eBay and Craigslist finds

yesterday

me: sorry to break this to you but, THIS IS A DEATH TRAP

seller: And you,d know that Because???????,,Ridden it yourself have ya????

me: at some point in its life it has been involved in a head on collision. not a heavy collision but one powerful enough to bend the forks back slightly and also cause the top and down tube to be bent at the join. if you look closely you will see what i mean. at some point this is going to snap and if this happens in traffic ............. well it doesnt bear thinking about. anyway now you know, and i know that you know as this email is in my outbox and your inbox. do the right thing.
regards

seller: Well thanks for letting me know,are you sure its not just the angle of the photo,,,I will give it a proper inspection tomorrow,if it is i will remove it,cheers

sent a similar message seeing it was still up:

lovely finish on the bike but is it just me or is
the whole front end bent? The forks definitely
shouldn't be sitting like that and look to have
been in a crash. If so beware of selling as it's
in pretty dangerous nick-you'll probably get as
much just parting it out anyway so maybe a better
option? Not sure my opinion will be welcome but
thought you should know if you didn't already.

this is the reply:

no i welcome your opinion and your right,i,ve just noticed the same thing,I am gonna take it down later tonight,and maybe try and get the forks straightened,failing that it,ll have to be scrapped,,,LOL,,maybe not,,,Thanks

And guess what, still up!

Selling a bike you know to be a totally fucked death trap? Priceless. LOL,, maybe not,,, Thanks.