anybody 'lost' a Cotic?

bigflangesmallsprocket
bigflangesmallsprocket Posts: 2,443
edited September 2009 in Road stolen
Found this on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cotic-Roadrat-Bike_W0QQitemZ270455328385QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item3ef864ce81&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I was a bit suspicious at someone having what appears to be a new specialist bike, but claiming to know nothing about bikes whatsover and not even able to ride one. So I looked at his other items..and he claims in another listing to have swapped a bike for the Applemac he is also selling (seemed a bit contradictory to me, having 2 bikes pass through your hands when you can't ride), as well as having a guitar for sale.

Having all these specialist items yet claiming to know nothing about any of them, and with so few sales, and stating he will send by 'rep'...stinks fishy to me!
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  • weapons
    weapons Posts: 367
    Very fishy...he knows nothing about any of the other items he is selling either!
  • bigflangesmallsprocket
    bigflangesmallsprocket Posts: 2,443
    My thoughts as well. I informed Ebay of suspicion of theft. Most of what he has on sale is the sort of obvious high value item that an opportunist thief/burglar might grab. It's noteworthy that the bike is described as still partially assembled, suggesting it is in fact new, but that the seller states the bike is being kept elsewhere. Of course he could be genuine, but the combination of items and the sellers general comments and apparant attitude suggest very possibly not.

    Having just had a look at the item again, and noticing the number of questions and the answers given, I'm guessing he's also suspected elsewhere! The chaps over on LFGSS forum have been known to deliberately overload suspected sellers with basic technical questions to wind them up.
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