Cheapo locking tuners on ebay - don't waste your money

Megii

...I have wasted some of mine, due to foolish curiosity. There are various ads on ebay for cheap locking tuner sets going for around a tenner or less, generally posted from China. I ordered a couple of sets just to see what the reality is - the pictures make them look very similar to decent sets sold by Northwest Guitars/Vanson Guitars etc. of which I do have good experience.

But is it a case of avoiding the price mark up, and getting the same quality for less, by cleverly bypassing the middleman? No! - what you get is a waste of time and metal. Yes they work, just about, but look really cheap, and are utterly horrible to use. I would post pictures, but I've already binned the offending tuners. Just in case anyone else is wondering anyhow, learn from my mistake.

Philtre

Tut tut...I would never be so foolish as to buy cheap stuff on eBay that turned out to be rubbish or fake.....

...except for that time I bought fake D'addario strings from an eBay seller who was also selling penis enlargement pumps....

...wait, or was it a fake penis enlargement pump from an eBay seller who was also selling D'addario strings?...

...er, move along, nothing to see....