Originally Posted by roccobike
Ebay is what it is. There is not much you can do about it and I don't worry about those things where I have no control. However, I find I'm looking at ebay and bidding way less than I used to and spending way more time on craigslist.
I've had a bad run on both sites lately. Lots of misrepresented junk. The latest was Saturday morning after driving an hour and a half for DIBS! on a $35 Coppertone Schwinn cruiser, the seller calls just before I arrive and tells me he took a closer look at the bike and it's actually a Murray (and a rust bucket at that). Arrgg!!!
So in an attempt to turn another disappointment into an opportunity, I realize I'm only about 10 miles from a large flea market I've been meaning to check out. Hey, flea markets have been good to Bikedued so why not? Another bust. Only 5 bikes and not one adult bike in the bunch.
Swing by Salvation Army and Goodwill on the way home (at least they're next to each other). Same result. I give up.
