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@EJM
Hello all,
I've found this seller on ebay, and while I would never openly accuse someone of being a thief, a lot of his items/descriptions seem to be extremely dodgy.
A case in point would be this listing for a Charge Plug which is, firstly, described as XL when the pictures would suggest otherwise; secondly, it is described as having "gear cables in perfect condition" (WTF?); and thirdly, referred to as a "hybrid".
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHARGE-PLUG-1-SPEED-HYBRID-BIKE-IN-EXCELLENT-CONDITION_W0QQitemZ250514775426QQcategoryZ33503QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D11%26ps%3D63
Also, while he claims to have receipts for his bikes, he can't even spell the word ("reciept") which would seem to undermine him. Further to this, all his listings seem to only be for one day and they seem to sell for well under what you would expect - an extremely nice non-standard spec 2008 Condor Pista went for £250 last night:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250514799035&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en
Again, he claims to have a receipt ("reciept"), but quotes the frame to be made of aluminium, then photographs the deda sticker on the frame - someone who had genuinely bought this bike would know exactly what every part of it was, and let's face it, they would be unlikely to sell it on in a 24 hour sale just a year after purchase.
I don't know what you can really do about people like this, all I can say is that scum like him makes me sick, and for people to check his page if they lose their bike:
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/thomastaylor2009/
If I've been overly suspicious, I am more than happy to apologise to him, but all the evidence seems to be very much against him!