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08-11-24 | 09:51 PM

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merziac

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Originally Posted by Kabuki12

I would not trust that quote , not for a minute. I like eBay for buying but selling is tricky . I always let the buyer arrange shipping . I don’t mind boxing something up , I made my own frame box for my Colnago when I shipped it to be painted . The last bike I sold I boxed it up and gave the weight and dimensions to the buyer . He used BikeFlights and sent me $ for the shipping materials ($25). As merziac said if eBay does anything for you they will bill you for it and it adds up quickly on top of the 13% fee.

And the minimal boxing can bite you as well, no margins so the high points may not be well protected.

I have had 3 frames that were cut down boxed and done well, all three took a bounce on the lower HS cup and almost got the headtubes.

I always use a split tennis ball on both ends of the HT, SP clamp and RDO's in conjunction with blocking, BB's can take a hit too, best to protect them with something tough and or hard as well.

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