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@mooks
Appreciate the points raised so far - should probably clarify a couple of things:
I made it clear to the seller that it wouldn't be me who picked up, but a member of my family. They were picking it up in good faith - they weren't there to say whether the bike was in good condition or not;
The listing clearly stated that the bike was in "great condition" and made no reference whatsoever to the wear to the components, or to the (not insignificant) damage to the paint. I wouldn't have bid on the bike at all had the seller made it clear that there was significant cosmetic damage to the bike;
With £20-30 spent to replaced the damaged components, this bike would be rideable and I would have been happy to keep the bike, however due to the amount of cosmetic damage and the lack of reference to this in the listing, I'm disputing the transaction as 'significantly not as described';
It's clear the seller was aware of the condition of the bike when he listed it - the scratches were very visible and very deep, while he appears to have gone out of his way to take photos that do not the damaged areas of the bike - but he did not make any reference to these in the listing - instead stating the bike was in great condition. It would seem the intention was to deliberately mislead;
I paid a decent amount for the bike - probably the amount you probably should pay for one of these bikes in "great condition". What I got was one in an extremely poor, used condition. That's just taking the piss. Yes, it'll be rideable if some parts are replaced, but it's scratched to fuck. I simply don't want a bike that's scratched to fuck.