Legitimate reasons to be selling lots of used bikes on eBay
jonny_trousers
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Can anyone think of any? I've seen a few sellers now who have a regular turn over of used bikes. Some of them obviously don't have a clue what they are selling, one or two have a basic understanding. The natural cynic in me thinks the bikes must be stolen, but might I be wrong? Someone got a little business buying bikes from police auctions and then selling them on perhaps?
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Jonny_Trousers wrote:Can anyone think of any? I've seen a few sellers now who have a regular turn over of used bikes. Some of them obviously don't have a clue what they are selling, one or two have a basic understanding. The natural cynic in me thinks the bikes must be stolen, but might I be wrong? Someone got a little business buying bikes from police auctions and then selling them on perhaps?
Just goto
http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... .asp?ID=24Peds with ipods, natures little speed humps
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Wowsers Jeremy, that's like a treasure trove of lost souls...0
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We have a second hand bike seller in Exeter (does some amazing bikes, all serviceable even with their age) and he buys all of his bikes via police auctions in job lots. does a good business from it too.
My father recently brought my mum an old 1977 Dawes Compass for £40 from him, the only thing that needs doing is the back tyre pumping up.
It's actually quite scary that bike is the same age as me. :shock:Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men0 -
Could be a hire shop selling off old stock.I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.0
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Initialised wrote:Could be a hire shop selling off old stock.
Aw, that's sweetly positive thinking. The bikes I've seen being sold are quiet a variety and all pretty decent quality (Cannondale Bad Boys feature heavily).0 -
jeremyrundle wrote:Jonny_Trousers wrote:Can anyone think of any? I've seen a few sellers now who have a regular turn over of used bikes. Some of them obviously don't have a clue what they are selling, one or two have a basic understanding. The natural cynic in me thinks the bikes must be stolen, but might I be wrong? Someone got a little business buying bikes from police auctions and then selling them on perhaps?
Just goto
http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... .asp?ID=24
That's depressing beyond belief ! Given that Thames Valley Police exhibited exactly *no* interest the two times I had bicycles stolen and reported to them, they seem to be rather more enthusiastic in selling on stolen/recovered bikes...Misguided Idealist0 -
Jonny_Trousers wrote:Initialised wrote:Could be a hire shop selling off old stock.
Aw, that's sweetly positive thinking. The bikes I've seen being sold are quiet a variety and all pretty decent quality (Cannondale Bad Boys feature heavily).
But if it's mainly one type off bike it could well be a hire shop's decommissioning process.I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.0 -
Fireblade96 wrote:jeremyrundle wrote:Jonny_Trousers wrote:Can anyone think of any? I've seen a few sellers now who have a regular turn over of used bikes. Some of them obviously don't have a clue what they are selling, one or two have a basic understanding. The natural cynic in me thinks the bikes must be stolen, but might I be wrong? Someone got a little business buying bikes from police auctions and then selling them on perhaps?
Just goto
http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... .asp?ID=24
That's depressing beyond belief ! Given that Thames Valley Police exhibited exactly *no* interest the two times I had bicycles stolen and reported to them, they seem to be rather more enthusiastic in selling on stolen/recovered bikes...
EXACTLY, and last year believe it or not someone who was told by Thames police FOUND his bike at one of their auctions, and made a formal complaint. They BOUGHT it back for himPeds with ipods, natures little speed humps
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I used to buy badly described vintage bikes, strip them, clean the parts up and sell on for a profit. I only ever bought one that I suspected (when I picked it up) might be stolen, but even then it was only a slight suspicion. It made me reasonable money, though sitting on the lounge floor at 6 am scrubbing derailleurs with a toothbrush and white spirit wasn't much fun, plus all sorts of interesting bikes passed through my hands. I would occasionally keep something I fancied the look of, and I built 4 bikes up for nothing from those bits (two of which I later sold, and two are unfinished). I used to keep the proceeds in my Paypal account, as my bike toy fund.
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