eBay and Craigslist finds

max bid of £250, Moooossive consumer surplus for meeeeeeeeeeeeee :P
I'll let you know, I don't really want it but it was to much of a bargain to let go.

scrafton put them out of ther misery and tell them how much they would have to had bid to have beaten you. it might help them to sleep tonight.

250 still sounds very bargainious.

Indeed, I didn't think I was going to get it.

Well you did, for like *half* of that. Massive win for ya.

Damn straight! :P
but I wouldn't be surprised if the seller refuses to sell if for that :(

he auctioned it didn't he and you won it didn't you? or is that too optimistic an expectation and has ebay suddenly turned into marktplaats?

Saw that, shame its tiny, nice frame.

he auctioned it didn't he and you won it didn't you? or is that too optimistic an expectation and has ebay suddenly turned into marktplaats?

People these days...


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180665965058&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

What is this seller on about? clearly knows what he is selling given discription but lists it as 'bicycle' ?????

Quick, get the first bid in so he can't change the title.

What is this seller on about?

I'm not sure if this belongs here or in bike porn, or in just plain funny. I saw the first picture without my glasses on and thought it was robo-sex ;-))

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SHIMANO-PAIR-OF105-SLR-BRAKES-AND-EXAGE-LEVERS-BLUE-/260784985038?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3cb7ff13ce

I'll get my coat .....

hahaha bike porn for sure

....not blue but....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50879941@N03/5731599472/in/photostream

are you sape?

are you sape?

No, he's just using his appartment and Flickr account

;-)

And we all know that we cannot promote our own "for sale" stuff in this thread, don't we?
cough No, this is not Sape. Trackhouse is from Germany, Sape from A'dam. cough

....not blue but....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50879941@N03/5731599472/in/photostream

I'll paste this here since Sape removed it from Flickr allready:

From a cycling enthusiast point of view i highly advise not to buy anything from this guy, he has no passion for cycling whatsoever, just jumped on a hype and buys as many complete bikes from the dutch ebay (marktplaats) as he can, takes them apart, sells everything seperate for twice the price. For instance he just bought this bike last night. Dude has probably never been on a bike for more than 20 minutes. Hope the unfortunate bloke wakes up one day, gets real job and will give people with lives that dont have the time to watch market place sites all day long a chance to buy stuff for their hobby for a fair price.

didn't sumo's (now not sumo's) pro winner come from that guy? for a fair price.

i recognise that sofa is all!!

it did, i just found it further on...

i think the guy seems legit.

it did, i just found it further on...

i think the guy seems legit.

Thats not my point of him beeing legit or not, theres technically nothing ''wrong'' with what he does. its just sad buying up 80% of all track stuff on a dutch marketplace site, ripping it apart the same day and selling all the parts. I know way too many people here in Holland which are fed up with this guy, all cycling enthusiasts just wanting to buy some nice stuff for their rides from time to time, which they are going to actually ride, instead of selling. They are missing out because some guy (that doesnt even ride himself) jumps on everything within 2 minutes to make small profit.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-MERSIAN-RACING-TOURING-BICYCLE-FRAME-SPARES-/160588762000?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2563d60b90

"Mersian" with a fixable issue.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130518341702&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1212wt_932

is this really not going to sell? Seems like an OK price to me... (not seller, just a fan of Chick / Shorter frames)

Nowt wrong with turning a profit.