PSA: Don't buy cheap seam tape from online auction sites

I picked up a 200 foot roll of seam tape for $35 on a popular auction site last month. Thought I was getting a steal until the second day of a big job when every seam started pulling apart on me. Ended up having to rip out all that carpet and redo it with a proper $80 roll from the supply house. Anyone else get burned by cheap tape before?

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finleybutler2d ago

Wait did you buy the kind that comes in a white box with no brand name? I fell for that exact same deal and my seams were popping by the end of the week. That cheap tape is basically just glue and lies man. I had to rip out 400sqft of brand new carpet and it cost me way more than just the tape savings.

thompson.xena2d ago

Wow @finleybutler you're totally right, I thought I was being smart but now I see the truth in that.