Could this be a fake N1 oil pump?

[cobrAA]

bought many stuff off ebay. no reason to paid 30% more for nothing.

[Bossman]

I think dealers always overprice their items significantly here in canada, for example i bought a transmission shifter snap ring from a local dealer here in Vancouver, dealers in the states sell this item for $2.78, I paid $11 after taxes for it. That's triple the price compared to the states

Next time check Richmond Nissan and compare their prices first for OEM stuff. I bought cap and rotor for my S12 years ago and their prices were 20% less then Southside Nissan. So even between local dealers there is a price difference. When I was restoring my RA29 Celica I drove all the way down to White Rock Toyota for OEM front fenders because their price was 40% less then the other local dealers.

[Daryl @ RightDrive]

In theory every Canadian Nissan dealer should charge the same price, but I have noticed some dealers are more expensive than others. We base our pricing on what Nissan Canada requires us to.
As for Nissan dealers in the US, they are all over the place, and sometimes the pricing is so cheap I can't understand how it's even possible. But in the case of some dealerships like NismoParts.com, they can take up to 10 months for the pats to come in, so even for the small savings it's not worth it at all.

[M13]

eBay is a market place.

It'd be a very ignorant thing to say "I wouldn't buy from eBay" herp derp...

Do your research on the seller and reputation and use your brain when buying from eBay and you'll have zero problems.

I've had more problems and headaches with "legit" online sites than with eBay.

[GTR203]

Amen to that I hate when people refuse to buy off ebay. I too have had more problems with some websites then ebay. However don't trust parts coming from Hong Kong off ebay ( supposedly REAL hks turbo timers and in my case some billet street bike parts) a lot of times they never show up Ive never had a problem getting a refund but it is aggravating.

[GTRC Admin]

It all comes down to personal preference. Some people do not like buying off eBay, while others do. There are a lot of legitimate items on eBay, and a lot of counterfeit ones as well.
Just to protect ourselves, lets be very careful with buying off eBay, Kijiji, websites etc.
There is a flood of counterfeit items for sale through these channels, especially eBay with fake products from HKS, Bride, Tomei etc. up for sale. Do your homework, and check manufacturer sites as they will list the counterfeit sellers on eBay, and also how to detect counterfeit products.
Counterfeit products are not only illegal and a cancer on the industry, they are sub-standard and dangerous.
Don't be fooled by fake products, do your homework and safe buying!

http://www.tomeipowered.com/BTE/inde...rfeit-warning/
http://www.bride-jp.com/info_copy_m.html
http://www.hks-power.co.jp/warning_overseas.html