Originally Posted by randyjawa

I would have a tough time not dealing harshly with such a nasty person! Thanks for the warning. That said...

Binky, you might have got lucky. If he, I assume the nasty potential buyer was a he, had time to punch three pins part way out, he also had time to simply bail, taking the bike with him. Which reminds me of just such a situation that happened a few years ago, at our annual Lakehead University/Bicycles for Humanity vintage bicycle sale.

We (B4H) offer between sixty and eighty bikes, each autumn at LU. The bikes sell really fast. The day in question saw two young fellas who wanted to test ride a bike each. No problem, this was not an unusual request. Sadly, the pair set out on their test rides and kept on going. This is an actual picture of some of the bikes we were selling that day...