Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - nyc... stolen track bike purchased?

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queerpunk
10-20-05, 09:17 AM
figured this was worthwhile enough to have its own thread:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/105330955.html

Reply to: anon-105330955@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-10-19, 10:57PM EDT


I may have inadvertently purchased a stolen track bike. Send me your serial number. If I have a match I will return it.

tink20seven
10-20-05, 09:23 AM
thats really cool

face it.
people sell the bikes they steal.

i give this guy credit for at least doing something about it.
queerpunk
10-20-05, 09:29 AM
yeah, eh?
if i were in hir shoes... well, i'd hate to be in that situation, because i'd be biting my freakin lip over how good of a deal i got. i wonder how much the person bought for a possibly-stolen bike...

operator
10-20-05, 09:33 AM
A bit of description can't hurt.
Fantomas
10-20-05, 09:33 AM
Sounds like a friend proably pulled the "Dude, no ****ing way that should have cost $50"
Props for being honest.
sashae
10-20-05, 09:34 AM
How does one know if they bought a stolen bike? I mean, obviously if a crackhead sells you a shiny Cinelli track for $100, then it's probably stolen, but still..
queerpunk
10-20-05, 09:39 AM
"i may have inadvertently purchased..."
*new*guy
10-20-05, 10:03 AM
"i may have inadvertently purchased..."

"oh sh1t, did I just buy that bike? How in the world did that happen??!"
summerinside
10-20-05, 10:07 AM
...gotta watch out for the crackheads. Esp if they're selling a Mac Powerbook for $200 (http://www.viceland.com/issues/v11n11/htdocs/ihustle.php)
Jose R
10-20-05, 10:27 AM
A friend of a friend can get me pretty much anything I want:

new, slightly used laptops for $100

new, slightly used hi-end cellphones for $30

new, slighty used power tools, dewalt, makita, bosch

leather jackets, jeans, etc. etc.

NYC is full of black market hustlers...with hot property to unload.
SD Fixed
10-20-05, 10:33 AM
How is it the poster is criticizing himself over the purchase..?
queerpunk
10-20-05, 10:37 AM
clarification
i didn't post that on CL, i'm just passing the info along.