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glupton1976 - I agree 100%!!
For the cost of a train ticket/fuel for the car, you could see it in the flesh.
I'd do that for a £400 bike...
I am not sure what the solution is tbh but this will keep happening...if only stw towers felt as strongly about this as they did about TJ.
I got ban hammered for stating something similar...
Ah bugger 😥
The solution is quite simple, which I'm sure even the Audi-driving, Orange-riding IT managers can understand...
Don't send some anonymous bloke on the internet £2000 based on some photos, when for not much money you can pick it up in person..
Stupidity at its finest!
Admittedly, I was a bit more vitriolic, JY.
Could you now just say you deserved it and I dont ?
I've broken more carbon bikes then I care to mention and currently looking at the picture I would have to say that wouldn't concern me.
The insert will be aluminium into a carbon frame. Probably bonded and this may have failed or a crack occured due to flex.
To be honest, Junkyard, I totally deserved it. Whereas you don't.
These are not the droids you are looking for 😀
I don't think the damage would concern me but getting a damaged frame after paying for a "very good condition" frame would.
Agreed with all the comments about Mr D being a low down dirty scumbag etc (in all the posts of his that I can remember he's always very brusque and 'man in a hurry'ish), but I also think half the Cannondale carbon frames knocking aroung have similar hairline cracks, and most of them are more cosmetic than structural. But to put your mind at rest, there's a really good carbon frame repairers near Derby (CBS, I think) who will give you an opinion and repair expertly if necessary. Prices look good too. Haven't used them yet myself, but a friend has recommended them.
Worth a try?
OP, you might want a look in the classifieds...
These are not the droids you are looking for
Seems to be. You would think a post with such an emotive topic heading as this one, would grab a mods/admins attention.
Speak to the manufacturer
He sold you an obviously faulty ite. Kept all correspondance? I will be corrected on the terminology but I think you have a legal angle still.
For £100 loss I would travel. Principal. Or invest that money in legal recovery.
Its easy how to find his address. If hes a student, his parents who you contact.
I didn't think that last post would have long to live.
Modz be modding.
He is after some Maxxis UST tyres and a new bike (well he has some cash to spare).
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wtd-full-suss-mtb-26-or-29er-1
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wtd-maxxis-ust-tyres
Maybe you could and try to scam him back?
The seller side now.
I take very good care of my bike and this was my pride i polished after every ride and have never seen and marks like this.
I never said its your problem deal with it but the bike was sent in perfect condition. We dont even no if its a crack in the frame or just a cack in the paint.
In my eyes it wasent there when posted so unless its happened in transit who knows.
The bike was insured for £2k when posted which iam happy to help him try and claim.
Fair enough response
The bike was insured for £2k when posted which iam happy to help him try and claim.
Your obligation as a seller is to refund first and then claim. It's your postal insurance!
Coffee anyone?
The seller side now.
I take very good care of my bike and this was my pride i polished after every ride and have never seen and marks like this.
I never said its your problem deal with it but the bike was sent in perfect condition. We dont even no if its a crack in the frame or just a cack in the paint.
In my eyes it wasent there when posted so unless its happened in transit who knows.
The bike was insured for £2k when posted which iam happy to help him try and claim.
Just to get it out of the way, if the emails from the seller were like the above. I'm not sure if i would have sent £2, let alone £2k.
Moving on....
Due to the quantity of modding we've had to do on this thread from removing 'peado' comments to threats of beatings with baseball bats this thread is now closed. If you want to discuss issues around the classifieds then try and do so without resorting to threats of violence or reference to anyone's sexuality.
On another note we have noted many of the comments about the classifieds and we do take it seriously when things seem to go wrong. The classifieds is the most moderated part of the forum but much of that is invisible with communication from mods going directly to the users concerned. What we can't do however is become a classifieds arbitration service. Also the suggestion that alleged poor sellers are banned is often counterproductive as it removes the right of reply that in many cases the seller wants. We spot a lot of traders and we deal with them through the moderation system but like the main forum here we also need the community's help to report them as we can't spit them all ourselves. No report goes univestigated.
I will finally reiterate what has been said on this thread earlier. The classifieds forum gets thousands of posts a day and in the last few months tens of thousands of trades have taken place happily and amicably where both sides of the transaction take sensible steps to make sure they trade safely. Problems are rare and bad trades few in relation to the number that take place successfully.
If you buy or sell from the forum then make sure you have taken the same sensible precaution s you would with any classified system. Don't accept a request to pay by PayPal gift unless you know who you are dealing with. PayPal offer a basic refund/dispute resolution system for bad sales but not where PayPal gift has been used for a sale.