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• eBay problems, resolutions, shenanigans, questions and info (not bike finds)

  in Classifieds • 4 months

  

  Hey folks - piggybacking this thread for some non-ebay consumer advice if possible as just been screwed out of a few hundred £ by what should be a reliable website
  TLDR below.

  Ordered off Tradeinn back in February 2024 for some Sram AXS GX, stem and assorted parts (tubes, ski poles etc)

  Part gets delayed innumerable times to June despite automated and support promising various earlier delivery dates

  Tradeinn refused to part dispatch the parcel without the GX parts, so I eventually had to cancel it and buy it more expensive elsewhere in order to release the parts and get the bike built, however due to the package's delay, I was out the country and had to have the parcel sent to my bike shop (which is a one man band that I trust)

  The entire Royal Mail package arrived with large tears in the outer cardboard box and poorly re-bagged bin bag style, and my mechanic reported items missing but couldn't tell what amongst it all as there was no packing list.

  When I arrived back to him a week later, I tallied the parts and reported it to Tradeinn which took 2 weeks to reply.
  I then got a request from them out of the blue that I had submit numerous pieces of evidence within 48 hours or they would not fill out a damage claim, and received this email, and had received this email after being I was out of signal and data service for a week.

  Nonetheless after providing information, they did not respond for 6 weeks and they've just voided my claim for not declining the parcel on arrival and/or reporting items missing it within 3 days of receiving.
  This is all their fault and not feasible as:
  They delayed the parcel therefore I could not receive it directly and had to divert it to the shop
  I needed essential parts inside the parcel and I couldn't that tell items would be missing
  Their stated rule to decline the parcel (if damaged) is not feasible to find out at the point of delivery
  The 3 day rule is not stated anywhere.

  TLDR
  Parcel arrived extremely damaged to my bike mechanic with many items missing, but Tradeinn voided my claim and any responsibility as they claim I should have declined the parcel and reported it within 3 days despite having delayed the parcel themselves for several months.

  As Tradeinn allow you to add parts to the order - I've paid this in around 6 transactions, mostly paypal, dating back from February, do I have any recourse through them?

• Albion, nice and a reasonable amount of pocket locations

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 months, 1 week

  

  If that is the orangey red one I'm glad someone got it - I was offered it at an eye watering price but alas already had my own going strong

  Thanks @Chopsicle for the repairs yet again - you folks introduced me to the HHV track nights and got chatting to their folks and possibly converted

• 32mm GP5000

  in Wanted Adverts • 4 months, 2 weeks

  

  Found a pair in my parts bin - GP5000 TL 32mm

  One new
  One mounted tubeless with negligible wear visible

  Would be after less than I paid if you'd go for £75 for the pair

• Wanted: MTB groupset

  in Wanted Adverts • 5 months, 2 weeks

  

  I have a 1x12 Deore SLX group, with brakes/hoses/50t cassette, think a 32t Crankset, 600km on it before I swapped it out

  Will see if I can find a price if you're interested

• Bikes on Eurostar?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 5 months, 2 weeks

  

  Yeah - though LeShuttle increased from £35 to £50 then also getting to Dover and out of Calais adds cost and time... in not too exciting areas.
  There's really not enough incentive for green travel - rather penalties every step of the way

• Bikes on Eurostar?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 5 months, 2 weeks

  

  My experience of Eurostar -

  https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-info/travel-planning/luggage/bikes

  London to Lille (the same line as to Brussels)
  Booked on Trainline, assumed I added my bike and checked with 9 days to go. Trainline said it's Eurostars problem, Eurostar said it's trainline's problem. Eurostar eventually says they will organise it
  They say that folded bikes are fine, and I can break my bike down, but upon further checking refuse to allow the bike even fully disassembled in a bag - no bikes allowed to Lille at all.
  Had to postpone the ticket for some rainy day and book a last minute (cheaper) budget flight

  Brussels to London
  I booked a £70 ticket 30 days ago and asked to book a bike for another £45 at the same time. They took 2 weeks to respond, saying that my specific timeslot and train does not take bikes and I would need to change - to a train now twice as expensive.
  Bikes were supposed to be allowed fully assembled. I was forced to remove all my bikepacking bags including daisy chained/laced frame bag and handlebar roll and carry them and my rear pack around the terminal and train.

  In summary - I'm not sure if I would overland to/from UK again. The cycling parts were relatively fun and worthwhile. But the necessary legs of public transport - costly, stressful, risky - I saw hordes of F1 fans in Barcelona wearing oil company merch, pissing any effect of mine in the wind

• Ultracycling

  in Rides & Races • 6 months, 1 week

  

  battery for that

• GPS tech (Garmin, Hammerhead, Wahoo, RWGPS, etc)

  in Bikes & Bits • 6 months, 2 weeks

  

  I had two Wahoo roams fail pathetically (minor slips destroyed both backplates, and one screen was dying without any trigger)
  Their routing/phone integration is extremely laggy to the point that route replans take 30 minutes from phone sync to hit the unit

  I'm now team Hammerhead as even on ultras I use only about 70% battery a day and can keep on top of that

• Ultracycling

  in Rides & Races • 6 months, 4 weeks

  

  Been dotwatching HMR and HT550

  Alex had a silly lead on the HT that's getting pegged back, wondering if it'll be a no sleep run. Was also following El Jaskowska and surprised the Tailfin roll failed spectacularly

  on the HMR I've never heard of Floris (who has 4 followers on IG) but he's also got a bit of a gap up front

• Dynamo Lights

  in Bikes & Bits • 7 months, 3 weeks

  

  Yeah, in their defense the PCB and USB charging section is replaceable (although would not want it to fail mid expedition) - but I don't know why they didn't just have a rubber grommet/door also

  For my use hopefully it wouldn't matter as I'd run it above a handlebar roll taking up most of the spray, either on the stem mounts or a DrJ0n mission deck

  Tbh I've just talked myself round into keeping the Supernova set above. I'll just Son Coax junction box it and have supplementary battery lights