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Have you ever paid a viewing fee?This guy thinks you should.
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Vintage Raleigh Pursuit Bicycle - $4000 (Chicago)

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Date: 2010-06-12, 8:21PM CDT
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This sale is limited to serious collectors. This is 51cm c-c, Raleigh SPD Ilkeston track bike by O’Donovan. Original owner was a World Cycling Champion.
1) Local pick-up only.
2) Cash & Carry (receipt & provenance provided).
3) Price: $4000.00
4) Viewing fee: $60.00 cash, refunded upon purchase.
Lookers, lowballers, scammers, pic collectors, crooks, etc. don’t even bother to e-mail. Since it is a local sale, everything will be answered in-person and you can look at the bike at the meeting after the payment of the fee for my time. Sorry, but this is a business transaction and not a social networking time.



Location: Chicago
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And, the inevitable retort post. Bad words are used.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/1789139644.html

Bad words might be in order - He wants big bucks but evidentially has been using it as a trainer!

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ms/wornout.jpg

you know that was coming.I wonder if you go as a group if the $60 will cover all

that's a major bullcrap (and overpriced factorially)

"Pay per view" CL ad...


wow.

Gigantic "attachments", that person has...

Well, if it's any solace, his forks are probably bent. But he did take a picture in front of a white garage door...

Some people seem to think their time is worth a lot of money. Then again, those people are idiots, generally (or lawyers).
How does the refund work? Do you pay him $3,940? Or do you pay him the $4,000 and then he gives you the $60 back?
Whatever. I doubt it'll sell, just another jerk with internet access and a bit too much imagined self-importance.
-Gene-

Yesterday I spent an hour showing a guy intermodal shipping containers I have listed on CL. After 45 mins of taking photos and kicking the 2500 lbs metal box in the rain (and I broke a couple of fingers earlier yesterday, so I wasn't feeling too fun) he asked me if he could give me 10% and hold it for him for a month. He then thought for that price (cheap) he should see what I paid for it and we should go somewhere to negotiate (but he was afraid to go INSIDE the container LOL) . He also wanted a discount for having to move the container.

I love how it's a "Raleigh SPD Ilkeston track bike ... " - dude can't even tell his Special Bicycle Developments products from his Shimano clip-in pedals.

No "lowballers", so I guess a $25 offer to view the bike is out of the question. :innocent:

Crooks shouldn't bother to email, presumably since, you know, he's already connected to them via the Crook Forum.

OK, so how much should I charge to see the 78 Raleigh Grand Prix I'm going to flip. Based on the value of the GP vs the $4000 he wants for that thing, I calculate $1.50. Of course I'll deduct the $1.50 from the selling price if the viewer buys the bike and of course I'll put in the phrase, "No Low-ballers".
So whada'ya think?

I wonder what happens to lowballers? Does he actually have some consequences planned for anyone who sends a low-ball offer?

Original ad link, for everyone who wishes to flag it as prohibited:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/1789125255.html

-Kurt

Well he has covered all of his bases by stating "serious collectors only" and with the usual "no scammers, etc..." so we really have no recourse but to buy it or move on.

When a CL poster's conditions are clearly written, we just have to accept his terms. That's how the internets work.

Man, I was just looking for one flaw in his ad so that I could become indignant!

I'll let you know...

The thing that annoys me most, both as a buyer and seller is when people don't show up for appointments. I suggest we all contact him and schedule an appointment.

Its your typical Chicago dickified bike jag. I run into these guys on group rides all the time.

perfect....

Excuse me while I find a pay phone :D

-Kurt

Chicago is full of funny bikes for sale. I think I'd go this route and save $3300.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/1789480219.html

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_A1AYWVyE1kw/TA...0/IMGP5826.JPG

I think that paramount has some drive train issues.

It's a push bike.

btw, does the stand over hight depend upon where you are standing on that thing?

Unless there's some major hot babe boobquake going on with it, I aint payin no money for watchin.