Ebay and auction watch: let us know if you see something

[Poacher]

Merlin for auction next Saturday at Arthur Johnson auction in Nottingham. Looks OK but I won't be able to go and give it the once over tomorrow. Estimate £20 to £30 and likely to be in that range if it slips under the radar.
Apparently the lot also includes a CV-Leisure electric bike, but there's no photo of that!

https://www.arthurjohnson.co.uk/cat...aturday-auctions-14th-february-2026-lot-5270/

 

[biggs682]

Merlin for auction next Saturday at Arthur Johnson auction in Nottingham. Looks OK but I won't be able to go and give it the once over tomorrow. Estimate £20 to £30 and likely to be in that range if it slips under the radar.
Apparently the lot also includes a CV-Leisure electric bike, but there's no photo of that!
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https://www.arthurjohnson.co.uk/cat...aturday-auctions-14th-february-2026-lot-5270/

Bargain and very tempting so 22nd February?

 

[Poacher]

Bargain and very tempting so 22nd February?

Tomorrow!

 

[avecReynolds531]

531 framed Raleigh Triathlon: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/33642495...jZ8rpJCx+RP0WtIDIH3ISK2mGI|tkp:Bk9SR9Slh4OLZw

 

[biggs682]

Tomorrow!

Are you going?

 

[Poacher]

Are you going?

No room for any more bikes! Might just watch online with a wistful expression, hoping it fetches more than I would have bid. 🙂

 

[Poacher]

Merlin for auction next Saturday at Arthur Johnson auction in Nottingham. Looks OK but I won't be able to go and give it the once over tomorrow. Estimate £20 to £30 and likely to be in that range if it slips under the radar.
Apparently the lot also includes a CV-Leisure electric bike, but there's no photo of that!
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https://www.arthurjohnson.co.uk/cat...aturday-auctions-14th-february-2026-lot-5270/

Stop the Press! They've now produced a photo showing the electric bike. I'm definitely not going to bid!

Edit: hammer price £40. Fair enough!

 

[biggs682]

Stop the Press! They've now produced a photo showing the electric bike. I'm definitely not going to bid!
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That's not the main attraction

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Stop the Press! They've now produced a photo showing the electric bike. I'm definitely not going to bid!
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I noticed that

never got round to looking it up
but it looks like one of the type of ebikes that came out before Lithium batteries were feasible
hence lead acid battery

apparently they worked fine but had low range and wore out quite quickly
but were cheaper to "refurbish" for what I heard

but that was a very long time ago - I got my first ebike in 2011 and they were very old hat even then!

 

[biggs682]

Stop the Press! They've now produced a photo showing the electric bike. I'm definitely not going to bid!
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Edit: hammer price £40. Fair enough!

Bargain

 

[FrothNinja]

Stop the Press! They've now produced a photo showing the electric bike. I'm definitely not going to bid!
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Edit: hammer price £40. Fair enough!

That's a genuine piece of cycling history.
Imagine the range if you filled the battery box with updated battery tech!