THE RAVELCO on
and
other Internet auction
sites . . .
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE
eBay SELLER IS TELLING
YOU ON THEIR eBay
WEBPAGE, THE FACTS ARE
VERY CLEAR:
IF YOU PURCHASE A
RAVELCO ON eBay, OR ANY
OTHER INTERNET AUCTION
SITE, THERE
IS ABSOLUTELY NO
WARRANTY, NO SUPPORT OF
ANY KIND AND YOU CANNOT
GET EXTRA PLUGS FOR YOUR
RAVELCO . . . PERIOD!
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY
ALL STATE NO RETURNS?
NO SELLER ON eBay OR
ANY OTHER INTERNET
AUCTION SITE IS AN
AUTHORIZED OR CERTIFIED
RAVELCO DISTRIBUTOR,
DEALER OR SALES PARTNER.
DO
NOT BELIEVE THEM IF THEY
SAY THEY WERE A FORMER
OR PREVIOUS AUTHORIZED
RAVELCO DISTRIBUTOR. A
GENUINE RAVELCO
DISTRIBUTOR'S CONTRACT
STATES THAT THEY
CAN NEVER SELL ON
eBay OR ANY OTHER
INTERNET AUCTION SITE.
Please beware of any one
or any company selling a
Ravelco whose name
cannot be found on our
RAVELCO DEALERS &
DISTRIBUTORS PAGE.
Only
the distributors and
dealers listed on that
page are authorized and
certified by RAVELCO and
carry the genuine
RAVELCO ANTI THEFT
DEVICE.
Those listed
distributors and dealers
sales receipts are the
only sales receipts
which you can use to
order extra RAVELCO
replacement plugs. We
will not make any one or
any company extra
RAVELCO replacement
plugs whose name is not
listed in our records or
not listed on the
RAVELCO DEALERS &
DISTRIBUTORS PAGE.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
There are a few
Internet sellers claiming to
have the genuine RAVELCO
Anti Theft Device which in fact are not.
We at Ravelco, keep
up with the latest
installation
instructions for every
vehicle manufactured.
Please do not fall prey
to someone selling the
Ravelco (genuine or
knock-off) and stating that
they have the generic
installation
instructions for the
Ravelco. What they may
have is something that
they drafted or
fabricated and printed
up to sell you knock-off
- look-alike Ravelcos.
One of the reasons we
give a lifetime
guarantee with the
Ravelco is because we
have technicians who
constantly work in
harmony with the vehicle
manufacturers acquiring
information on which are
the best and safest
circuits to use.
If a RAVELCO is
installed incorrectly or
without our direction
you are asking for
problems. We guarantee
the RAVELCO for life
because we know that the
RAVELCO is manufactured
free from defects or any
other problems that
might occur.
THE TWO MOST
IMPORTANT FACTORS ARE:
1.) From the
Ravelcos debut in July
of 1976 until April of
1994 the Ravelco was
manufactured with a
different (than used
today) female connector
pin. Over time, we
at Ravelco learned that
on the newer higher
voltage of today's
vehicles that some of
these female connectors
had opened up and
failed. Learning this,
in May of 1994 all the
Ravelcos manufactured
from then on were
changed and fitted with
a new improved female
connector pin. Along
with the new connector
pin, Ravelco then issued
a lifetime guarantee for
all the new Ravelcos
manufactured after April
of 1994. At that time
Ravelco tried to recall
and switch
out all the older
manufactured Ravelco
with its dealers. Of
course many of these
could not be found or
returned. We at Ravelco
believe that many of
these are the older
Ravelcos showing up on
these auction sites at
ridiculously reduced
prices.
2.) In August and
September of 2005,
hurricanes and floods
wiped out many auto
dealers on the gulf
coast of Texas. These
auto dealers entire
parts departments and
their inventory were
destroyed, this included
many Ravelcos. We
learned that a salvage
company purchased many
of these damaged units
and tried to sell them
as new. Watch out! You
may be purchasing a salt
water damaged Ravelco.
OTHER
FACTORS ARE:
1.) No customer support
- no extra plugs. You
lose a plug and you must
remove the unit.
2.) No Warranty
3.) Lack
of proper installation
instructions for your
vehicle.
4.) If the Ravelco
happens to be genuine, it
most likely is
the old technology
(thinner wires, pins,
etc.) - that were left
over from a out of
business auto dealership.
These older Ravelco
units will not work with
the newer vehicles
computer systems. Ravelco has been in
business since 1976.
Looking at the Ravelco
unit from the
outside it will
look the exact same as they
did back then when they
first debuted.
5.) Years ago a company
in Mexico purchased many
Ravelcos and tried to
adapt them to an alarm
system that they came up
with. We have seen some
of these units where the
wires are stripped and
soldered inside the
cable and are no good.
6.) Parts
missing, etc.
eBay Legal Department:
Our attorneys have
contacted eBay and
warned them about the
potential problems and
problems in the past
with the Ravelco being
sold on their auction
site by unauthorized
sellers. eBay, (being
greedy) has failed
to comply and remove
these sellers.
Whenever we hear of a
problem from someone who
calls us and says "something
is wrong with their
vehicle" (such as their
vehicle's check engine
lights keeps coming on,
etc.) it never ceases to
amaze us that as
soon as we ask "where did
they purchase their
Ravelco" . . . we find
out it was from an
UNAUTHORIZED SELLER on
eBay or some other
internet auction site.
Occasionally, a Ravelco
Anti Theft Device or
knock-off (not made
in the US even though it
says it is) may show up
on eBay or some other
Internet auction site.
Every one of our authorized
and certified Ravelco
distributors and dealers
have in their contracts;
that they cannot sell or
list the RAVELCO
uninstalled on eBay
or any type of other
Internet auction site.
Your safest bet, is to stay away and
not purchase a Ravelco -
(knock-off) online.
Remember:
1.) The
bitterness of a bad deal
remains long after the
sweetness of a low price
is forgotten!
2.) Only
buy from an authorized
and certified Ravelco
Distributor or Dealer.
Sincerely,
The Ravelco Team |