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Old 07-15-21, 08:26 AM
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^^^^^ J key on his keyboard doesn't work? (shrug)

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(Also, this ad is totally for a drug deal.)
At least you know the seatpost isn't stuck.
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Another Wacky Kijiji-flipper ad

A low-end Apollo for a $1,000 CDN


CHEAP BIKE
No low-ballers please!
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How can you critique him? He's in his racing clothes so he must know what he's talking about! Besides, his bike has cotters he must be into C&V. (alternatively, those cotters haven't been out since it left the factory and it's the original grease and bearings in there)
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Old 07-15-21, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by guelphite
A low-end Apollo for a $1,000 CDN


CHEAP BIKE
No low-ballers please!
I was confused at first, why the drive-side was on the left ....its been a long day at work...
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One of our local flippers, White Truck Guy in Mechanicsville, simply can't spell F-U-J-I in his ads and now it's spread to a seller across town. I mentioned this when I posted about the Finest II ad a few days ago but did not realize it's a chronic problem. How much trouble is it to read a frame sticker/decal and get it right in your ad?

By the way, that's a great deal on the little 650-wheeled Ace if you know anyone who needs a tiny road bike.

We have one around here like that - he can't seem to spell it right either. His latest ad (which is for multiple bikes) spells it 'FUCI' - I don't know if he's thinking of Dr. Fauci, or what the heck is going on!
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Old 07-15-21, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by guelphite
A low-end Apollo for a $1,000 CDN


CHEAP BIKE
No low-ballers please!
Not much of a "flipper" if he doesn't know how to flip a photo....
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Old 07-15-21, 05:24 PM
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Rare Left-hand drive bike

Originally Posted by Topless68
I was confused at first, why the drive-side was on the left ....its been a long day at work...
That’s why it’s a $1,000!
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Old 07-15-21, 05:31 PM
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At least he’s not from Guelph or the NA region!
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Hope springs eternal in the seller's breast

​​​​​​https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...24548428047134


Vintage DL-1 Women's Raleigh Tourist
CA$2,000
Hobbies
Listed 8 weeks ago in Lincoln, ON
  • Condition
    Used - Like New
1973 DL-1 Women's Raleigh Tourist as in New Shape unused $2,000 or Best Offer Or Trade? old Motorcycle ? Cheers Phone calls only

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Originally Posted by WGB
Hope springs eternal in the seller's breast

​​​​​​https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...24548428047134


Vintage DL-1 Women's Raleigh Tourist
CA$2,000
Hobbies
Listed 8 weeks ago in Lincoln, ON
  • Condition
    Used - Like New
1973 DL-1 Women's Raleigh Tourist as in New Shape unused $2,000 or Best Offer Or Trade? old Motorcycle ? Cheers Phone calls only

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Ring! Ring! Hello? Not gonna happen!
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Old 07-17-21, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by WGB
Hope springs eternal in the seller's breast

​​​​​​https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...24548428047134

1973 DL-1 Women's Raleigh Tourist as in New Shape unused $2,000 or Best Offer Or Trade? old Motorcycle ? Cheers Phone calls only

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It's a nice looking bike, certainly. But not $2,000 worth of nice.
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I recall assembling those in the later 70's, mere shadows of what they once were.
Took a lot of effort to get them to run correctly, starting with removing the wheels and tires and truing the wheels.
the concentricity of the wheels was really important to get the braking smooth, and that was done on the top of the rim, where the brake makes contact.
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Old 07-17-21, 08:07 PM
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10 Speed Bike (2) - $500 (Ann Arbor)

https://annarbor.craigslist.org/bik/d/ann-arbor-10-speed-bike/7338998959.html -

10-Speed Bikes (2) --$500

These bikes were purchased new in 1974 for $700 as a pair. The units have very few miles on them, but the tires are showing dry rot and should be replaced.

At this time I am only selling the units as a pair. $500 cash takes them both. These are expensive adult bikes with titanium wheels.

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Ahhh yes, the rare Ti wheels. Definitely must buys!
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Nice to see other folks po'd at BS ads

​​​​​​https://tucson.craigslist.org/bik/d/...352949088.html


​​​​​​Read this before posting your bicycle for sale!! PLEASE NOTE: This may or may not apply to you. But some of you that are selling need to have a good look.

