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Curdled Deal, Resolution Assistance Request
Purchased an impossible to find frame and fork from the other side of the country in private purchase/non Paceline for a good price, shipping charges incurred and purchase covered through Paypal protection.
Frame is perfect and I want to keep it. The fork is the problem, 1” head tube, fork shipped is a Time 1 and 1/8” and not usable on this frame, I don’t need another 1 and 1/8” fork, have two already unused. Seller does not have a 1” fork to exchange it with. I am a black and white guy, help me out, are there any solutions I am not seeing? 1) Send the fork back, determine a partial refund 2) Send everything back, ask for a refund 3) Keep everything, ask for a partial refund 4) Go to Paypal and claim I din't get what I paid for and let them deal with it 5) Suck it up, be happy with what I got, sell the fork or use it in the future Thanks for your ideas, thoughts!
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Have you talked to the seller yet?
I'd vote for #1. |
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What's the frame? Can you find an appropriate fork?
Nr. 1 The fork is nearly worthless but might fetch a few dollars from a buyer who needs that exact piece. The real question is the frame and whether or not you can get the fork you need. |
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More details would help. My response would vary depending on what the frame and fork are, as well as the purchase price. Is the fork something you can use or sell in the price range of the fork that you need? Availability of fork would be another issue. I usually tend towards #3 in these kind of situations but sellers don't always cooperate. Logic behind #3 is that most sellers won't refund return shipping, so you are out that much from square one.
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The frame is a new, perfect everything, unbuilt 52cm, Cervelo Super Prodigy, requires a not too difficult to find, 1", 40 - 43 rake, 190mm steerer, Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork or similar.
I think it was a steal of a deal, I have $300.00 invested in the frame/fork purchase and $65.00 in shipping, so not a lot of money, just trying to feel comfortable with the outcome of the sale.
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#1 or 2 are the only real choices I see. Either they take back what they sold that won't work, or they tale back everything. Since you want the frame, I'd tell them, hey, this doesn't work together but I'm willing to buy just the frame & not worry about it if you'll take the fork back. Yes? Golden. No? Take it all.
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What's the vintage of the fork? I might be able to take it off your hands if the seller won't.
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Maybe I missed this in your first post but was this advertised as a Super Prodigy and matching 1" fork? If so, communicate with the seller and ask him to swap for the correct listed fork at his expense or reimburse you for the mis-advertised fork at an equitable value.
Failing that, option 5 if you really like the frame or option 2, then 4 if you are ready to walk away from the frame too. |
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Wow. A super prodigy for 365. Nice!
I loved mine... That frame is great. |
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The non-name 1" carbon forks on the Prodigy bikes were not particularly special and if the seller advertised a Time fork, that fork would not have been original to the frame anyway.
I'd invest in a new Columbus Minimal fork for $165 and ask the seller if they'll reimburse you half: http://www.henryjames.com/columbus-p...bon-forks.html If you get it, be thankful. If not, a used non-original 1" Time fork was never worth much to begin with, right? You could probably sell the 1 1/8" for $100 to the right buyer. Consider yourself lucky a local CL seller was willing to ship you a bike in a different country. That's how I would handle it to limit aggravation. |
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#1 is best
#5 is realistic #3 &4 are bs |
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I was going to propose the Minimal solution. Its a very nice fork. Ebay the time for $50 and move on.
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