Brake Pads/Discs - The Perils of Ebay

[David's8]

I need some replacement front pads/discs and so have been trawling the internet looking for Brembo parts. I had found an Ebay supplier (in UK), lets call them company "x", who advertised a Brembo kit of front pads and drilled and grooved discs for £225. It seemed a good price. Next I had a long chat with company "a" who can provide the pads but said he had no discs and they weren't on his system and that maybe they were not easily available. I said that there some on Ebay advertised by a different company as a kit. He asked if the name of the provider was Company "x". He told me that they (company "a") supply Company "x" with the pads but that the discs were drilled and grooved in house by "x" - a practice "a" did not agree with and even then he could not be sure that the discs were Brembo to start with even if the pads are kosher.
I now await a quote for cost and supply date from "a". They order regularly from Brembo in Italy and although it may take a week or two for the next shipment it may be worth it to get the right stuff.
I have been a bit careful over the company names as it may put some people in a difficult position. But if anyone wants to know the names I am happy to pm - or if its considered ok to put it in the open then I can do so. Just want to make sure nobody gets ripped off.