eBay and Craigslist finds

with some repairs it'll be good as new

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395255525350?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=vgldzqjrqtk&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=3SZIQiDqQwy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

New, Carbon frame £50

Campagnolo Super Record RS groupset, £875 or best offers. Low feedback seller but description seems legit

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285854433705

And gone already :-(

Yeah I put a lower offer in (bit of a dick move posting on here after maybe!) but wasn't super sure of it being a kosher listing etc

facebook - old ad, not if sure if good value but looks decent.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/417011297487410?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aaed389e9-9ec6-44d0-a1ba-77687e55723d

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shame the frame isn't thorn but some vintage german gaspipe...

54cm Rourke, 853, King headset, Hope/Open4cd. 10 speed. £410. Uttoxeter. If it was smaller I'd be on this.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1011091244069825/?ref=category_feed

Caad X ultegra 10 sp liverpool £350 [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285854600059]

agree - good bargain - if this was bigger I'd be on this!

Not a bargain however don't see these come up often https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176377821560?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=AOgXAx4nTVi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=AtKJdxuvSpG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Some Grade A bullshit in the description. eg:

handles like a thoroughbred race bike in all aspects, and yet you can happily relax without concerns when tired. It is quite possibly the finest steel frame and fork you can buy.

I'd assumed that was written by the ai description writer as didn't sound like something a human would say.

"it has that certain something that is impossible to quantify" though, sooooo......

That's the most bland example of a Cherubim that I've seen. It's still a good looking bike, just a bit meh for the brand

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285852787356?

For the tall intergalactic despot in your life

A bargain?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256393153031

On eBay, is anyone else getting this page when they try to load updates to an existing listing ? I'm getting it all the time now. I'm not logged in on any other system at the time..

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28” Alves

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I've had an ebay alert set up for ages for a particular pair of cycling shoes and they came up this morning. Bought them straight away, then 10 minutes later the sale is cancelled as the item is already sold. Do some research and the same shoes are listed on vinted (for £100 more).

My first thought was someone has cloned the listing for a low price then is just not going to ship them. But the refund was issued immediately and the seller on ebay has sold bike stuff before, and is in the same city as the vinted seller. So there's a chance it is the same person and they just put the listing price wrong.

However, is this a known scam, and how does it work if so? Do they get paid out by eBay regardless of wether the sale completes so it works like an interest free loan?

I would be very careful buying stuff on Vinted, make sure you pay the extra buyer protection and remember you only have 2 days to state any issues with an item once received and then Vinted payout to the seller.

yes, Vinted is rife with fakes and duplicated listings. But my surprise was that I bought it on eBay, which is less rife, then the sale was cancelled right away. Seems to be the same seller, so I wondered if there's a known scam where you can sell someone something on ebay, cancel the sale, but still receive the funds, if only for a short period of time?

I know that ebay doesn't pay out until the day after, so that suggests funds from an immediate sale cancellation wouldn't ever reach the seller. but maybe I'm wrong?

Cracked frame but groupset and wheels are okay

I think somebody on here was after a 6800 groupset..

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yes, Vinted is rife with fakes and duplicated listings. But my surprise was that I bought it on eBay, which is less rife, then the sale was cancelled right away. Seems to be the same seller, so I wondered if there's a known scam where you can sell someone something on ebay, cancel the sale, but still receive the funds, if only for a short period of time?

I know that ebay doesn't pay out until the day after, so that suggests funds from an immediate sale cancellation wouldn't ever reach the seller. but maybe I'm wrong?

I don't know about a scam...isn't it more likely to be not getting the price you originally hoped for, so switching to another platform and hoping to earn more £ (which appears to have worked)

Great story in this listing…

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196375734744?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RW1Nk3L2Sbm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=sddhWk0WRkS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY