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Nice find on that bottom one :thumbup:

If I wasn't going on holiday next month, I'd be very tempted by that.

Cheers for keeping the updates coming with these :cool:

Steve

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I got one from naviandbmwparts

It arrived from Lithuania in a week, and literally came out of the box and into the car - plug and play at it's finest, and no messing about with wiring wondering if you've got a live feed etc.

Pictures of fitted item (day and night) can be found on the following threads :-

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/mfd3-columbus-night-pictures/135842/

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/mfd3-fitted-bog-standard-black-facia-panel/135659/

I was considering bidding for one of these, when suddenly the items were all withdrawn and the seller naviandbmwparts has been de-registered... Very odd. :jawsmall:

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A couple of people have bought from him in the past and always had a good experience.

Very odd that he should just vanish.

As an update - current Skoda units available:

Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Apr-09 16:14:54 BST)

£600 Buy It Now - 6 Days & 16 Hours to run

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A couple of people have bought from him in the past and always had a good experience.

Very odd that he should just vanish.

As an update - current Skoda units available:

Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Apr-09 16:14:54 BST)

£600 Buy It Now - 6 Days & 16 Hours to run

Bloody hell, it is getting cheaper by the day...:eek:

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I would be very wary about buying expensive car-related items from anywhere in Eastern Europe. I have relatives in Eastern Europe and have visited some of these countries on a regular basis over the past 10 years. There is a big criminal fraternity involved in stealing cars and car-related items in western countries (particularly Germany) and shipping the stuff East. I've been to Lithuania and half the cars over there are stolen vehicles. Albania is the worst though. Lots of Mercs on the road and most of them nicked!

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I was considering bidding for one of these, when suddenly the items were all withdrawn and the seller naviandbmwparts has been de-registered... Very odd. :jawsmall:

Interpol probably caught up with him :rofl:

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Well, I have never had issues with sellers from the east. Common sense I guess.

As a buyer, you are unlikely to have issues. Like any seller on Ebay they want to preserve a good reputation and gain good feedback. You have to think about where the goods might have come from in the first place though.

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The guy I dealt with was actually in Ireland.

I got chatting to him before purchase.

He didn't tell me how, but he told me that he basically bought RNS510's and others in "bulk" as faulty.

He said that for every truly faulty unit that was dead for good he would get 2-3 that required simple work to get back up and running.

He did the work, tested them and then sold them on at a good profit.

I'd like to think that not everybody is out there selling stolen goods.

Units down to £600 now - if I knew it was definitely stolen I personally wouldn't buy.

But if I don't know I have to trust people at face value, needs to be some trust left in the world.

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You have to think about where the goods might have come from in the first place though.

As I have mentioned in previous threads, the plants that refurbish the columbus/rns510 etc. units is located in eastern europe. The sellers typically buy these units from official outlets for a good price and then list them on ebay. Whilst I have no dought in say that some maybe stolen, if you find a seller that has 100% feedback over a long period and sells nothing bat navi units then you should have no problems.

Mine came from eastern europe, from one of the sellers with links in this thread. Came with code, and everything you would expect for a refurb unit.

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I bought Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 19-Apr-09 13:39:02 BST) yesterday. Just about to pay for it with PayPal. Fingers crossed! Will let you all know how I get on. There's always the PayPal guarantee lol and failing that a credit card charge-back.

By the way, OEM Retrofits.co.uk - VAG Sat Nav Specialists quoted me £725 for a Columbus. Maybe you could negotiate a bit more off that if you really wanted to avoid the ebay route.

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I bought Skoda Navi RNS-510 , Mp3 , DVD on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 19-Apr-09 13:39:02 BST) yesterday. Just about to pay for it with PayPal. Fingers crossed! Will let you all know how I get on. There's always the PayPal guarantee lol and failing that a credit card charge-back.

By the way, OEM Retrofits.co.uk - VAG Sat Nav Specialists quoted me £725 for a Columbus. Maybe you could negotiate a bit more off that if you really wanted to avoid the ebay route.

Same as mannyo and I bought from. No issues at all. Unit in mint condition and fast delivery. Thats a good price ;)

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My 510 arrived from Lithuania yesterday, 6 days after payment (I chose standard postage). Absolutely perfect. Even came with a 2GB SD card which I wasn't expecting. That grielka guy is a legend.

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Yeah, it's not a bad price, but personally, I'd wait for grielka's next £600 buy it now on ebay and save yourself a hundred quid.

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Not updated this for a while, however there seems to be an increased interest in these once more.

SKODA 16:9 DVD SD HDD navigation RNS510 COLUMBUS on eBay, also, Volkswagen, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 22-May-09 22:22:43 BST)

£699 Starting Bid, £745 Buy it now, £28 Delivery - 11hrs, 11mins

Skoda Columbus RNS 510 on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 28-May-09 10:09:59 BST)

£41 Current Bid, Free P&P - 5 Days, 22hrs

Skoda Columbus RNS 510 on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 29-May-09 00:05:22 BST)

£343 Current Bid, Free P&P - 6 Days, 12hrs

Skoda Octavia / Roomster / Fabia RNS 510 Navigation on eBay, also GPS Systems, Navigation GPS, In-Car Entertainment GPS, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 29-May-09 17:32:27 BST)

£1099 Buy it Now or "Make Offer", £25 Delivery - 5 Available

There are two listed above from the same low feedback seller in Sweden.

On both auctions he gives the same story about selling his car without SatNav - so he owned two cars eh?

Everyone has to start somewhere - just make sure you will get buyers protection if you decide to buy either of those.

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I was considering bidding for one of these, when suddenly the items were all withdrawn and the seller naviandbmwparts has been de-registered... Very odd. :jawsmall:

SKODA 16:9 DVD SD HDD navigation RNS510 COLUMBUS on eBay, also, Volkswagen, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 22-May-09 22:22:43 BST)

£699 Starting Bid, £745 Buy it now, £28 Delivery - 11hrs, 11mins

I see naviandbmwparts is back :confused:

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If anyone is looking for a Columbus (MFD3) please see my thread in the "For Sale" section.

I'm in the uk and unfortunately have to sell mine :thumbdwn:

PM me for details

Thanks,

Ali

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That's pretty competitive, seeing as you're having it fitted and setup, plus a warranty that will cover any initial niggles and issues. Plus you're dealing with someone here in the UK.

Those points stack up quite favourably IMO.

Steve

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