1. Just because your bike was made in Europe doesn't mean you've got a winner. They made a lot of junk, too.
2. A low end bike that was $97.00 in 1976 is not magically worth $400 now.
3. Adult bikes do not have goosenecks.
4. If the chain is conspicuously rusty and kinked in the picture, nobody is going to fall for your claims of "mint condition".
5. If you get asked how many speeds it has and do not know nor care, pull your ad. Immediately.
6. Telling us that you found it in a barn is not a rationale for overpricing it.
7. Take OFF the $10 price tag from Goodwill before you take your Craigslist picture and ask $250 for it.
8. "Light and FAST!" . . . Ok, if you say so.
9. Not everything with those kooky, curvy handlebars is a race bike.
10. Neither is a race bike "improved" by flipping those curvy handlebars upside down.
11. Don't be offended if someone offers you an insulting amount that is far less than you want for your bike - they're just smarter than you.
12. Don't get ticked off if someone low-balls you when you state "make offer" in your ad. You asked for it.
13. Tires are tires and wheels are wheels. Rims are rims. These terms are not interchangeable.
13a. “Hoops” belong under a woman’s dress not on a bicycle.
14. Breaks should be referred to as "brakes", petles or petals as "pedals".
15. Your bike was not made by Shimano, Suntour, or Campagnolo. I know you saw that name somewhere on it, but just trust me on this one.
16. Vintage implies it was worth something when it was new, otherwise it's just OLD.
17. High tensile steel - yeah, they put a sticker on the bike that says it but I wouldn't be bragging about it.
18. Go ahead and repost that 10 speed Huffy every week - no one will tire of its charm. If you're willing to endure the humiliation, we'll be there for you until you reach your target market.
19. ALL CAPS DOES NOT MAKE IT A BETTER BIKE.
20. Pictures of the LEFT side of the bike aren't worth much of anything, nobody can see the drivetrain. All things considered, perhaps you'd rather want to hide it anyway.
21. Blurry pictures add a negative symbol to your price tag.
22. If you steal someone else's photos (not the manufacturer's) from the web and use them to represent your own bike, you are absolute scum.
23. "Suitable for fixie conversion" doesn't make a POS frame any more valuable. For that matter...WHAT makes it suitable?
24. If you think your bicycle is worth a four figure sum ($x,xxx), the LEAST you could do is to spell the brand and component names correctly. (eg. Trek, not treck; Schwinn, not shwin; Campagnolo, not Campagnola; and Shimano - not shmano, shimono, or shamano)
25. Include the size of the bicycle! Measured from the center of the cranks (the big sprocket) to the top of the seat tube (before the silver or black post that holds the seat [saddle].) It needs to be in either inches or centimeters... both if you are nice.
26. NEXT, Magna, Huffy, Roadmaster, and Murray are NOT highly-respected brands. Get over it.
27. Taking a nice multispeed road bike that was posted here two days ago for a reasonable price, raping it of all good derailleur parts, and making it a single speed with a $22 Chinese bmx cog from performancebike.com does not double or triple its value or make it a "race bike" or "fixie"
28. There is no such thing as a road mountain bike.
29. Just because you are selling it for a friend doesn't make you an expert if you are not.
30. If you don't list the brand and it is unreadable in the photos, we will assume it is a POS.
31. Research the going price of your bike before posting.
32. Just because it cost a lot 10 years ago when it was brand new and you have barely ridden it, doesn't mean it is worth 50% + of new price. (see above.)
33. Just because you bought it within the past year doesn't mean someone is going to pay close to what you paid, especially if the new model years are coming out and yours is now discounted.
34. Don't use terms you do not understand - if it does not have rear suspension, it is not full suspension.
35. Spellcheck is your friend, use it.
36. Proofread - I have never seen a bike measured in feet but I've seen a lot of 26' bikes posted.
37. If it is an X-mart bike, and you just paid to have it "tuned up", you probably just wasted your money as the tune up was probably more than the bike is worth.
38. No one wants to call for basic information you should have posted or to have you send pictures.
39. Don't sell a used helmet unless you really did just buy it, otherwise it may have been crashed and is a safety hazard.
40. Chrome Schwinn Paramounts are not "rare." Desired by collectors, perhaps; but there's at least one on eBay every week, if not two.
41. A road bike is a road bike, a mountain bike is a mountain bike, a mountain bike with smooth tread tires does not make it a road bike.
42. Old Mountain bikes are not Hybrid bikes even if they have smooth tires.
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Vacuum cleaner hose fork covers?

Why that sucks!

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https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/...353097004.html

Vintage bike

Bike - $150 (Santa Maria,ca)


"Vintage bike"? Hell no! This is a clear cut case of elder abuse!








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Fork's bent; only $450

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-bike-frames-...int/1576960427

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Old 07-19-21, 09:29 PM
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Puch Waffenrad. Nice and quaint enough, but not a $2,000 bike and not "made in Australia."

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...84877262972242

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Okay, I get that you might want some touring accessories but I'm not getting the naming convention.

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Originally Posted by thumpism
Okay, I get that you might want some touring accessories but I'm not getting the naming convention.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...37508293198536

https://cyclingtips.com/2020/04/meet...llion-dollars/
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What the hell is this?

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High school shop class project?
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Looks like a welder and a case of beer to me.

That thin little tie rod looks like an accident waiting to happen the minute one wheel hits a pot hole or curb just right.
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