Bit of a rant, just sold a set of as new bonty tubeless wheels with new tubeless ready nobby nics all setup ready to go on Ebay.
5 mins till auction ends and get loads of questions from one guy asking about tubeless, tubeless strips, if tubeless is reliable etc anyway repliced to what I could but as I was in work had to go away from the PC to help someone. Came back 10 mins later and this guy’s won (for all of £92), paid but sent another two messages one before listing ended and one after:
Any problems at all ?
Don’t want any hassle with these wheels as they will be my first tubeless rims 🙂
Ok, I have bought these on trust and will leave feedback after riding on them 🙂
Thanks
That’s unrealistic right? So I’ve replied:
Hang on now mate, perhaps it would have been advisable to do your research and ask your questions before the last few minutes of the auction.
No offence but I don’t know who you are, your riding style, your skill level etc. I’m not prepared to wait till you have potentially hammered the hell out of the wheels to come back to me and let me know you’re happy with them or not (and if not then risk bad feedback). You can still get punctures with tubeless, it’s not a miracle cure just much less likely. You need to renew the sealant periodically and carry a tube with you as you really need a track pump to re-inflate if you need to patch the tyre etc.
You’ve bought a set of tubeless wheels in excellent condition and a set of tubeless tyres that are all but brand new and that is it. You’ve not bought some guarantee that the tubeless system is right for you and is without any fault whatsoever, I’m afraid that’s an unrealistic ask and one I’m simply not prepared to make.
I value my perfect feedback greatly, I wouldn’t sell something that’s not fit for purpose but I’m afraid I cant make guarantees on a technology.
If this is not acceptable then I’ll cancel the transaction, issue you a refund, no hard feelings and I’ll sell them to the next highest bidder.
Please let me know ASAP.
Regards
That’s fair enough of me is it not? Am I being unreasonable?
Thanks!