Happy but confused re timing belt kits

[terry paget]

Last month I needed a timing belt kit for my 2.5 petrol estate. I found lots of Gates and Contictech kits between £105 and £160 on e-bay, eventually found an IMA kit for £81.99. I bought it, it fitted OK, belt was silent, so was I content.
I was then sent e-mails from e-bay offering me the same kit for ever lower prices. It so happened I need another kit for my 3.2. The price  came down to £31.96, so I bought another one. I feared a scam or a cheap replica, but having ordered it on Sunday it arrived at Argos on Monday, and looks fine. Belt made in Germany, bearings are SKF. It seems too good to be true, but see if I care. Checked e-bay today, same kit is on sale for £148. Pic follows.

[Sir Tigger KC]

ebay!    It has to be fake!   

[gbh]

I bought one last night and its price too seems very good £80 for a Vauxhall one,so we'll see what turns up!!

[biggriffin]

ebay!    It has to be fake!   

Hang "im" from the spoiler tree ,,, then dance on his ashes

[Marks DTM Calib]

INA were always a good make all be it far less common in the Uk than the continent 

[TheBoy]

ebay!    It has to be fake!   

Probably not INA, due to being relatively unknown over here. Gates/Conti/GM I'd be suspicious of on ebay, Amazon Marketplace, whatever Play are called this week, and the other collection of scam sites...

[Andy B]

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Probably not INA, due to being relatively unknown over here.  ....

I've used loads of INA bearings at work over the years 

[plym ian]

Oh its the old INA bearings
INA minute they are going to collapse