Originally Posted by Iride01

Did the 2 managers at Mellow Johnny's view it on a forum post too? Did they offer to buy your bike so they could resell it?

There is a big difference between being able to have it in your actual possession to inspect and just looking at a picture. So all we can do is make assumptions.

And for resellers, cosmetic damage is almost as bad as damaged. It means the bike will have fewer potential buyers. It'll be held in inventory longer, possibly forever. It's a loss for them.