Originally Posted by
vintagerando
I think the Seller over-bought and probably doesn't use the bike. He said he has a joint issue that prevents comfortable riding. Whatever.....if its clean, I will likely buy. I will be going to check out the bike closely this weekend. thanks
Ask questions about the bike, what shop he got it from, reciept, etc? Check if the components match the Giant stock components, if not ask why (swapped for fit, etc). The purpose here is establishing trust-worthy-ness of the seller.
To a large extent any specific answer doesn't matter.
You're basically trying to make sure the bike:
1) Is legit (not counter-feit or stolen).
2) Has not had a significant crash.
Prices on recent used bikes are all over the map. There does tend to be a significant drop since not everyone is willing/able to come up with ~$3k cash for a CL purchase.