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SoCalSteve
07-06-2005, 10:57 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72574&item=7167797649&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

No feedback, new user, private sale, starting so cheap....Oh, and he is in Great Britain too...And, I wrote to him asking for the length of the head tube, no response.

But, its my size!

Thoughts?

Steve
Big Dan
07-06-2005, 11:01 AM
Steve, I wouldn't bid on that auction. 3 day, England, high bidder kept private, 0 feedback...... :no:
dirtdigger88
07-06-2005, 11:15 AM
if it smells fishey it is either a fish or a french whore- either way I would be wary- Someone may actually need cash fast and has to unload a bike to get it- then again it could be a crook- Its kinda like gambling-

Jason
David Kirk
07-06-2005, 11:16 AM
Run away!

Dave
gdw
07-06-2005, 11:19 AM
New member, private ID, no feedback, overseas seller, and a low starting price with no reserve.....it looks like a classic Ebay scam. The real question is where did he steal the images from? Anyone recognize the bike?
Kevan
07-06-2005, 12:59 PM
leftside of the road riding anyway.
BumbleBeeDave
07-06-2005, 01:14 PM
VERY suspicious!

I would go nowhere near it.

BBDave
Andreu
07-06-2005, 02:14 PM
but I would guess that the seller is not from the UK given the spelling of some words and the use of the word gruppo (no one I know uses that word in the UK to describe a group set).
Slightly suspicious this one.
A
Idris Icabod
07-06-2005, 02:29 PM
Buyer does accept Paypal however. If you do bid and win paying through that service protects you from fraud.
dirtdigger88
07-06-2005, 02:45 PM
Buyer does accept Paypal however. If you do bid and win paying through that service protects you from fraud.

one would hope

but. . . .

Paypal Sucks (http://paypalsucks.com/)

Jason
Dekonick
07-06-2005, 02:55 PM
I wouldnt... the shifters are backwards for that left side road riding... :rolleyes:

I wouldn't - not without feedback and a history on ebay of buying/selling other cycling related stuff. Not worth it with all of the good deals you can find. :D
William
07-06-2005, 03:01 PM
You could knock the buzzards off a dung heap with the stench from this one. :rolleyes:

Stay away.

William
Fixed
07-06-2005, 08:33 PM
I buy everything for my bike off ebay here is my motto 0 feedback 0 bid if it sounds to good to be true it is to good to be true. Remember there is a sucker born every min.Be carefull.Cheers
Spinsistah
07-06-2005, 08:36 PM
one would hope

but. . . .

Paypal Sucks (http://paypalsucks.com/)

Jason
He could ship you a load of junk and as long as he shows proof of shipment, Paypal will do nothing. Also, he may only accept payment from a bank account through Paypal, not credit card. So then you're screwed. I wouldn't touch this with a ten foot pole, and I buy alot through eBay.
BumbleBeeDave
07-06-2005, 08:54 PM
DON’T touch this one. Stay away. Stay FAR away.

BBDave
Dr. Doofus
07-06-2005, 11:04 PM
doof kinda liked the c-50 from "germany" that used cheezy pictures from magazines (the chick in a teddy astride a c-50...) and announced "I am not one of those foreign scammers"....

extreme ignorance is its own form of genius
Kevin
07-07-2005, 04:59 AM
It is a scam. Run away.

Kevin
William
07-07-2005, 05:07 AM
(Sniff, sniff, sniff)

It smells bad. Really bad. Super-stinky bad!

Don't even pull out the ten foot pole! :no:

William