Originally Posted by
jefnvk
My personal favorites are when you see a bike listed one day for cheaper, describing it in so-so condition, a fairly decent deal at the price. The next day, the exact same bike is listed again at three times the price, claiming it is in perfect shape, in a different location.
We have a small market here, and there's a new flipper in the area that does this. On a couple occasions he's tried to resell bikes that were actually dangerous (bent AL frames) and had been sold the week before as "parts only". It'll come back around to him at some point, I expect.
I've been collecting more than I've let go lately, in anticipation of the rise in demand come summer. June and July are the better months for moving bikes quickly and with slightly better return, in our market at least.