Think I have possibly spotted a stolen bike for sale (but then again it might not be),but the usual cash on collection, no delivery options, bad description of a bling bike, owner has not got a clue as to what's its worth, all the usual alarm bells ringing in my head.
Good chance it could be someone's off here, knowing the loyality STW forum users has for this brand 😉
Don't want to tip off or spoil a bust, so...
What is the best cource of action?
Advice?
not this [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/im-really-quite-temped-by-this ][b]one[/b] [/url] by any chance ?
first things first - do you own a set of bombers?
hijack....
did you get the tyres ski??
crispy bacon - Membernot this one by any chance ?
Nice call crispy, but no, this is from another website that is known for selling second hand goods, but that one does sniff a bit too.
ton - Memberhijack....
did you get the tyres ski??
nothing yet mate.
ski, sent them wednesday with tnt.
i will check on monday.
we usualy get a email if stuff we send is not delivered nextday.
i have not had a email.
i will let you know.
no worries ton
Just a thought, is there a national database for nicked bikes, that I could contact, pass on the advert to?
Reporting to the police might generate some interest, but the key thing is they have to be able to match it to a theft. There is no one-stop database for stolen bikes, unless you count www.immobilise.com, which relies on theft victims having the inititative to register their theft.
Apart from this, I think it tends to be done on a regional basis and matching a fishy bike to a theft report can take quite a bit of legwork. If you imagine how much stolen property gets reported every day, a national database of it all would be huge and probably unfeasible, outside of CSI. 🙂
Have you had a quick Google for a similar stolen bike? If you could contact the rightful owner somehow, that would certainly get things moving IME.
What Mr Agreeable says, however look at where it's being sold and bring it to the attention of the local force via their website. They can perform a fairly simple search of their databases to see if it matches one that has been reported stolen.