anyone try to buy a carb from ebay,
is it a ripoff or are most of them true to what they say,

i've bought 3 from ebay no problems.. if it needs rebuilt they tell you.. if its ready to go they tell you.. if in doubt buy one that you can see has been freshly rebuilt and not yet been ran

but on average you can pick up like a 4160 fro like $50-75, throw a rebuild kit at it and ya have a good carb for like $100...

i just picked up a 3310 (4150) 780CFM single pump dual feed 4 corner idle ajustment carb for $115 with extra jets and and squirters and stuff , fresh rebuild....

just find what you want and search for it... and keep a close eye on it...

Look up CarbDoc on Ebay. He probably has the best reputation for rebuilt carbs.

I ve bought 3 from ebay no problems but like any carb i buy used i anticipate tearing it apart and setting it back to factory specs as a baseline then tunning.

I bought this one from this seller about a year ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7956924244&category=33550

No problems at all.

The three i bought were all DP's under $100

The good thing about carbs is that unless the carb is broken in half you can rebuild it and have it be as good as new. All the carbs Ive bought for my camaro have been second hand, two from ebay, one rebuilt from summit and one from a friend of a friend. When searching for a carb I look at the ads with clear pics, good descriptions, the part numbers listed and the seller has good feedback. If it meets all the requirements then Ill bid on it.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Mwilson:
The three i bought were all DP's under $100</font>

You must have some good luck, I looked for 3 months before I found a 700 cfm DP for $145 and I was happy I got it for so cheap.

There are good deals out there. I just picked up a 3310-4 with the dual feed line attached that is in great condition for $50 shipped to my door.

thanks for the info. im bidding on a few right now. i need a 650cfm for my gmc truck. so i can put my 800 cfm 4165 holly on my 455.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Joekool:
You must have some good luck, I looked for 3 months before I found a 700 cfm DP for $145 and I was happy I got it for so cheap.</font>

I turned one down after the bid because it was a 700!
the two i bought were a 4779, 4779 for $100
and a 4780 for $75

I got a Barry Grant Sports Claw ('real' BG carb, not Demon), it's a 650 mech secondary, I paid under $300. It was a refurb from BG.

http://stores.ebay.com/BARRY-GRANT-DEMON-CARBS-AND-MORE

Im selling a edelbrock carb that is darn near brand new except that the electric choke broke off during a return to summit racing make me an offer in the swap meet section. If you see my profile youll understand why I dont mess with people! jeff