Before I part with my cash I wondered if anybody on here knows him and let me know he's ok to deal with please?

Bit harsh don't you think??

Can anyone vouch for you??

I cannot vouch for either of you

😉

Check his history and ask him to provide someone to vouch for him.

This is not the way to do it IMO.

For a small fee, I'll vouch for anyone…

Sorry ! I agree it does sound harsh,it's just that I'm about to part with a few hundred quid and suddenly thought I know nothing about this guy and it's not like buying from CRC it's just a private seller.
I seem to remember not long ago there was someone on here selling stuff taking the money and then never sending things out.
That's all it was I didn't mean to upset anybody.
And hopefully there is a few people on here that can vouch for me.

seems a perfectly reasonable request…. though as he's not posted loads (but he been around a while and done some posting, and a couple of classified ad's)), it might be difficult to get a recommendation.

If a seller has nothing to hide then they should have no problem for a buyer to ask for references….. simple as that! if they get up tight about it then there is obv an issue!

But who's going to vouch for the person that's vouched for Fivebar?

Yes, he bought a bike from me a while ago (I hope it's not that he's selling!) good guy, unless he's selling his Singular 😉

I'm prepared to sockpuppet for cash if that's a help?

Sam he's keeping the singular don't worry and to all the others thanks for your views I am sending payment now

I notice he hasn't vouched for himself, that would worry me 😉

does that mean im not a good guy any more sam ;-( lol

tbh if i were fivebar id not bloody sell to you after this post id rather have it rot in the shed that be on the end of one of these threads. but thats just me maybe

Is his name Neil? If so, I might know him.

I know a chap who goes under the name FiveBar, and rides a Singular, put it that way!

Give us a link to the thread, a search under the user name turns up nowt!
🙂

but thats just me maybe

Yep, just you

i know him and he is safe to deal with. . . .
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.. but he's far too tall

PP, I thought that but if you manually enter his name you get his profile:
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/profile/fivebarg

I know him, sound bloke, sometimes 🙂

I think it's a reasonable request. Who knows, FiveBar may have suggested that Santac posts this. I know that when I'm selling something of significant value, I always tell the purchaser that I am happy for them to ask about me on here if they wish to.

I guess I do look at someones profile when I buy and sell as I am a bit untrusting of the internet not of bikers 😉

It's not looking so much like the bloke I know now……

Saw him at MM this year but he was far too pi55ed to remember. His sons have been known to advertise his bikes for sale whilst he's on holiday before now…

i always search about but i dont post links requesting info and i wouldnt like it if someone did it for me either. Tho ive nowt to hide. But you can pretty work out whos honest and who may be dodgy. Shame its got this way tho

Yeah but you are dodgy Mick!!

i know sheldon lol you looked pretty dodgy on tandem on woodwork 🙂

G's a good guy.

But can't take his beer……

Mick I must of as that wasn't me!! That was ^ WIASF above

i saw amanda on the back but thought you were steering it on one of the shot

Mick.

Do you really think Manda would get on the back if that useless tosspot was on the front?

FFS he can't even steer his own bike. 😉

But can't take his beer……

Stu, they asked about Gee not Sheldon 😛

Saw him at MM this year

I saw him as well – he was usually sitting in a chair chatting. Funny that, as I thought soloists were supposed to spend most of their time riding round the track 😀

Did someone mention Sheldon wanting a tandem?……

lol must be my eyes stu 🙂

His sons have been known to advertise his bikes for sale whilst he's on holiday before now…

LOL

As have members of Ashton MTB iirc!

Gee's a nice bloke, though his bikes are HUGE!

mick r.

I think he wants to buy one mate….

Mick, imm shocked that you thought that was me on the front! My wok isn't that big!

Matt, Stu, **** off! I wasn't the one pulling the gazebo down when I stood up!

Sorry Mick r, no I don't but I do think you should SS it and bring it to the Forest of Dean next April!

So Sheldon…its April is it. When are you going public with a date? We need time to plan a European domination.