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There appears to be absolutely nothing stopping anyone from signing up and buying from the classifieds section on this forum.
If sellers are hellbent on their items going to active forum members for their sole use only they should state their terms in their initial post.
It's all good and well kicking off a hissyfit afterwards when something appears on eBay a week later but it's not exactly going to stop the supposed "problem".
I was delighted to sell my Bullit bike to a really nice chap through this forum, seemingly a good home it went to, which sure feels good, but not for a single moment would I give a single damn if he chose to flog it on for a profit next week. I asked for my price, item gone, me grateful, everyone wins. Especially when there's such an influx of incredible piss poor time wasters applying the "dibs" system - hell, if someone's going to come on a professional basis that day, be my guest.
Seems like a weird controlling authoritarian crabby attitude to insist somebody uses your unwanted belongings in a specific way after you've sold it. Move on. It's not yours anymore. Spend the money on something delightful like a trip to Belgium or a new crankset.
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Perhaps sellers obsessed at "finding a good home" for their unwanted objects should write in bold in their listings TO A GOOD HOME ONLY, NO RESELLERS
You can't dictate what a buyer does with an item once a transaction and a handshake has been done.
I'd personally be overjoyed to know someone might make a profit on something I'd sold for my initial asking price. Pretty monstrous outlook on life to think otherwise. You've both done each other a favour.
Nourish the earth, let matey have his fun, the bike will find itself a "good home" eventually. User456446345🤣45 might need that extra £400, times are tough!
Sticking an ad up on a public forum is like putting something on the table at a car boot sale. First buyer to the table wins the prize. You can't assume "good faith" from whoever that might be, after all they got up at 5am on a Sunday morning for the privilege - or in this case was pressing F5 on their computer keyboard repetitively in pursuit of the next quick flip.
Make the Classifieds section private and vet users if Average Joe getting a bargain is a problem?
You can't install and guarantee a sense of grassroots morality on a public internet marketplace in 2024.
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Larry Vs Harry Bullitt Cargo Bike
My old courier bike. Has been seeing less and less use due to back problems, time to find a new home.
Bike has been outside for a fair few months so please expect this to warrant a good service in most areas. It also needs a new front wheel.
Buyer collects Vauxhall/Kennington SE11.
SOLD SOLD SOLD
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Anyone with a bike shop looking for stock?
A mate of mine who used to post on here has a whole load of decent bicycles he’s looking to shift. Good brands, Trek, Cannondale, Ridgeback, Specialized, a bunch of nice steel stuff, a Cinelli, Surly, all good stuff and no BSO. There's about 5 or 10 Islabike and Frog kiddies bikes too. He does house clearances so they all need some of fettling and sprucing up. He's looking for a shop that wants a good supply of stock, right now there's around 50-60 bikes with more coming regularly. He's not looking for crazy money as he understands they need to be flipped on but they aren’t £20 each either. Obviously not interested in selling individually. Based in Stratford. Let me know if you want putting in touch.
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I can agree with those points.