bought new torch parts today that I needed

[bloke]

Someone had them for only $36, but they also had only 36% positive feedback, so I decided to go ahead and pay $50 from the one that had 99% positive feedback. I don't know, call me conservative.

[York-aholic]

Conservative

[bloke]

Thanks.

[MiBrassFS]

Sometimes it pays to pay up.

[bloke]

A super-nice guy/friend bought me the parts I needed (Chinese).
I've tried Chinese before with these parts and nope.
The ones he brought were OTHER (not just a different import name but obviously OTHER) Chinese.
His worked about 80% OK for three days and then...nothing.

I thanked him profusely (front end and back end) for buying them as a gift, but handed them back to him to return for a refund.

The $50 is USA...one thing that's still USA and still the best.