For Sale: Unknown Bates

That's a fantastic bike.
Is it up for auction or first come first served?

If that's a Bates of Plaistow then would date prior to 1954 if I'm not wrong.
EG Bates stayed in the area - his brother moved out to Westcliff on Sea.

Does he know what model it is? Looks similar to my B.A.R.

contact Martin Coopland at Reclassicbike@aol.com. Martin Coopland also holds the original records of Bates frame numbers.

Definitely early 1950s, between 1950 and 1954. Lugs are the early-type Nervex Pro which first appeared about 1950 in Britain. Bates of London (Horace Bates, not EG Bates) relocated to Westcliff on Sea in 1954 and the badge changed from Bates of London to, surprisingly enough, Bates of Westcliff in that year. The cycle parts appear to be original.

I've Emailed Chris but have had no reply........is it still available??

I've Emailed Chris but have had no reply........is it still available??

join the que at the back please.

sorry if i missed something.

Have you still not bought this coppiThat???

no, friend of dicki has not responded yet. maybe its a wind up.

join the que at the back please.

sorry if i missed something.

Sorry dude, I thought the way that the OP put the guys email up that this wasn't dibbed (un-dibbed?).....anyway...........no toe stepping from me, but get it and show it off!!!

well op is linking other websites to this page so maybe it is an auction or fishing as i have still not heard from his mate.
its very odd what your doing dicki, just saying.

whats this worth.?..no reply from chris.

this smells like dmczone's april fool joke. Still not heard nothing from anyone.

Bates fixed ,Sorry about the slow responce,I''ve had an offer of £400 collected from London E12 ,
( about 3 miles from Bates old shop in Plaistow)if I don,t get a better one by *noon Sunday * its yours.

is this an auction?

????

I suppose it is

410.00 offered

Do I hear more

stop it.

wtf is going on here??

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Bates fixed ,Sorry about the slow responce,I''ve had an offer of £400 collected from London E12 ,
( about 3 miles from Bates old shop in Plaistow)if I don,t get a better one by *noon Sunday * its yours.

Keep it fair as this is not an auction site, work out what you want for it then offer it up on here as its not fair stringing people along, especially when you have just joined the site.

The Bates has been sold as of 12 noon.

Worst. Sale. Ever.

who got it? coppithat i hope.

sorry if i missed something.

i hope CoppiThat got it

who got it? coppithat i hope.

sorry if i missed something.

i hope CoppiThat got it

sold but not to me. i recieved an email from friend of dicki once saying that he had a offer of 400 but heard nothing after that.

even if i didnt have an interest in the outcome of this sale i would have to agree that it was a pretty poor show on so many levels. for a sale to be this contrary there must be someting fishy a gwarn.

+1

Loic