"Outing" Ebay auctions

[GT-Steve]

If I found a Ritchey, wrongly and obscurely listed I would know for a fact that a minimum of 1 other retrobiker has also found it.

So if I know this and I am not going to bid maybe I should leave it to him rather than tell everyone else.

Depends how badly you want/need it??

There's a thread on here elsewhere detailing how long people have been waiting for stuff...

 

[the_duke]

Depends how badly you want/need it??

There's a thread on here elsewhere detailing how long people have been waiting for stuff...

True, and some may tell you in those circumstances if known I will pm them and highlight it rather than out it.

But it does seem people would rather know

 

[GT-Steve]

Agreed,

Which is so much better than outing something with a 'who got this bargain' messaged attached when it's ended.

 

[FluffyChicken]

an idiot thinks they are the only person to have found an item and they will be disappointed every time as they will get sniped because[/b] they have assumed they are the only one to have seen it.i]

Thats the point I was trying to make Pete.

If I found a Ritchey, wrongly and obscurely listed I would know for a fact that a minimum of 1 other retrobiker has also found it.

So if I know this and I am not going to bid maybe I should leave it to him rather than tell everyone else.

That was my old rationale anyway, merely trying to help people save a few quid.

As most feel it's better to out such a find then I won't have any qualms about doing so.

The way I see it there are a lot of dealers buying and scouring e-bay for these 'bargains' (12-28 for example)
Who buy up the cheap bits and part out or resell with a better description (what I believe some call flipping ?). I'd rather the original seller get the money and other here get a chance are buying a part than a dealer.
BUT I'll also add, if I know somebody is after a part/bike then I would email them the link privately to see if they wanted it.

 

[WD Pro]

If I know somebody is after a part/bike then I would email them the link privately to see if they wanted it.

That's a good thing about this place I was quite surprised about the number of pm's I got from here when I was looking for the Marin forks :shock:

WD

 

[GT-Steve]

were you looking for some Marin forks were you, Peter?

Anyone spotted any Mcmahon Ti bars in their travels?? :roll:

 

[WD Pro]

Lots of pm's but you came up trumps

I hadnt even heard of mcmahon till I read of yours ...

WD

 

[GT-Steve]

Mcmahon, early 90's, glory days, jumpers for goal posts. .. . . .

anywhoo, I digress, :roll: