Hi Chaps,
I sold a Turner 5-Spot frame on here a few weeks back, buy received and was dead happy. I knocked the price down by about £170 overall, and the postage came in at like £50 with the insurance, so I didn’t really get value for money on the sale, but the buyer seems like a nice chap – so I was happy to sell cheaper.
After a few rides the buyer has stated that the bushes are worn, and need replacing. The kit is about £120 from Silverfish, which he has asked me to cover.
The problem is, I’m very sensitve to any wobbles or anything loose, and didn’t notice anything at all when I’ve ridden it.
But, I can’t see why the buyer wouldn’t be telling the truth either – there’s not much to gain by getting a new bushing kit for a frame that doens’t need it – if that was the case.
My only concern is that the buyer did say that he thought there was some play some tightened the pivot bolts as much as he could. Now, if you do that to aluminium pivot bolts they will mushroom and then create a lot of slop and play, as the fit is totally wrong.
I’m not really sure what to do, I sold the frame as honestly as possible – but I also don’t want to feel like I’ve screwed anyone over.
What would you guys do? If it was the other way round I’d probably be pretty annoyed. My other thought it to speak with Greg at Turner over the phone a get him to help out – although it’s not my bike now, so I can’t play with it to get it right.
Cheers
Ricks