'Cos [url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/intense-racing-fro_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a10Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem27a9d63805QQitemZ170353113093QQptZUKQ5fBikesQ5fGLQQsalenotsupported ]this ebay ad[/url] looks seriously suspect 😕
Apologies if it is genuine - I know it says 'collection' but with a description like that is certainly won't be anyone on here.
If you've got a tree, I'll find a rope.
That looks freshly pinched.
At least the scally has his mugshot in the listing!
I especially like the chav / thief who's trying not to be in the picture.
lovin his "gas" shocks! Neee Naw, Neee Naw - plod's on his way!
Yep - stolen from Watford last week as posted on Pinkbike.
http://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,199781.0.html thread on SDH saying it was nicked from watford. I've contacted the guy who had it pinched.
looks very similar to [url= http://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=79940 ]this[/url] one stolen on 25th June...
People thinking of e-mailing the seller questioning the ownership of the bike should remember they are not helping the recovery of the bike, as in the recent stolen/recovered bristol bike.
he's in watford too!
Yep I know cheeky or what not even shifting it to a different town. I've emailed guy who had it stolen and contacted him on various sites, as D/V says no-one email seller, let the police and victim sort out a trap or something. The thieves obviously aren't very bright so no-one muck it up!
Yep, I've emailed the 'probable' owner
well spotted mama
Jeez, that is pretty plainly the same bike....
Hope the guy who lost it gets it back. And I hope he can proove it's his....
What to do in this situation?
If it were me I'd 'buy' the bike on ebay, cash on collection and arrange it all through/with the police. Rough justice doesn't get them off the streets, jail (hopefully) will at least dissuade repeat performances.
26inches rox shock front suspension
Hmm... That's [i]a bit[/i] of a give away!
Name on e-bay account, time and date on photo, face shot on photo. Must have been several strongbows down at the park last night...
Never fails to amaze me how stupid some criminals/chavs are
timbercombe - Memberhttp://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,199781.0.html thread on SDH saying it was nicked from watford. I've contacted the guy who had it pinched.
Fantastic! 😀
Anyone reported this to the old bill?
Saying that, probably be a waste of time as they couldnt give a sh*t.
the owner of the bikes has
** UPDATE ** UPDATE ** UPDATE ** UPDATE ** UPDATE **
After liason between me, the owner, the police and the (alledged) scally, the Old Bill went and knocked on the scallys door this afternoon and have recovered the Intense!
Result!
Scally being chased down by Plod as we speak!
Result!
Better change my mobile number now! 😉
nice when a story has a happy ending!
i still wonder if my two stolen bikes have enjoyed their lives out in the world...
oh dear what a wally i am i saw mamadirts post instantly contacted the owner without reading the thread and the owner got the bike back 30 mins ago 😳
QUALITY! 😀
result !!!
Anyone emailed the Crims through fleabay yet? Like innit innit, will you sell me ya ma as well?
Fantastic 😀 . . . may have had to have a bid myself though 😉
. . . and it's one less Intense on ebay to compete with mine 😉
[i]Yo m8, that looks propa bling. Can I come down and pickup? When are you in and not in your house? (times please- are you away this weekend?) Laters.[/i]
🙄
great news!
any idea where the Mythic went?
it's good to see stuff like that getting returned, but seeing a bike as gorgeous as that on ebay nicked by some little f%&*er makes me feel sad for all the ones that get away. 🙁
still, result here! 🙂
i do want to know the full update on how it all panned out - car chases, fights, jail terms etc.!
hora - Member
Anyone emailed the Crims through fleabay yet? Like innit innit, will you sell me ya ma as well?Posted 15 hours ago # Report-Post
I know this is you hora, and normal people will probably be a bit more sensible, but if you see a fishy looking bike on the 'Bay, DON'T do this.
Me and a couple of other people on this site have had good results after spotting stolen bikes on eBay. Any such sightings are total gifts to the police because they can get the seller's name and home address without having to tip them off.
It should go without saying, but getting loads of "hilarious" questions from bored middle aged IT consultants might make a thief suspicious and cause them to pull the auction, meaning one more bike thief gets away and one less bike gets returned to its rightful owner.
If you think something is dodge, by all means do a bit of digging, refer it to the police behind the scenes, but don't get in the way of the police trying to do their job.
Awesome - give's me hope for getting mine back too!
Cheers
i've been looking through ebay for a bike for a mate (as on another thread!), and have spotted a couple more where the descriptions/detail just don't sit right:
anyone else agree, or am i reading too much into them?
Zeus, saw your thread and I've stuck a bit of advice on there.
Theflatboy, that Patriot definitely looks suss, the Kona looks more like a lazy listing.
