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Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
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Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
Posted:
should i buy firepoi on ebay? the ad says they're brand new, and in the picture they sure look brand new, and after shipping are only like 12 bucks!! ... can ebay be trusted??? the item description says they're professional chains with kevlar wicks...? boy would i like them...
should i buy firepoi on ebay? the ad says they're brand new, and in the picture they sure look brand new, and after shipping are only like 12 bucks!! ... can ebay be trusted??? the item description says they're professional chains with kevlar wicks...? boy would i like them...
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Location: London/ Surrey
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Location: London/ Surrey
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They'll be new if the wicks are yellow, but $12 sounds suspiciously cheap. I'd be wary on quality. what's the picture like?
They'll be new if the wicks are yellow, but $12 sounds suspiciously cheap. I'd be wary on quality. what's the picture like?
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old hand
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Location: London
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Location: London
Posted:
Put up a link for us if you dont mind please. Ebays cant usually be trusted, especially at prices that low
Put up a link for us if you dont mind please. Ebays cant usually be trusted, especially at prices that low
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6 posts
Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
6 posts
Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
Posted:
basically they look like the ones you can buy online at this site!! except the handles have 2 loops (which i like cause i made some practice soft ones with yarn handles and i keep accidentally letting go and they fly into the air LOL)
the description in full is "Set of 1 pair (2 chains) brand new Handcrafted fire Poi /chains. With 2 new cathedral Wicks 2" X 2" wide. Chain is 1/8" thick and 16" long. Wicking is professional grade heavy duty kevlar blend. Finger grips are 1/2" wide leather with a two finger design. Swivels in between chain and handles for maximum performance. These fire poi are brand new."
basically they look like the ones you can buy online at this site!! except the handles have 2 loops (which i like cause i made some practice soft ones with yarn handles and i keep accidentally letting go and they fly into the air LOL)
the description in full is "Set of 1 pair (2 chains) brand new Handcrafted fire Poi /chains. With 2 new cathedral Wicks 2" X 2" wide. Chain is 1/8" thick and 16" long. Wicking is professional grade heavy duty kevlar blend. Finger grips are 1/2" wide leather with a two finger design. Swivels in between chain and handles for maximum performance. These fire poi are brand new."
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6 posts
Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
6 posts
Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
Posted:
ebay item # 9520021313
and when i said 12, i'm assuming that's the highest i'll bid if i get outbid... right now it's at $1.04 and $5.50 for shipping (!!!)
ebay item # 9520021313
and when i said 12, i'm assuming that's the highest i'll bid if i get outbid... right now it's at $1.04 and $5.50 for shipping (!!!)
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Location: South Wales
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Location: South Wales
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Link for the lazy
Link for the lazy
NYC
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
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Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
Well, now that you've drawn everyone's attention to it, the price will surely rise well above the $12 range.
I would never buy a firetoy from ebay.
I'd either make em or buy them from a shop that I trusted greatly. And they absolutely positively do not look like the ones they sell on this site.
Keep in mind, you can easily get supercheapo firepoi from thailand for like $5. They'll break and you'll die but you'll save money.
If you are buying your first set of poi (which it sounds like these are) then you'll certainly buy them, see what you like and don't like about them, and then buy/make ones you really like.
Well, now that you've drawn everyone's attention to it, the price will surely rise well above the $12 range.
I would never buy a firetoy from ebay.
I'd either make em or buy them from a shop that I trusted greatly. And they absolutely positively do not look like the ones they sell on this site.
Keep in mind, you can easily get supercheapo firepoi from thailand for like $5. They'll break and you'll die but you'll save money.
If you are buying your first set of poi (which it sounds like these are) then you'll certainly buy them, see what you like and don't like about them, and then buy/make ones you really like.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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sneaky little kitty
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Location: Missouri, USA
sneaky little kitty
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Location: Missouri, USA
Posted:
i would but them here. guaranteed quality. and 2x2 is tiny fire heads.
i would but them here. guaranteed quality. and 2x2 is tiny fire heads.
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old hand
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
old hand
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
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You should buy your fire poi - infact all you fire needs - from here! Support the poeple who bring you so much more than an online shop!
You should buy your fire poi - infact all you fire needs - from here! Support the poeple who bring you so much more than an online shop!
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Location: South Wales
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Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
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Location: Seattle, WA... or Portland, OR
Posted:
well, hey, if i lose the bid, i'll let it go - cause i start work next week anyway and im gonna need a little reward for my first paycheck !!!!
well, hey, if i lose the bid, i'll let it go - cause i start work next week anyway and im gonna need a little reward for my first paycheck !!!!
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sober
109 posts
Location: Bury St. Edmunds, suffolk, United Kingdom
sober
109 posts
Location: Bury St. Edmunds, suffolk, United Kingdom
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ok, so i know this is a bit off topic (soz) but, does anyone know how true his comments on ball chain are ?
ok, so i know this is a bit off topic (soz) but, does anyone know how true his comments on ball chain are ?
