, however minor it may be and ebay sellers could lie and tell you it hasn't been in an accident. I would prefer to spend the extra and buy a new one so I know its history.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Thanks hun, thats my though.. but umm if any lovely BB lady has one they don't need *HANDS UP*

[Olive]

nope i wouldnt either....
check the racv car seat ratings..... there are others that rate higher for safety that are cheaper

[AnyDream]

No I wouldn't. I would only get a seat second hand from a friend I trust to speak the truth.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

nope i wouldnt either....
check the racv car seat ratings..... there are others that rate higher for safety that are cheaper

Ohh will have a look, DD1 loves her Maxirider so we were looking at getting the same thing.. but will see what i can find.

[feeb]

Nope I wouldn't either as you want to be 200% sure that seat is not damaged at all.

[Astrid]

Baby Love have a similar seat out that is cheaper. We had to go for one when we had to replace the Maxi Rider after an accident as we could not longer get the Maxi Rider easily down this way. Very happy with it so far.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Baby Love have a similar seat out that is cheaper. We had to go for one when we had to replace the Maxi Rider after an accident as we could not longer get the Maxi Rider easily down this way. Very happy with it so far.

Is that the Ezy combo, it's the only other one on the RACV website that is a higher rating than the maxirider.
Does the headrest thing adjust like the maxirider? only reason i ask is my niece is 7 this year and still in her maxi-rider as the headrest bit extends so far.
It does look quite similar and for over $100 less.

[Astrid]

That is it, will have to get back to you on the details, it is in DH's car and he is out. DD2 is only 3, so we are still using the harness. Pretty sure the headrest does not move, but we don't have that option on the Maxi Rider we have in my car.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Cool, i think it has the same weight range as the maxirider AHR anyway so it might be worth looking at but i think i know that DP will say just get them the same seat

[Roryrory]

We did. You can see if a car seat has been damaged. Our capsule is an ebay purchase and it has "done the rounds" amongst our friends too. All of our friends knew it was an ebay purchase, all were satisfied that it was undamaged.

IMO the recommendations on "don't buy second hand, it might be damaged" are there to protect nufties who can't be trusted. In the same way all baby shops have "car seat fitters" on standby. Because only a "professional carseat fitter" can be trusted to do it right? Yeah, so some guy who has READ the instructions is a "professional"? Hmmm.

I'd rather let my engineer DH fit the carseat....

[Liviam]

I did but I put the condition on the purchase that I would pay cash on pick-up and I would only take the seat after I inspected it and was happy that there was no damage to the seat.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Thanks everyone, i must admit i am a bit 'safety conscious' about things like that, i only ever had the carseats fitted and turned by a professional fitter (my cars a right PITA to get them in) and only JUST put seats in on my own a couple of weeks ago in DP's dad's car

I might check out the baby shops and look at the babyluv compared to the maxirider (1 star difference) and see what we think.

The think i love about the maxirider is that Safe-N-Sound have a crash replacement program so i thought they might be less likely to be sold if they'd been in an accident IYKWIM. ??

[helle]

Can you layby?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

We could but none of the baby shops are close to me so would be a waste of $$ in travel so prob best to just go and buy it, i'm sure i will figure it out eventually

[Astrid]

Thanks everyone, i must admit i am a bit 'safety conscious' about things like that, i only ever had the carseats fitted and turned by a professional fitter (my cars a right PITA to get them in) and only JUST put seats in on my own a couple of weeks ago in DP's dad's car

I might check out the baby shops and look at the babyluv compared to the maxirider (1 star difference) and see what we think.

The think i love about the maxirider is that Safe-N-Sound have a crash replacement program so i thought they might be less likely to be sold if they'd been in an accident IYKWIM. ??

Did not know about the crash exchange program, thankful our insurer covered up to $500 for the replacement of our two seats.