Lost $200 on a "rebuilt" alternator from a sketchy online seller

I bought a remanufactured alternator off a random parts site for my 2012 F-150, thinking I was saving cash over the dealer price. It died completely after just 3 months, and when I pulled it out the bearings were totally shot and the casing had a crack I didn't catch at first. Has anyone else had bad luck with cheap rebuilds, or did I just pick the wrong seller?

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mitchell.thomas1d ago

Well hey, you paid the "stupid tax" on that one, I've definitely been there too. Easiest $200 you'll ever lose if you ask me.

tessap971d ago

Hang on though, isn't that $200 just the price of a lesson you actually learned? Feels like that's money well spent if you never make the same mistake again (and trust me, there are way more expensive lessons out there).

the_betty1d ago

Call it a tuition fee for the school of hard knocks.