The "How much?" or "You're havin' a giraffe!" thread

[IanSmithCSE]

Good evening

This appealed to me, Planet X seem to be following the Ribble model of "How much can we get for a bike/frame?" and have even duplicated Ribble's quirks of sometimes offering a whole bike for less than the price of the frame.



Yet they have out-done Ribble by putting the two on the same screen, the above is an unedited screen capture.

In a way it is quite sad as Planet X have had difficulties recently and I have been curious about the new owners and their plans.

Bye

Ian

 

[sapphire and steel]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15539618...GNUjhhZwG+mjTGDx/oBoebhy0=|tkp:Bk9SR_KPrd-0Yg

Nearly £700 for a seatpost?! I thought seller had the decimal point in the wrong place, but checking out his other items there's some shifters for similar money. In fact everything they have listed shows this person clearly lives in the land of make believe, or they've promised the wife they will sell some bike stuff, but really has no intention of letting anything go, so has priced it at a level it will never sell.

 

[Gunk]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155396181144?hash=item242e558c98:g:WMcAAOSw0atj4T-F&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA0O4kS58h3VqmbBb3KtTQxpPDxBDCgy0mLKtWwfSb+KIHJGiYVggx8Sqzrfns/S9XWWW/CqDEKgG63PTd+pwVzKJoaVeUTRHmUKZVpY/xDQ5KdmwP/BqZzDu4mZQClq7Q/TLjjDc8t7nWoCniibx1QZemhGz2IJAS2xI14a9pp7LArkmNFuhtx4O3KplPHGZ5Crvf6SKZqmUwlA2J1R3HkOtfWEZIpHmZlmX0WtoJoO6ICfRPzVTpsrQFwoZnjnGNUjhhZwG+mjTGDx/oBoebhy0=|tkp:Bk9SR_KPrd-0Yg

Nearly £700 for a seatpost?! I thought seller had the decimal point in the wrong place, but checking out his other items there's some shifters for similar money. In fact everything they have listed shows this person clearly lives in the land of make believe, or they've promised the wife they will sell some bike stuff, but really has no intention of letting anything go, so has priced it at a level it will never sell.

I sold an identical seat post a couple of years ago, but a bit scruffy for £80

 

[Dag Hammar]

£2,000 for a Raleigh Superbe
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314730729524

The £2000 bike is now on FB Marketplace for £500.

 

[DCLane]

@Dag Hammar - reduced from £1500 as well. And looking for "sensible offers".

Now ... what would a "sensible offer" be?

 

[Gwylan]

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@Dag Hammar - reduced from £1500 as well. And looking for "sensible offers".

Now ... what would a "sensible offer" be?

Not many numbers to the left of the decimal point

 

[biggs682]

Form an orderly cue

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/original-raleigh-bike/1462951009

And before anyone say's it's not mine

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Form an orderly cue

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/original-raleigh-bike/1462951009

And before anyone say's it's not mine

Not many details.

 

[Chris S]

The £2000 bike is now on FB Marketplace for £500.

I've just noticed that there is only one cable going into the trigger shifter, 4-speeds use two. The bike has only got three or two gears depending on which one is connected. And this is supposed to be completely restored!

 

[carpenter]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155396181144?hash=item242e558c98:g:WMcAAOSw0atj4T-F&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA0O4kS58h3VqmbBb3KtTQxpPDxBDCgy0mLKtWwfSb+KIHJGiYVggx8Sqzrfns/S9XWWW/CqDEKgG63PTd+pwVzKJoaVeUTRHmUKZVpY/xDQ5KdmwP/BqZzDu4mZQClq7Q/TLjjDc8t7nWoCniibx1QZemhGz2IJAS2xI14a9pp7LArkmNFuhtx4O3KplPHGZ5Crvf6SKZqmUwlA2J1R3HkOtfWEZIpHmZlmX0WtoJoO6ICfRPzVTpsrQFwoZnjnGNUjhhZwG+mjTGDx/oBoebhy0=|tkp:Bk9SR_KPrd-0Yg

Nearly £700 for a seatpost?! I thought seller had the decimal point in the wrong place, but checking out his other items there's some shifters for similar money. In fact everything they have listed shows this person clearly lives in the land of make believe, or they've promised the wife they will sell some bike stuff, but really has no intention of letting anything go, so has priced it at a level it will never sell.

Chancer; also trying to sell pair of Doc Martens for 30% more than shop price

 

[Gwylan]

Chancer; also trying to sell pair of Doc Martens for 30% more than shop price

Money laundering.

 

[wafter]

This horror assaulted my senses on FB marketplace earlier:

Vintage Raleigh single speed from 1980s, Reynolds 653 frame. 22" frame. The bike is in great condition and is very well kept: new chain and new back tyre fitted last winter, bullhorn handlebar with recently fitted tape, brown saddle from Charge, vintage pedals too.

I still can't quite make out if the seller's a total fantasist or an accomplished troll; as basically everything in the listing is incorrect. It's not a "Raleigh single speed" it's a once-decent Raleigh road bike that someone's butchered into some horrible hipster-esque abortion.

From the utterly absmal state of it I'm not sure how could anyone possibly describe it as either "great condition" or "well kept"

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

This horror assaulted my senses on FB marketplace earlier:



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I still can't quite make out if the seller's a total fantasist or an accomplished troll; as basically everything in the listing is incorrect. It's not a "Raleigh single speed" it's a once-decent Raleigh road bike that someone's butchered into some horrible hipster-esque abortion.

From the utterly absmal state of it I'm not sure how could anyone possibly describe it as either "great condition" or "well kept"

Based on your rather derogatory language I take it that you are not a fan????

Pictures do suggest that "great condition" is somewhat over egging the pudding

 

[Windle]

Based on your rather derogatory language I take it that you are not a fan????

Pictures do suggest that "great condition" is somewhat over egging the pudding

And indeed, over egged with dog eggs rather than chucky eggs .

 

[wafter]

Based on your rather derogatory language I take it that you are not a fan????

Pictures do suggest that "great condition" is somewhat over egging the pudding

It's akin to offering a turd on a plate with a little flag in it for a grand, upon the steadfast assertion that it's caviar.

It implies that the seller is - at best - highly untrustworthy, and that they think their prospective buyers have the observational skills and intelligence of a potato. It's them standing directly infront of you, urinating freely over everything in sight and declaring with unshakable conviction that it's raining.

It's an absolute affront to those the advert seeks to target and I can't begin to imagine the seller's mindset if they genuinely consider this to be the most appropriate and efficient approach to flogging this absolute turd.

Quite tempted to send them a message now, tbh