Originally Posted by
Charles Wahl
B. The number of people who read these pages or the flatus emanating from CR is extremely small compared to the number of people who buy vintage bike parts on eBay (assuming that's where your auction was). So, the chances that this "person" ruined your chances to make a killing are very small. Who's got 1940s French bikes that they need headsets for? Not very many people.
+1 plus, one would assume someone making such a purchase knows what they're getting into and may have already know the fact about the missing balls.
but anyway what's the alternative? Telling people they can't talk about certain things on internet forums or trying to force people to research first before they type? Good luck with either of those.