Why can't people be bothered to post frames /bikes on e-bay?

danpiero · Jun 28, 2009

I don't know if anyone had been watching the Orange Aluminium Elite Frame on E-bay . It had original Manitou forks ,cranks ,F & R mechs gripshits brakes , stem and mavic headset so pretty much a complete bike . it said no postage so i enquired if he was willing to send it but pretty much said he couldn't be bothered to parcel it up . i was ready to bid up to about £150 for it . It went for £41.00 which i think is a bargain and am slightly gutted . i think he has missed out big time . Has anyone else had this happen before ?

lou74 · Jun 28, 2009

i know, i bought it....... for the forks!
see my post about nottingham. i will pick it up if i have to, but i'm abit closer then torquay mate.

perry · Jun 28, 2009

fooks me right off when i state very clearly and in very large font no postage . then having to spend ages going through all the messages that think they are the sole person to ask " oh will you send it ? "

if i was going to send it id not have made it so clear i wasnt willing to :x

couldnt you have got a train ticket for £100 ? rent a van ? got a mate to drive ?

PurpleFrog · Jun 28, 2009

perry":11xdz4ap said:
couldnt you have got a train ticket for £100 ? rent a van ? got a mate to drive ?

I'm sure he could. But the ticket might cost him £60, and the journey might be 6 hours each way. And don't forget to add taxi money - say another £20. So this adds up to being "paid" £20 for a full day of hassle.

Otoh, the seller in this case have spent 10 minutes putting something a box and maybe made three times as much money.

Not doing the first is pretty understandable. Not doing the second - less so. Much, much less so.

FluffyChicken · Jun 28, 2009

It also takes time to
a) get a bike box
b) get bubble wrap
c) setup bike ready for transport
d) box it all up nicely
e) arrange someone to come pick it up so it can get delivered (wait around for it to get collected). Not everyone lives next door to a courier service

Much easier for a lot of people who just want ride and a few buck in the pocket.

£100 of his time might not be worth all that hassle.

perry · Jun 28, 2009

but it was the sellers choice . why ask if it was already stated he wouldnt

Russell · Jun 28, 2009

PurpleFrog":hadm982y said:
perry":hadm982y said:

couldnt you have got a train ticket for £100 ? rent a van ? got a mate to drive ?

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I'm sure he could. But the ticket might cost him £60, and the journey might be 6 hours each way. And don't forget to add taxi money - say another £20. So this adds up to being "paid" £20 for a full day of hassle.

Otoh, the seller in this case have spent 10 minutes putting something a box and maybe made three times as much money.

Not doing the first is pretty understandable. Not doing the second - less so. Much, much less so.

Yup, retrobikin' is all about the benjamins baby. :roll:

legrandefromage · Jun 28, 2009

I hate wrapping bikes up up - too many bendy sticky outy bits.

So, today, for the princely sum of £15 I made the 220 mile round trip to a very lovely Buxton and back.

Very nice it was too.

Easy_Rider · Jun 28, 2009

I was watching a Marin indian fire trail with manitou 3 forks that went for 24quid :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARIN-INDIAN-FIRE ... ms=65%3A13

pick up only

upon closer inspection of the description however it may not have been such a bargain

retrojon · Jun 28, 2009

Those are the breaks. If you are prepared to put in the effort in you can still find a good bargain on fleabay.

Always take extra cash with you, they may have other bargainous stuff around that they will part with.

Why can't people be bothered to post frames /bikes on e-bay?

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