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People like Hilary Stone going around the country finding nice things to sell on. They have vast knowledge and can spot the duds from the gems, meaning when they sell something you know exactly what you're getting, and chances are you wouldn't be able to find one if you tried. They make a profit by making it easier for people like us to buy nice bike parts without having to travel all over to different jumbles and researching a whole load.
People like the one who started this thread see a frame on ebay or maarktplaats or whatever, click buy, then when it arrives chuck it back on ebay for twice the price. This is the kind of trade people we don't like here as they're simply profiteering by being the first person to click "buy". Go ahead and do it on ebay, but this is a community forum and we pass along deals. If you get a bargain on a frame on here you're expected to pass that bargain on if you come to sell it.