For Sale: Lapierre 531 Road Bike - urgent sale

UPDATE from Velocio: If the sale of this bike occurs without clear consent from the owner, it would be a stolen bike, and you would be knowingly purchasing a stolen bike. BUYER BEWARE!

Here's the deal - my friend's housemate has gone awol, leaving behind substantial debt and this bike. My friend asked me to sell it asap as rent and possibly bailiffs are due - awol housemate is aware this is being flogged (and an asshole) so sale is legit, ok?

It's a 531 Lapierre road bike, 10 speed I think.
55 ctc, 56 ctt, 57 tobtube ctc.
Brakes: Mafal 2000
Cranks/gears: Stronglight Simplex
Hubs/rims/tires: Moyeux Pelisseur/Mavic tubs/Vittoria Competition - 26inch
Seatpost/saddle: Stronglight/Ideale
Stem/bars: Satri 38cm
Headset/bb: Unknown - sorry!

Damage: Right pedal body is free of the axle - needs repairing/new bearing
Condition: Ok, few scratches, dirty - no rust though.

As far as I'm aware this is a decent bike with all original (mainly French) parts. I know it's a decent frame with some nice components (crankset in particular) but I don't know a lot about road bikes so am pretty clueless about guide price. As I'm no expert, viewing is recommended - E3.

So throw me some offers please and we'll take it from there. (or if someone would be so kind as to inform me of a reasonable guide price, that'd be great too)

Cheers,
Eoin.

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Being aware of the sale does not make it legit - probably needs to consent to it.

Being aware of the sale does not make it legit - probably needs to consent to it.

Under normal circumstances I'd agree but he's really left my housemate in the shit with unpaid bills, rent and council tax. So it's morally legit. Legally, I'll happily carry the can, but I'm confident it'd never come to that, ok?

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I'll put frightners on said house mate if he want's to kick up a fuss, dudes that live in your home n do one are scum, if you've got he's parents wedding photo's/ grandparents ashe's sell them too!

Dibs on his grandparents ashes.

I'll put frightners on said house mate if he want's to kick up a fuss, dudes that live in your home n do one are scum, if you've got he's parents wedding photo's/ grandparents ashe's sell them too!

I hear that - we've already sold his kids!!

Dibs on his grandparents ashes.

They're all yours

seems nice enough bike, bit too small for me and dont really like the colour

60- 80£ is prob a reasonable price

i'll prob take it if the price is around that, but I got no reply

seems nice enough bike, bit too small for me and dont really like the colour

60- 80£ is prob a reasonable price

No

i'll prob take it if the price is around that, but I got no reply

and no!

yeah same, i'd probably have it at that price.

well id take the cranks if your spltting, not for £70 tho :)

let me know

Tito

55 offered

Looking for a good bit more than £55/70, sorry. And not interested in splitting either!

I offered 80 and didn't get it :(

dont take it the wrong way, but its better to sell it at £75ish then not sell it at all
(im not interested btw, im just saying)

just to clarify.

its not yours to sell but you want to sell it anyway however you dont know how much you want to sell it for.

that is roughly the measure of it yes?

buyer beware : for a moment imagine yourself explaining to a judge or magistrate the circumstances by which you came to have the bicycle in your possession.

sorry if i missed something.

ha ha ha ha!!!!!!

just to clarify.

its not yours to sell but you want to sell it anyway however you dont know how much you want to sell it for.

that is roughly the measure of it yes?

buyer beware : for a moment imagine yourself explaining to a judge or magistrate the circumstances by which you came to have the bicycle in your possession.

sorry if i missed something.

Eh, yeah you did. What judge? People will come into possession of the bike by purchasing it off of me.

I said it's a legit sale, there's not a chance of the guy coming back for it - I know this, you don't. If you're not interested, that's fine - no need for the outlandish hypothesis imo!

not to piss on your chips or owt but unless you edit your post you have made anyone viewing this aware that the property is not legally yours and making them culpable of receiving what could and would in most cases be seen as stolen goods

not to piss on your chips or owt but unless you edit your post you have made anyone viewing this aware that the property is not legally yours and making them culpable of receiving what could and would in most cases be seen as stolen goods

I hear what you're saying but I mean, as seen by who? It's a dead issue cos the guy's not coming back - he bailed and now his shit needs to be sold to account for his debts. I understand if people aren't cool with that, they won't buy it. But I know it's fine, whether or not that's good enough to make a sale, I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Cheers though...

i am said friend - and housemate - well ex housemate of this guy - it is not stolen property we have contacted this guy to inform him of the sale of some the shit he left here... we got no response... as good as a yes in my opinion - given that if we dont sell it it will be taken by bailiffs on thursday anyway. we were just hoping that by doing things this way we would get more money and be able to pay off more of the bills he has left us with - so far he has raked up debts of well over a grand which we have no way of paying and he has also left us unsure as to wether or not we will be evicted... if he does come back i assure you he would have no other option other than to sell his stuff... dont give eoin a hard time... he is not doing anything imoral... just helping some firends in need...

Sell hie debt and get 40% back.