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i've just had a quick browse on gumtree (looking for roadbike bargains) and it seems to be awash with pretty obviously stolen bikes being mis-sold by the barely literate. my favourite as this morning featured "shamarno parts and crabon falks".
it's been a while since i used gumtree but i don't think i could buy anything off there now with a clean conscience. was it always like this?
the alarm bells for me are, anything over a hundred quid but being offered well under market value with incorrect description or spec and only a mobile number as a contact. pretty much anything on there that caught my attention fitted this description. i feel dirty just from browsing!