The number of bikes I have seen on gumtree ads photographed in this same hallway is unreal, it’s obviously a bit of a mini commercial enterprise in, I would guess, cycles acquired via illicit means.

I’ve also seen his other items for sale.

Can anything be done?

HERE

Just some of the items he has sold this month:

A++ Buyer: s***e ( 305Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 01-Nov-13 11:57
specialized hardrock MOUNTAIN BIKE (#131022845344) £130.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating thanks great service great price would recomend Buyer: o***j ( 44Yellow star icon for Feedback score between 10 to 49) 31-Oct-13 20:46
BLACK BT VISION BOX WITH HDMI, pace DIT7434/05_2 (#131029100016) £10.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating amazing ebayer A+ Buyer: f***l ( 55Blue star icon for Feedback score between 50 to 99) 30-Oct-13 18:19
Seagate DB35.3 (ST3250820ACE) 250 GB,Internal,3.5″ IDE Hard Drive (#130988229439) £17.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Great seller, thank you. Buyer: o***o ( 77Blue star icon for Feedback score between 50 to 99) 30-Oct-13 11:03
Seagate Pipeline HD 500 GB,Internal,3.5″ (ST3500312CS) SATA Hard Drive (#131015641702) £23.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating VERY SELLER GUY, THANKS Buyer: z***e ( 115Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 30-Oct-13 09:20
Panasonic DMR-E60 DVD Recorder, SD SLOT, MP3 (#131003372898) £15.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating item arrived on time, very happy, thankyou Buyer: a***1 ( 80Blue star icon for Feedback score between 50 to 99) 30-Oct-13 08:55
Sony RDR-GX350 DVD Recorder, HDMI, DVD-RW, DVD+R, VR Supported (#131023486833)
£40.00
Best Offer price was acceptedThis item was listed in fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price. View Item
Positive feedback rating very pleased and fast delivery Buyer: n***9 ( 196Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 29-Oct-13 15:47
AMSTRAD DRX890 SKY+HD DIGIBOX FOR SKY, 500GB HDD, HDMI, remte, manual (#131000101766) £20.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating No problems. Fast delivery. Recommended. ***** Buyer: a***e ( 160Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 28-Oct-13 15:56
Hyundai W240D , L24C0F080 24″ HD LCD MONITOR, HDMI, DVI, VGA (#131022835227)
£50.00
Best Offer price was acceptedThis item was listed in fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price. View Item
Positive feedback rating Great Item Fast Delivery Top Seller Recommend To All Thank You 10/10 Buyer: d***r ( 593Purple star icon for Feedback score between 500 to 999) 26-Oct-13 17:16
Dell Inspiron 530 PC CRE2DUO, 250GB HDD, 2 GB RAM (#131011120651) £60.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Has described. Thanks Buyer: s***i ( 139Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 22-Oct-13 16:22
LG RHT399H Freeview+ 320GB TV and DVD Recorder with HDMI, USB (#130993674197)
£60.00
Best Offer price was acceptedThis item was listed in fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price. View Item
Positive feedback rating Great seller, highly recommended. Buyer: 3***v ( 205Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 20-Oct-13 14:52
Seagate Pipeline HD 500 GB,Internal,3.5″ (ST3500312CS) SATA Hard Drive (#131015082824) £23.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Product tested and faulty, so refund given. Good service. Buyer: s***n ( 47Yellow star icon for Feedback score between 10 to 49) 19-Oct-13 20:10
Samsung DVD-SH873M DVD/HDD(160 GB) /USB/FREEVIEW Recorder, HDMI, (#131012064792) £40.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating OK Buyer: m***t ( 817Purple star icon for Feedback score between 500 to 999) 17-Oct-13 11:21
GIANT BOULDER ALU lite 14.5″ , 24″ WHEELS ALLUMINIUM FRAME BIKE (#130980630705)
£80.00
