Originally Posted by
Crankycrank
Small claims court is maybe your only option. Sounds like seller didn't disclose the entire history of the bike that he was aware of when he sold it to you. Save all your communications and a copy of the ad you saw the bike advertised in. Hard to say if you would have any luck in small claims but if you're stuck with the bike it may not be so bad to ride and you can have it checked out by another shop to be sure it's safe. You could also get some estimates from some legitimate carbon repair shops which even if it turns your bike into a not so great deal after paying for a professional repair at least it would be as good as new. Also consider it a hard lesson learned and make sure you don't make the same mistake again.
I already saved all the communication and Facebook's original ad. I will sue his a$$ if I want to. He is a real estate broker and having a law case against him is going to hurt him much more than just arguing with me over refund. Plus he's got nothing to lose. In the worst case he scenario he gets his "perfect" bike back which he can sell it to another naïve cyclist. Originally I was looking for a good new bike and was willing to pay good price. But this darn COVID thing made all the shops empty so used market was my best bet. I purchased both of my current bikes used. One of them from ebay and had zero regrets. They still run strong. This time it turned out the opposite. I don't think anything will happen to that bike and it is not a $10k fancy machine, but that feeling and that ugly bump is what bothers me a lot. ))