If you can match either up to a theft then the police will be interested, but they don't really have time to chase up the speculative stuff.
yeah i thought so more about the patriot. so unless you can point them in the direction of the previous owner then it's a lost cause?
Not necessarily but they probably won't pull out all the stops to follow it up. It might have been reported as stolen or registered on www.immobilise.com, which is something else I should have added to Zeus's thread.
so is there an email address i can send the link to so they can take a cursory look?
Says it's listed in Stoke on Trent, so try contacting Staffordshire police:
http://www.staffordshire.police.uk/about_us/contact_us/
I hate being a suspicious old bastard but spotted this on ebay last night:
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/lukeaddicott
Two Orange 224s for sale by the same guy, it's probably genuine but meh, it's how it is these days...
I agree. I see my prejudices forming, as most of the people selling these bikes also have feedback for items relating to hot hatches, car stereos etc.
I found this [url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mountain-bike-mens_W0QQitemZ270417186584QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item3ef61ecf18&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A4%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1688%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A200 ]lovely thing[/url]
Mmmmmmmmmm very descriptive!
how about this on gumtree - i'm after one for my mate but i can't bring myself to buy this because surely there's no way it's legit...
http://www.gumtree.com/london/03/41617303.html
well i've sent an email to the police with a link to it - hopefully someone's reported it nicked.
Gary - Those 224s do look a bit dodgy, but the fact that the frame sizes are included and there's no absolute howlers in the descriptions make me think they're probably genuine too.
The graffiti behind one of them does give a bad impression, as does this bit...
.please contact like on 0703975637.
the police, it seems, are not interested in solving my crime 🙁
Thanks for the E Mail
I am sure you are correct, however this is not something we can actively pursue.
The crime of rubbish spelling? 🙄
I wouldn't be too harsh on the police. You need to bear in mind that they are kept pretty busy with murders, robberies, traffic offences, shoplifting, drunks, drug dealers and theft of things that aren't bikes too...
how about this on gumtree - i'm after one for my mate but i can't bring myself to buy this because surely there's no way it's legit...
"Declan" has been selling high end bikes on gumtree for years - If you search his name/mobile it should through up loads of results
i gently suggested that it might be worth a look, and so she forwarded it on to another department. just got an email back:
this was passed to me and I've passed it to Crime Squad officers to look at.Definitely looks suspicious to me - I had a quick search on Ilumu.com & google of the phone number & it comes up several times on Gumtree with different names / bikes so thanks for that.
Identifying bikes is often difficult. Some bikes offered locally on gumtree had been stolen down in Bristol!
Thanks for the email. I'll let you know if there's any results.
fingers crossed 🙂
interesting that he mentions bristol as a place of numerous thefts.
Thanks to everyone who contacted me. I had a dozen or more emails about the bike from various members of the mountain bike community within 1hr of the bike being listed on ebay. The power of the community eh! (and ill be honest I didn't even have an account on here then!)
The Slopestyle is now back! (well almost, the rozzers still have it, but its in safe hands)
Massive thanks to Pete (freeform5spot), mamadirt (for posting) and timbercome, but particularly Pete who did the dirty dealing with the little git and provided all the details that led to bikes recovery and the arresting of the two culprits.
One learning, worth checking your insurance, as not sure what was worse, finding the bikes nicked, or discovering that insurance company would only pay 1k max per claim (yep 1k for 6k worth of bikes) for anything stolen from the garden.
Pete, a jiffy full of hens teeth is on its way to you.
Thanks again all.
Lets bust some more of the little sh*ts
Chris.
Glad this one's got a happy ending Chris 😀
Chris - glad it worked out! Don't want to sell it do you??
An Update...
Two of the guys got done in court, another guy pleaded not guilty! The police only really perused it because a) it was a pretty expensive bit of kit and b) I (without the help from the guys on here) gave the rozzers the guys mobile, name and home address! If only all crims were this stupid.
Only thing is I have to wait until after 1st Oct to get the Intense back.
Mythic still missing (probably for good), but obviously pretty stoked the Intense should be back soon, shame its nearly winter now!
C.
hurray!
lol...good news...2 of my bikes got nicked and the police belive them to be shipped down south so if ur in the south key an eye open for a g-spot with green bars and a blue vp-free with white forks and handlebars and a hadley rear wheel...cheers
nice one mate!
supreised its taken so chuffing long to get your ride back though!
Big thumbs up to Mamadirt for getting things moving on the Intense. Well done, and glad someones got a bike back 😀
Theres another nicked Slopestyle out there if peeps could keep alookout? Friend has his nicked in Aberdeen along with a small Chameleon.