eBay and Craigslist finds

Someone is selling this Olmo 'track' bike online...
... is the buyer gonna die or no problem?

not a word in his ad about the fact that he changed the drop-outs, just "ideal for fixed gear because of horizontal pads and filled bottle cage mounts etc..."

its odd isn't it, dropouts deff look bodged but geo looks pretty track like. Perhaps its just the large frame size distorting my vision.

Maybe it's too early for my eyeballs, but the seat tube looks like it bends..

shadow ?

Not Ebay.....some bloke in oxford cycle club has some stuff up for sale...

2010 Zipp 808 Shimano Tubular with Powertap SL+ Hub (upgraded to ANT+). This has done 3x 10 mile TTs, 1x 25 mile TT, 50 miles outdoors and about 10 hours indoors on a trainer. Runs perfectly true. Powertap is SL+ with carbon/alloy hub (412g) and is ANT+ compatible. Vittoria tubular glued to rim. Can be supplied with or without decals. Includes the Cycleops computer and tool to change battery. Selling as I have no use for a powertap anymore.

New: £2100
Asking: £800

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saddle height too small.

dammIT!

I'd say it just the right size to make a saddle out of it...

Damn I want that 808

It's a good price for a nice wheel.

It's a good price for a nice wheel.

Definitely.

Damn I want that 808

state

nice clean welds there
now look at this bit of bodging in comparison

Like a stack of pennies, as my tutor used to say.

It's a good price for a nice wheel.

Yup. Price breakdown on my pair means I paid about the same for a non-powertap one :( Plus having a powertap in there means you won't fall victim to Zipp's dodgy hubs. Double win.
/just bought some more wheels, now poor for the foreseeable future.

Colnago CLX 2.0
pretty good price for a high spec 2011 carbon roady

Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Colnago-CLX-2-0-Road-Bike-extras-/251040974703

^ those spokes

Can anyone point me in the right direction of how to report a suspected stolen item on ebay?

The report function is useless as it doesn't seem to let you explain the issue and won't let you report the item as stolen unless you are the law.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOMEC-ATOM-485CM-19-ALLOY-CARBON-ROAD-BIKE-FRAME-VGC-LOOK/120900937227?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=002&category=22679&cmd=ViewItem#ht_500wt_1202

Item is the above whilst searching for geo info on the frame came across this.....

http://www.lbt.org.uk/cms/Forum/tabid/62/forumid/1/postid/4504/scope/posts/Default.aspx

Seems like the same item and seller is in Leeds.

I have emailed the webmaster on LBT website to contact the owner and want to cancel my bid on the bay but not sure whether sending a message to the seller is the right thing to do?

what makes you thin it is stolen?

If you open the JPG in the LBT link it is the same frame, same size, stolen in leeds area and for sale in the leeds area.

Might not be but seems likely.

It's a difficult one to call. The ebay seller has sold a lot of bike stuff in the past which makes me think they might be legit (not one off quick buck sale). Although there are also a lot of laptops for sale or sold by them, so maybe dodgy?

he does show his contact details so why not just go round for a mooch, if he is dodgy it wont take long to find out.

^^ And notice all the laptops have no chargers. Seriously who sells a laptop sans chargér? I smell a rat.

has a 'robbers dog' as an avatar, well moody..............

^robbers dog :')

^^ And notice all the laptops have no chargers. Seriously who sells a laptop sans chargér? I smell a rat.

Ah yeah. Well sketchy.

To be fair, he/she could just be selling on stuff they've got at car boots and such, but still not cool.

I have reported the link to West Yorkshire police, along with the stolen bike info.

No sure whether to contact seller to retract bid and question whether stolen or leave it until the person with the stolen bike and police have had a chance to see it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/specialied-allez-road-bikee-/230779313964?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item35bb84df2c#ht_1082wt_1396

Something is seriously going wrong...

Posted that a couple of days ago ^