Originally Posted by
fyrstormer
That's a thought. Lots of used RC electronics seem to be filthy and have awful soldering work, though. It would be most unpleasant to drop $80 on a used ESC that was damaged by overheating during soldering, find out it doesn't work after soldering new wires to it, and then have the seller tell me it's my fault and they won't accept a return.
Always a risk, but I've personally purchased five and pointed a fellow racer to two others. All are working perfectly. Ebay is also heavily slanted in favor of buyers. If there is a dispute on an ebay item, 99% of the time the seller will be on the losing end of the transaction. Still, YMMV.