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
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1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
Posted:
Looked at the add...that chain looks like bad quality....my friend had a chain like that and the links tend to open up!
IMO I wouldn't buy it...but that's just my opinion.
Looked at the add...that chain looks like bad quality....my friend had a chain like that and the links tend to open up!
IMO I wouldn't buy it...but that's just my opinion.
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Posted:
Like anything it depends on the quality. And you should always check your gear before you light up no matter what chain you're using if you want to aviod setting your audience alight. you do, however, need to be careful only to soak your wicks and not the chains in the fuel, because the balls fill up with fuel too and splash it everywhere
i have ball chains that i bought from here... and what he said about other chains spinning as smoothly if you put a swival on them... that's definately rubbish ball chains are the rockingest smooth fliers! (that's my story and i'm sticking to it.) they look heaps prettier too 
EDIT: I thought i'd read an article on here about ball chains, and i was right, here you go: Article about ball chains
EDITED_BY: FoxInDocs (1147943272)
Written by: Boz
ok, so i know this is a bit off topic (soz) but, does anyone know how true his comments on ball chain are ?
Like anything it depends on the quality. And you should always check your gear before you light up no matter what chain you're using if you want to aviod setting your audience alight. you do, however, need to be careful only to soak your wicks and not the chains in the fuel, because the balls fill up with fuel too and splash it everywhere
i have ball chains that i bought from here... and what he said about other chains spinning as smoothly if you put a swival on them... that's definately rubbish
ball chains are the rockingest smooth fliers! (that's my story and i'm sticking to it.) they look heaps prettier too EDIT: I thought i'd read an article on here about ball chains, and i was right, here you go: Article about ball chains
EDITED_BY: FoxInDocs (1147943272)
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Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Posted:
Fire poi from e-bay *scoffs* NO NO NO!
Fire poi from e-bay *scoffs* NO NO NO!
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NYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
There have been plenty of discussions of ball chains. You should search them. Suffice it to say that most high level poi spinners use ball chain. And of course, you'll have folks that disagree.
Written by: Boz
ok, so i know this is a bit off topic (soz) but, does anyone know how true his comments on ball chain are ?
There have been plenty of discussions of ball chains. You should search them. Suffice it to say that most high level poi spinners use ball chain. And of course, you'll have folks that disagree.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
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360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
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360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Posted:
Ball chain is inherently a weaker design than standard chain, but good quality ball chain should not break under the tension from poi. The problem I have with ballchain is that it absorbs a lot of heat and burns skin more easily than normal chain, (I do a lot of wraps near the head).
There's no way you can tell a chain's quality from a pic like that. Any normal chain is fine for poi, let's face it there's not a lot of force on them compared to what chains are designed to withstand. The links shouldn't even be split in the first place.
Personally I'd make em, as I like to know exactly what's up with my gear, but you can't even buy practice heads & spare swivels for that price so I'd buy it anyway. If you can pull apart/ cut the chain in less than a few minutes with a pair of pliers, it's not strong enough.
Written by: Boz
ok, so i know this is a bit off topic (soz) but, does anyone know how true his comments on ball chain are ?
Ball chain is inherently a weaker design than standard chain, but good quality ball chain should not break under the tension from poi. The problem I have with ballchain is that it absorbs a lot of heat and burns skin more easily than normal chain, (I do a lot of wraps near the head).
Written by: Medusa
Looked at the add...that chain looks like bad quality....my friend had a chain like that and the links tend to open up!
IMO I wouldn't buy it...but that's just my opinion.
There's no way you can tell a chain's quality from a pic like that. Any normal chain is fine for poi, let's face it there's not a lot of force on them compared to what chains are designed to withstand. The links shouldn't even be split in the first place.
Personally I'd make em, as I like to know exactly what's up with my gear, but you can't even buy practice heads & spare swivels for that price so I'd buy it anyway. If you can pull apart/ cut the chain in less than a few minutes with a pair of pliers, it's not strong enough.
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia
Posted:
The type of chain that is pictures there is the type that I have seen split before, hence my view that they are not good quality...
The type of chain that is pictures there is the type that I have seen split before, hence my view that they are not good quality...
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As far a ebay goes I will generally check through feedback, read up on any negative ones. Look up the last items sold. If the person seems to sell a lot of the one type of thing then there is a higher probability of trustworthyness. If it's a random missmatch of items then they are probably just after a quick buck by selling anything they can get their hands on.
As far a ebay goes I will generally check through feedback, read up on any negative ones. Look up the last items sold. If the person seems to sell a lot of the one type of thing then there is a higher probability of trustworthyness. If it's a random missmatch of items then they are probably just after a quick buck by selling anything they can get their hands on.
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