Originally Posted by
robertorolfo
Earlier you claimed that the idea of organized crime rings stealing bikes from Western Europe and bringing them to Eastern Europe was akin to using drugs. I then posted three links (which took 2 minutes to find) that proved evidence that it is indeed a real phenomenon, and you simply decided to continue accusing me of bias, ignoring those links completely.
I read the links. It's very interesting. But you are still being extremely biased if you want to suggest worrying about stolen goods being sold via eBay from Serbia versus Italy, or Lithuania versus England, or wherever... Bicycle theft is a really big problem in urban England, France, and Italy. A vast majority of it is obviously domestic.
https://worldcrunch.com/culture-soci...0least%20once.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ol%20of%2022m.
I'm not arguing against the idea that there is some organized crime surrounding bicycle parts, and certainly some of it must be based in eastern Europe. But there's absolutely no reason to focus on eastern Europe as if it is some kind of endemic problem unique to that area.
Your initial post said you thought that much of the stuff being sold in eastern Europe may have been stolen. If you honestly believe that, then the same statement should apply to bicycle parts being sold in most of Europe, the United States, and perhaps anywhere in the world.
So, what's your point?