Originally Posted by molten

Correction to mstateglfr: The then-friend was only reputed to sell his bicycle/parts inventory out of his home. Of all the years I knew him, I never knew of his going to the swap meet to sell, Of all the years I knew him, he was very open in how he did his business of bicycles. Of the several bike shops he has owned -- and is no longer on the premises: I don't know if the then-friend who was the original owner of these bike shops has sold them or if new managment has simply been put in. But the-above-original-owner stays active by going to swap meet. And has another selling online. There be no "kid" as you said, involved in this. I simply assigned a long-known friend to sell one of my bikes, as there was to be a commission paid on the sale. But rather I was given 2 payments, in cash, that total only a fraction of what I would have asked as a selling price. In how I knew him from our pasttimes, he was not going by his original self.
If I just was not in the status of another telling me that I had to sell one of my bikes, this would not have happened: as reliable Local selling sources are hard to come by.

Originally Posted by molten

I'm a victim from a longtime (used to be) friend scamming my OLDEST of my CLASSIC STEEL bike I have. As he knew very well the composition & general value of it. With its classic groupset. As I originally assigned him to sell it for me (that meant it being in my original ownership). But all he was assigned, by me, to do was with-hold the bike in his business, for the sake of displaying its selling status. (as the bike was still in my ownership) Rather, I found out later, my bike that I relied that he sell privately on his private property --- was disassembled by him * taken to a swap meet..

Originally Posted by molten

To My Reply of letter sent by Livedarklions: the reason why I would care of where my bike was sold ---- is because the longtime used-to-be-friend was reputed by (a)me & (b) local biking society for selling out/off his private property. So that means that if I change my mind to not want to continue selling my bike, as I selected having him sell for me, that I simply go back to his property to recollect my bike and cancel transaction. (misc add): that swap meets be an unknown world of what can happen & what kind of sources come there --- to observe.)

Originally Posted by molten

My Reply to mstateglfr: The reason why of delay time until I brought this online is the time of delay until it took the former-friend to pay Me. As first he only paid me partial amount; so I gave extra time, hoping for him to pay me further -- concerning the value of the bike. Then once I made contact, he said he was only going to pay a certain amount of total dollars; as he had already paid 86%. But I was hoping to get that remaining 14%; as I KNEW he was not going to pay the majority. He has changed his way of communication, ever since he told me that he got his first carbon fiber bike; as he has been a steel fanatic as long as I have known him. As he never gave a hint to me that he was going to get into aluminum or carbon fiber. But he be getting older. I've got a question in another direction for all of you: Have any of you known someone who you got a bike from, as that person asked back --- for that bike?.

Originally Posted by shelbyfv

This is all so bizarre I had to do some sleuthing. Apparently some other friend made off with a bike trainer and then there is this in the 50+ Vets Day thread

Originally Posted by shelbyfv

This is all so bizarre I had to do some sleuthing. Apparently some other friend made off with a bike trainer and then there is this in the 50+ Vets Day thread