Cricut carts & Ebay

[Luvmy4boys]

I've only had my Cricut less than a year. I use it alot and would love more cartridges, but I'm on a tight budget. Anyone buy cartridges on ebay? How's your luck? There is one I REALLY want on there now, but I've never ordered anything from ebay.

 

[The Orchid]

I've only had my Cricut less than a year. I use it alot and would love more cartridges, but I'm on a tight budget. Anyone buy cartridges on ebay? How's your luck? There is one I REALLY want on there now, but I've never ordered anything from ebay.

My girlfriend bought me a cricut for my birthday last month and I have since ordered about 12 cartridges from eBay sellers. I have 19 total, but I bought some in the stores. JoAnns and Michaels both had them on sale for 40 bucks a few weeks ago! Anyway, I have had nothing but great experiences buying cartridges on ebay. Great deals, very fast shipping, and the cartridges are brand new, sealed and work perfectly.

I've been a buyer and seller on eBay for nearly ten years (oh my gosh, where did THAT time go!). I have had thousands of transactions and I can count the bad experiences on the fingers of one hand. I think it's a safe and inexpensive way to build your cricut cartridge collection.

 

[The Orchid]

I should add, the best way to be sure an eBay seller is reputable is to look at his or her feedback rating. I generally don't buy from people with less than 99%. If the rating is lower than that, I carefully read the comments left by buyers who left a negative. Sometimes I decide I can live with the faults people find in the seller. Other times I run the other way! Usually, if a seller cheats people, eBay kicks them off pretty quickly. So if a seller has several hundred feedbacks with few negatives, then you can be pretty sure you are safe.

Also, eBay/paypal has buyer protection. If you don't get your item, then you file a paypal claim and they will usually get you your money back. But these things are so very rare. As I said, it's only happened a few times in thousands of transactions. So far, the cricut dealers I've bought from are among the very best sellers on ebay....fast, free shipping on most, and good feedback.

 

[Fran98765]

You might want to dig in this forum for a thread about one ebay seller that pretty much sucks and not buy from them.

 

[jacksmomma]

It is not ebay, but keep your eyes and ears open for Thanksgiving and the day after. Last year M's had carts on Thanksgiving Day for $29 each! I got 3 and did not even waste any of my precious shopping time because it was Thanksgiving Day, not the day after.

 

[Luvmy4boys]

It is not ebay, but keep your eyes and ears open for Thanksgiving and the day after. Last year M's had carts on Thanksgiving Day for $29 each! I got 3 and did not even waste any of my precious shopping time because it was Thanksgiving Day, not the day after.

Usually I dread the end of summer, start of fall......but this year I am actually anxious for time to go buy. I can't wait for Black Friday. That is when I got my Cricut (from Michaels) last Black Friday. I'm hoping they have another great deal on carts.

 

[Reagan&Co.]

Last Black Friday is when I got my Cricut, too! And three cartridges at $29 each.

I have not seen that great of a price since.....therefore, I have not bought any more cartridges since!

Hoping and wishing for another great deal this year!!!

 

[Luvmy4boys]

I took the plunge. I bid on the cartridge I wanted and won it for $26.00. I was hoping to get it for a bit less, but atleast it is still better than any retail sale price I have seen.

 

[Reagan&Co.]

After hearing the positive reports, I bid on some cartridges, too! I am SO excited...these are WAY cheaper than the stores- even on sale- and I could not stand to wait til Black Friday!

But that brings up a question.....how do these ebay sellers get them at such a great price? A few live near Provo, so maybe they work there and get really good discounts or something?

I had asked a lady that runs my local scrapbook store about her prices and she says they cost her $40 or $50 from ProvoCraft. So there must not be much discount for retailers (except Michael's).

Anyway, I was just curious.....!