Well, not necessarily a numbskull, but you have to admire this seller's gumption and marketing savvy:

http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/140780162.html

Neal

Nevermind the bike; I wanna see a picture of him and his 3' tall girlfriend. I bet she's always got her nose in his business...

Lol! :D

This one just kind of cracked me up: http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/140994652.html

Somehow the image of a whole team of kids riding those banana seat bikes seems like a bad '70s after-school movie.

Neal

I nominate this one for numbskull buyer of the day:

http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/141340683.html

She doesn't want a crappy bike, but she's not willing to pay more than $50. Who was it who said, "You get what you pay for"?

Neal

it's great how the bike likes to hang out on the sofa...and get it's photo taken ("here we see the rare 'Road Ace' in its natural environment...if we are very still, we just might be able to capture it on film...")

I see people posting "Wanted: road bike under 100 dollars" and then going on to say they need a
"good light bike that they can race in a couple weeks" I suspect they are first time triathletes as there is a large amature triathlon at University of BC each spring, but even if they know nothing about bikes how can they be a triathlete and be completely oblivious to the most important part of 1/3 of the race?

But anyway here is my numbskull of the day: http://vancouver.craigslist.org/bik/141808249.html, I don't think this bike would have retailed for that price originally! Honestly, it's worth half that at best. Guess you can't blame people for trying but my conscience would get the better of me on this one. I could even sell an italian binanchi with full triomphe, all original (down to the tires and pads, this thing seriouly had under 100km on it), columbus frame in a 58cm for that price on CL.

Numbskull buyer of the day. http://cgi.ebay.com/CAMPY-Centaur-10...QQcmdZViewItem

Note that this has no skewer or lock ring. The seller also admits it came from a wheel that was tacoed.

Brand new, with a skewer and lock ring, this cost $120-$130 retail.

But there are some fantastic deals out there for that kind of money. Look at catch
of the Day.
My de Reus was 50Euro. . .
ya never know what you're gonna get unless you ask.

marty

No doubt, Marty. I found a nice Raleigh cyclocross bike in someone's trash today (700 x 35 wheels) only needing a saddle and post and a new front tire. But there sure is a lot of trash to sort through to find those less-than-$50 catches of the day. Patience is key, I suppose.

Neal

Pedal Bike Landlord Sell left behind - $25 (san jose west)

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Reply to: sale-142333498@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-03-15, 9:55PM PST


I have a pedal bike, it has one gear, and just lubed. It has a steel frame Size big. rent to man with bike, he know pay rent and I kick him out, but he lieave bike.

Me just pumped up the tube for air and shine the chain and lube.

Me want 25 dollares

Call rawtib meshian or send computer emai

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You know pay rawtib 25 dollares, he kick you out two. :mad:

Rare indeed!!! No money down... no payments for 3 months! That's a long time to go without crack!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Peugeot-Vintage-...QQcmdZViewItem

Quite possibly the best Craigslist entry I've ever seen. Although, the author is someone I would regard as a marketing genious and that this is a work of wonderful fiction!

Sorry it doesn't fit the criteria of "numbskull" - but this is great!

http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/140780162.html

This guy has a lot to say....I don't understand most of it, but it is a lot.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/bik/142656870.html

Scorched brain cells! Dude really needs to ease up on the crank.

I feel for that one...the bike, I mean.

I got a laugh out of this though:

"EMAILS ARE BIG TIME WASTERS - I GET TONS OF EMAILS ASKING GOOFY QUESTIONS AND JUST DON`T HAVE THE TIME REQUIRED TO PROPERLY RESPOND WITH A GOOFY ANSWER"

-Kurt

http://www.craigslist.org/eby/bik/141048868.html

Motobecane 10-Speed... ONLY $500!

need someone to help fix your bike?

http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/143169573.html

Thos ad's been deleted - I wonder if he actually got it?

Who knows, maybe this is an orange XO-1 for $40, but the seller's ad copy leaves something to be desired. You think the bike needs a new chain? And I'm a big fan of those Shamanino parts:

http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/143585794.html

Neal

I don't know about those Shamanino parts, Neal. ****mano's componentry far surpasses Shamanino. SunMoor isn't bad either, but I wouldn't touch anything with Shamplex on it.

Frankly, I wouldn't buy anything unless it has Scampagnolo on it! ;)

-Kurt

This one takes a prize...an abused and wrecked '70s Schwinn Stingray Scrambler...for $300 w/reserve:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...romZR40QQfviZ1

:crash: :mad:

-Kurt

I prefer crampinyellow but hey thats just my gut reaction, eh?

Marty

Trampandyoldle? ;)

-Kurt

I wouldn't wan't that bike anyway because it might be HAUNTED! :eek: The ghost of the little boy might WANT IT BACK!!!