Amazing! Another ebay DeRosa fiasco!
07-25-16, 12:27 PM
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Amazing! Another ebay DeRosa fiasco!
Gents --- this is a beautiful machine -- De Rosa SLX Road Bike Campy Chorus | eBay
In one of my other threads , (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...dge-gents.html)
I had been looking at a red DeRosa that was a bit over priced considering it had paint flaws
You folks basically told me (not in these exact words) - to sober up and wait for one for $1300 or so --- good advice
HEre it was ---- I watched, I waited, - with 15 seconds on the clock I put in a max bid request of 1650 (it had been languishing at 1100 for a bit)
---- then I waited to get the confirmation of my bid - and -------- NOTHING --- I called ebay afterwards and they have no record of me putting in a bid at all, --
I think this is a sign from above to finish up my miscellaneous projects, -- then start buying less and riding more
It is a very nice machine though if the pics are still up -----If I didn't win it, I hope it went to a fellow C&V'er
meanwhile I still have that Vianelli and Bottechhia to finish
In one of my other threads , (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...dge-gents.html)
I had been looking at a red DeRosa that was a bit over priced considering it had paint flaws
You folks basically told me (not in these exact words) - to sober up and wait for one for $1300 or so --- good advice
HEre it was ---- I watched, I waited, - with 15 seconds on the clock I put in a max bid request of 1650 (it had been languishing at 1100 for a bit)
---- then I waited to get the confirmation of my bid - and -------- NOTHING --- I called ebay afterwards and they have no record of me putting in a bid at all, --
I think this is a sign from above to finish up my miscellaneous projects, -- then start buying less and riding more
It is a very nice machine though if the pics are still up -----If I didn't win it, I hope it went to a fellow C&V'er
meanwhile I still have that Vianelli and Bottechhia to finish
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Cue the trombones!
Alas, you are not the first member of this forum to suffer this.
Alas, you are not the first member of this forum to suffer this.
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07-25-16, 12:56 PM
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I have a Faema themed 54cm De Rosa Professional with a CyclArt Cat 2 repaint that I would consider selling.
PM me
Mine is nowhere near as clean as that one, $1600 would have been a very good price for that bike as appointed.
PM me
Mine is nowhere near as clean as that one, $1600 would have been a very good price for that bike as appointed.
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07-25-16, 02:35 PM
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You probably neglected to sign in to your account. Should've used e-snipe.....
07-25-16, 02:40 PM
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it just wasn't mean to be, and yes, I always use AuctionSniper - bids in the last 3 seconds to get you the best possible price, makes you honest with yourself when you set it up, keeps you out of bidding wars and costs 1% of what you win.
If you're buying components or you're interested in several frames, you can set up a bid group - put any number of auctions in the group and it quits when it wins one for you.
I've built 3 bikes this way. Paid $50 for a used Chorus brakeset, $60 for a new one.
If you're buying components or you're interested in several frames, you can set up a bid group - put any number of auctions in the group and it quits when it wins one for you.
I've built 3 bikes this way. Paid $50 for a used Chorus brakeset, $60 for a new one.
07-25-16, 02:46 PM
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it just wasn't mean to be, and yes, I always use AuctionSniper - bids in the last 3 seconds to get you the best possible price, makes you honest with yourself when you set it up, keeps you out of bidding wars and costs 1% of what you win.
If you're buying components or you're interested in several frames, you can set up a bid group - put any number of auctions in the group and it quits when it wins one for you.
I've built 3 bikes this way.
If you're buying components or you're interested in several frames, you can set up a bid group - put any number of auctions in the group and it quits when it wins one for you.
I've built 3 bikes this way.
May I suggest using "Gixen" . It's easy, it's free, it has some grouping tools. It's reliable (over 5 years not one fail.). It's free, it's free. I donate 6 bucks a year to him by choice. It's free.
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I paid for 3 bikes, 2 kayaks and a couple of firearms collecting, buying/selling and repairing antique fly tackle over about a dozen years.
I used Auction Sniper and believe me, 1% is cheep
I used Auction Sniper and believe me, 1% is cheep
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Wow. I would be upset as well! Maybe its going to arrived damaged or something and you will get to avoid that hassle. Just tryin' to cheer ya up. :-)
07-25-16, 04:26 PM
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im not a billionaire playboy or anything either, i'd already mentally come to terms with selling a couple other things to make room in the garage for yet another bike i dont need
07-25-16, 04:30 PM
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I think the frame is in excellent shape but for $1345 + shipping I would expect Record.
By being on this forum you have a big advantage over ebay----use adhuntr.com and the facilitator thread to find a De Rosa. Big ticket bikes often languish on Craigslist in the smaller markets....
By being on this forum you have a big advantage over ebay----use adhuntr.com and the facilitator thread to find a De Rosa. Big ticket bikes often languish on Craigslist in the smaller markets....
07-25-16, 05:42 PM
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I think the frame is in excellent shape but for $1345 + shipping I would expect Record.
By being on this forum you have a big advantage over ebay----use adhuntr.com and the facilitator thread to find a De Rosa. Big ticket bikes often languish on Craigslist in the smaller markets....
By being on this forum you have a big advantage over ebay----use adhuntr.com and the facilitator thread to find a De Rosa. Big ticket bikes often languish on Craigslist in the smaller markets....
I hear ya loud and clear on Record vs Chorus in that price range, I roughly feel the same way myself ---- I just look at it as the "ebay tax" that we pay often times for convenience
Thanks for the tip on adhuntr ---- and to Bulldog and LAstride for the "sniping" software tips
07-25-16, 05:48 PM
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If you were using your phone or a tablet to bid that may be your problem...the confirmation box sometimes pops up "off center" and if you don't zoom out or to the side you never see it and can't place a bid.
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I think the frame is in excellent shape but for $1345 + shipping I would expect Record.
By being on this forum you have a big advantage over ebay----use adhuntr.com and the facilitator thread to find a De Rosa. Big ticket bikes often languish on Craigslist in the smaller markets....
By being on this forum you have a big advantage over ebay----use adhuntr.com and the facilitator thread to find a De Rosa. Big ticket bikes often languish on Craigslist in the smaller markets....
Dang it man, your right ! - I just used adhuntr and pulled this one up almost instantly - not a DeRosa , but a very cool machine that looks like its in "daily driver" condition -- as in, -- nice, but you wouldn't cry if you crashed it
the deals are out there --- (just posting this link if it looks interesting to anyone else -- I have enough triple chainring "daily drivers" myself )
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