Best Offer price was acceptedThis item was listed in fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price. View Item
Positive feedback rating item recieved, excellent Ebayer A+++ Buyer: a***1 ( 693Purple star icon for Feedback score between 500 to 999) 17-Oct-13 10:58
Seagate Pipeline HD 500 GB,Internal,3.5″ (ST3500312CS) SATA Hard Drive (#131016040322) £23.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating A+= Buyer: h***i ( 428Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 16-Oct-13 20:07
Seagate Pipeline HD 500 GB,Internal,3.5″ (ST3500312CS) SATA Hard Drive (#131018886940) £23.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Very good buy, Exactly as described. Thanks Buyer: t***e ( 51Blue star icon for Feedback score between 50 to 99) 16-Oct-13 15:25
Sony PlayStation 3 40 GB Piano Black Console (PAL – CECH-G03) (#131008836258) £45.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Very fast delivery, as described, recommended A+++ Buyer: d***t ( 263Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 15-Oct-13 13:56
IBM lenovo thinkcentre (9640-7HG) SFF , CORE 2DUO, WIFI (#130995724199) £40.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Very fast delivery, as described, recommended A+++ Buyer: d***t ( 263Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 15-Oct-13 13:56
IBM lenovo thinkcentre (9640-7HG) SFF , CORE 2DUO, WIFI (#130981319029) £40.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating all good thanks Buyer: -***u ( 5063Green star icon for Feedback score between 5,000 to 9,999) 14-Oct-13 19:39
Sky DRX895-C Sky+HD Digibox 1.5TB (1TB personal space) , HDMI (#131000096536)
£80.00
Best Offer price was acceptedThis item was listed in fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price. View Item
Positive feedback rating Working well.Thank you. Buyer: e***f ( 648Purple star icon for Feedback score between 500 to 999) 13-Oct-13 00:01
Toshiba DVR19DT COMBO DVD/VCR Recorder, WITH FREEVIEW, HDMI (#130999073841)
£70.00
Best Offer price was acceptedThis item was listed in fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price. View Item
Positive feedback rating Amazing seller !Ordered 4pm yesterday arrived this morning,Awesome seller A+++++ Buyer: r***r ( 126Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 10-Oct-13 15:17
Seagate Pipeline HD 500 GB,Internal,3.5″ (ST3500312CS) SATA Hard Drive (#131013134362) £23.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Came right on time. Very happy with this product! Buyer: e***h ( 3 ) 10-Oct-13 11:26
JETSTREAM JS500.2 500 WATT 4 CHAN, CAR AMPLIFIER, NEW (#131000155219) £20.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Quick delivery, as described, thanks! Buyer: b***- ( 909Purple star icon for Feedback score between 500 to 999) 09-Oct-13 15:01
PACKARD BELL IMEDIA X2416, INTEL2QUAD CPU, 320 GB HDD, 4 GB RAM (#131007543578) £80.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Excellent Service Buyer: e***h ( 162Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 09-Oct-13 12:38
AMSTRAD DRX890 SKY+HD DIGIBOX FOR SKY, 500GB HDD, HDMI (#131009869519) £18.00 View Item
Positive feedback rating Great service! Buyer: b***n ( 256Teal star icon for Feedback score between 100 to 499) 07-Oct-13 06:33
SAMSUNG HDSKY SKY+HD DIGIBOX FOR SKY, 300 GB HDD, HDMI (#130990741924) £15.00 View Item

bikes, computers, consoles and dvd players – not at all nickable stuff 😯

Looks exactly like the landing of the flats I stayed in during my student days, but I suppose there’s loads like that all over town

I believe it’s a flat down London Rd. I went down there a good few years ago to look at a hack bike I was interested in, but didn’t buy it in the end as I was 99% sure it was stolen and it didn’t feel right.

I’ve randomly seen bikes for sale with the exact same backdrop in the photo ever since. He’s doing alright I would guess!

Advert says,”HAVE SOME SCRATCHES”.
OK, cheers.. don’t mind if I do! 🙂