astrx

so i was crusin ebay (i put this up in the ebay/craigslist thread) and i see this 57cm 2005 bianchi pista, used, with spds a brooks saddle, and free shipping for 500 bones. is it me or is this not a good deal?

(yes yes, its not a good deal because its not an iro blah blah blah tony this and tony that)

cabrilo

Sounds ok to me... I mean that is at least 60 for the seat, and up to 200. clue in the pedals, if those are the ones youd like to keep, and it sounds ok to me. They go new for $550 plus tax.... If that is the size of the bike you want for sure without trying it, it sounds fine to me...

Then again there is nothing like riding out the brand new bike...

sers

can you link it? assuming it's stock save the saddle and pedals, I'd probably spend the $550 and get a brand new one, if I was intent on getting a Pista. To be honest, it sounds like a decent deal, but nothing spectacular.

astrx

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

i mean i was gonna get a brooks saddle, and spds. and im not really into new things. i mean that first ride you just feel it depreciating with every mile.

astrx

i guess im just worried he has a rating of 1 and the only bid is a rating of zero. i guess im a bit sceptical about this whole online auction business

sers

so did you win it?

cabrilo

Looks like not, since it was the same dude that got something from him before. Don't worry too much about ebay. There are scamers around but it is not as bad as it sounds. I sold couple of motorcycles online - one part at the time. Met all kind of people and almost got scamed once. But as long as you use PAYPAL, and PAYPAL ONLY, you are more than safe.

And if they accept paypal, that means thay opened sellers account with paypal, wich among other things makes sure you have a real checking account and kinda connects your paypal and REAL LIFE checking account. Just stick with it, and you will NOT get screwed.

cabrilo

Here is another one:
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...SI_PR4_PCN_BIX

astrx

yeah, didnt bid on it. thanks for the info about paypal. figure there are plenty of pistas out htere.

also looking at this:
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

daccordi. i fugre a tt would make a sweet conversion