Ebay sellers
06-12-09 | 06:56 PM
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Ebay sellers
What are you guys thoughts on Ebay sellers with 0 feedback? I'm looking at a bike but the seller has 0 feedback. The ad is written in complete sentences and is coherent, with good pics. Would you guys chance it?
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06-12-09 | 07:05 PM
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Thrifty Bill
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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
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Only if I could pick up in person, or it was super cheap. One thing about a seller with zero feedback, he will not get full market value, so if it was cheap enough, I might consider it as a gamble.
I did buy my 2005 Trek 1000 from a guy with zero feedback. I sent him a note explaining that he would not get much interest, and I ended up picking it up in person. Turned out to be as good/better than described.
I did buy my 2005 Trek 1000 from a guy with zero feedback. I sent him a note explaining that he would not get much interest, and I ended up picking it up in person. Turned out to be as good/better than described.
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06-12-09 | 07:09 PM
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Bikes: '62 Peugeot UO8, '63 Schwinn Superior, ;72 Peugeot PX-10, '74 Motobecane LeChampion, '74 Peugeot UO18
It can be a gamble, but there is a story behind each one. I agree if the seller is local and you can inspect prior to bidding, or have someone inspect for you that would be the best.
06-12-09 | 07:20 PM
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From: NYC & Mid Hudson Valley, NY
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Correspond with the seller and make sure s/he is registered with PayPal.
Years ago I scored a brand new Fuji for half price from a first time seller when nobody else would bid. It arrived in perfect condition, professionally packaged, and with thorn-resistant tubes thrown in for free. Didn't get a flat for three years, too.
YMMV.
Years ago I scored a brand new Fuji for half price from a first time seller when nobody else would bid. It arrived in perfect condition, professionally packaged, and with thorn-resistant tubes thrown in for free. Didn't get a flat for three years, too.
YMMV.
06-12-09 | 08:23 PM
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We all had to start somewhere. Complete sentences and good pics puts them above the fray. But don't be afraid to ask about the warts he didn't take pics of.
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06-13-09 | 10:22 AM
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If you're talking about a $100 bike, well maybe. If it's a $1000 bike, watch out for scams. No way I spend big bucks unless it's local and the seller agrees to local pick-up and accepts cash at pick up, no pre-pay. I bid on some shifters recently from a local dude with a dozen transactions, none sales. I asked the seller, who was less than 50 miles from my house, if I could pick them up locally and pay cash at pick up. When he would not agree to those terms I decided to stay away from them.
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06-13-09 | 10:47 AM
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06-13-09 | 06:22 PM
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"We all had 0 feedback at one time": that can make people like me, who just have a few things to sell from time to time, hesitant to even start...
06-13-09 | 06:24 PM
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