Can you post a bike without a box?

yeh you're right. I really want the bike, and had arranged with a mate to collect it before i bid, then he said he couldn't do it. arranged with another mate, he said he couldn't do it. and here i am now; sans bike, avec pending ebay ban and pissed off.

Well that's a relief.

Out of interest, why a pending ban? eBay operates a three strikes policy. Are you already at two strikes then?