Ebay Wakeboard Mix up

[JamesE]

Hi everyone. My sister was looking for a wakeboard for herself but was looking for a very cheap one so she found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Wakeboard-Hydros...QQcmdZViewItem (it is not the same auction but the same seller and page layout) and even though I didn't know much about it I figured for the price I told her to give it a shot. So she bought it. However when she recieved the wakeboard it was the same wakeboard as the one on this page. http://ekg.ebay.com/items/SportingGo.../180175932891/ So basically we ordered a Hydroslide which I have heard of and recieved a Hobie which I have never heard of. I am not really annoyed about this because we just bought the Hydroslide based on price and didn't really know much about it anyway. But since I don't know anything about the Hobie I would like to know how the two boards compare? If the two boards are equal or if the Hobie is better I won't do anything and won't even leave negative feedback. However if the Hobie is a worse board than what I ordered than obviously I will have to get this sorted out. So what is everyone's opinion on this issue? Should I bother getting the boards switched? Or should my sister just keep the board she has? Thanks for everyone's help. James

[skiswm]

RE: Ebay Wakeboard Mix up

Hydroslide Hobie etc are just "brands" now that people pack under. I think they both may be owned by the parent company now, Nash Manfg owns the Hydroslide name (About 20 years ago they were "the brand" for kneeboards). If you are upset with what you ordered though I'd get a hold of the company and find out why the swapped items on you.

[JamesE]

RE: Ebay Wakeboard Mix up

Thanks for the reply. The decision about whether or not to keep the wakeboard was ultimately up to my sister but I explained what you said, and the boards also appear to be basically the same board except for graphics. So she decided to just keep the board because she likes the graphics on this one better anyway.