Originally Posted by
Jeff Neese
If you had serious reason to think that a bike might have been stolen, a quick call to the police department would take care of that. Tell them what it is you're planning to buy and from whom, the make and model and color, and then they'll tell you whether one of those has been reported stolen or they'll give you the all-clear to go ahead and buy the bike.
They'll tell you that most stolen bicycles do not end up brazenly posted on Craigslist or FB Marketplace, but they will thank you for your concern. Then they'll tell you to go ahead and buy the bike.
Total horsecrap. I was a grand juror a few years back. One of the cases we dealt with involved pimping young girls on Craigslist. The reason they had to take down the whole "personals" section of Craigslist is precisely because it's way too hard for anyone to be vigilant enough to monitor it consistently for illegal activity.
I deal with a lot of cops in my job. I'm fairly certain that absolutely none of them would agree with what you just posted. I'm quite sure that they'd tell you that if you have suspicions, you should definitely walk away.
And ultimately, this frame is really not worth the time it would take for me to find out enough to get comfortable with the transaction. Based on the info op has posted, I'm at the "why bother" point.
I'm tired of this discussion, and frankly I'm not going to bother reading any further response from you. I really have better things to do than refuting nonsense you're putting into cops' mouths.