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@Zieleman
The idea behind Mp is that you collect the bike and than do a check yourself.
If condition is not according expectation it does not necessarely mean people tried to mislead you. Some sellers simply have no proper knowledge of bikes or some perceive a 30 year old imo utterly crap bike as good or very good, just because it is a 30 year old bike. "You can't expect it is new, it is an old bike" is the comment than. The judgements turn out to be highly subjective often.
Personally I did great deals on Mp, but in cases I also paid sky high when I were really committed.