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Nearly new Kettles on eBay

By RevereWareParts on March 23, 2020 in Ebay

For the last 10 years or so, while Revere Ware copper bottom cookware was still being produced, tea kettles were the only product I recommended to anyone to buy new. Unlike the rest of the copper bottom cookware, using less metal in the tea kettles (which I’m not even sure Revere Ware did) doesn’t really reduce their effectiveness. Additionally, we’ve not heard of reliability issues with newer kettles vs older ones.

But now that Revere Ware is no longer producing any cookware, you can’t easily buy new kettles anymore. So when a couple of pristine looking used kettles appear on eBay, we take notice.

Here are a pair listed by the same seller that don’t really look used, and are pretty reasonably priced. My recollection is that a new kettle cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $35 when they were being produced in the last 5 years, so these two, at $49.86 shipped, aren’t that much more, especially when $10 of that is shipping.

So get yourself one of these great looking kettles (one and two).

Another unicorn – NOS original (early years) Revere Ware handle

By RevereWareParts on February 21, 2020 in Ebay

We don’t see these often on eBay, original handles from the first few years of Revere Ware production.

Revere Ware find of the week – NOS 8 cup percolator

By RevereWareParts on February 19, 2020 in Ebay

Get it while it lasts, a new-old-stock (NOS) 8 cup percolator.

Revere Ware deals of the week – square skillet & bale handle pot

By RevereWareParts on January 16, 2020 in Ebay

A couple of great items at great buy-it-now and starting bid prices came up today, a square skillet and a bale handle pot.

Another rare early style handle on eBay

By RevereWareParts on December 10, 2019 in Ebay

A week ago we alerted you to the availability of an early style handle that has both screws at the close end of the handle. Well here is another. If you need one, buy it now as they don’t come up often.

Note that these, like the more modern version, come in different sizes, so make sure this is the size you need.

Rare 3 quart kettle handle in eBay

By RevereWareParts on December 2, 2019 in Ebay, Parts

We make replacement handles, caps, and triggers for the common 2 1/3 quart Revere Ware kettle.

The less common, but still iconic 3 quart kettle is harder to find parts for.

Our cap is said to work on this model by some customers, but we haven’t tried it. The trigger can be replaced with a 3D printed version we designed. But for the handle, you are out of luck. Except a brand new, new-old-stock version just popped up on eBay.

Get it while you can; these are pretty rare.

Rare early style handle on eBay

By RevereWareParts on December 2, 2019 in Ebay, Parts

Occasionally we get people looking for the old style handles, used in the first few years of Revere Ware production. They are characterized by having the two screw holds close together near the front of the handle. We found today; they don’t come up often.

The only other alternative to finding a new-old-stock handle like this, is adapting one of our newer style handles to the older style spline.

Revere Ware find of the week

By RevereWareParts on November 8, 2019 in Ebay

Another very inexpensive square skillet.

Update:

Another one about the same price.

Revere Ware parts … in Spanish? Or, why not to buy our parts on eBay

By RevereWareParts on October 28, 2019 in Amazon, Ebay

I suppose this was bound to happen. We’ve written before about retail arbitrage, where some eBay sellers relist items available on Amazon.com for a higher price than you might otherwise pay there, and simply have the item “drop shipped” to you from Amazon.com, when you purchase on eBay. This essentially means just purchasing the item on Amazon.com and entering the eBay buyers address as the shipping address.

Of course, there are websites that providing information on setting this up.

The most recent twist to this is that we’ve found listings for our parts now in Spanish.

Note that eBay’s official policy is that this practice is not allowed:

Drop shipping, where you fulfill orders directly from a wholesale supplier, is allowed on eBay. Remember though, if you use drop shipping, you’re still responsible for the safe delivery of the item within the time frame you stated in your listing, and the buyer’s overall satisfaction with their purchase.

However, listing an item on eBay and then purchasing the item from another retailer or marketplace that ships directly to your customer is not allowed on eBay. In such cases, we may remove your listings from search, display them lower in search results, or remove them completely from the site. We may also limit, restrict or suspend your ability to buy, sell, or use site features on eBay, and you could lose any special status and/or discounts associated with your account.

A more nefarious twist to this practice is that some scammers use stolen credit cards to purchase the items from Amazon.com to fulfill the purchase on eBay; this is called triangulation fraud.

The bottom line is that, it is generally a bad idea to buy our parts on eBay for a number of reasons.

There is a high risk of fraud
You get no guarantee at all if anythng goes wrong or you get a defective part. These sellers are about as fly-by-night as they come, and will just close up shop and open a new account if their feedback becomes negative.
You are paying more than you would just buying it on Amazon.com
The sellers are selling in violation of eBay’s policy.

Please buy just from our website or from our store on Amazon.com. We are the only authorized sellers of our parts and we don’t sell on eBay. If you buy from us, we guarantee a good experience and will replace your part if it is defective.

How to make beer elegant

By RevereWareParts on September 18, 2019 in Ebay, Interesting

My first reaction to the Revere Tapster was, “How elegant!” Take a boring can of beer and serves it like a fine beverage. You insert a can of beer, and close the lid, which punctures the can, and allows you to pour it out of a beautiful looking server.