maybe as a false ebay listing (£0.00 buy it now, so it shows under the search terms).
Don't do this - it'll just make any savvy thief take it off eBay and flog it on Gumtree or Facebook instead.
Set up a saved search (Just "Yeti" would do, I doubt that many of them are listed) and you'll get an email with a picture every time someone lists one.
For those of you with insurance saying "I told you so", remember that a favourite trick of thieves is to come back for a repeat visit and clean out your shiny new replacements.
Patriotpro, I have found that quotes are usually about 10% of the value, plus a bit for a foreign trip in my case. £750 was the best I could find!
Not on household as it's over the single item limit. Anyone ever tried the "they stole a frame, some forks, a rear wheel, a chainset...." way round the single item bit?
Anyway, car insurance is £360, for a 2litre petrol, parked just outside the bike shed (worth about a third as much as the posh bike though)
I can understand exactly why the OP wasn't insured, sounds like he's in a much rougher area than me, god knows what his quote would have been.
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I did find a better foreign trip policy this time, took the Snowcard poliy for myself, covers sports equipment up to £3k so it would go someway towards it, plus another £1k for personal belongings (tools, dirtworker, helemts etc etc carried in the van with bike) Cheapest travel insurance with racing cover was £75 so I thought the extra £45 for (part of) the bike was worth it. More worried about crashing the van driving on the wrong side of the road and breaking the bike that way...
Im with Halifax home contents insurance you can specify any single item like a bike for any amount and get home and away from home insurance. It covers me for trips abroad to so as long as they dont exceed 30 days. Seemed quite cheap to.
good luck mate gutted for you
try marks & spencers its the only option i was prepared to consider
ill only get 2k back for my 4k bike but its not that expensive .
i think i pay around £400.00 a year & its listed
i just had to provide a reciept
FWIW - I'm with Budget at the mo and the policy is excellent for additional items cover..
Saying that all my previous policies - M&S & AA for example have all given similar cover at very little extra cost. The only reason i've switched is because of slight cost savings for better or same policies at renewal time.
I take those who can't get reasonable/affordable cover are using comparison sites...?
Greg,
you may be in luck...
Do you have a frame number?
E.
Waits patiently for positive conclusion...
Good luck
Me too haha, best of luck buddy.
Edward, tell us you've found it dude!
Need to speak to Greg first.....
fingers crossed!
YO, GREG!
*telekinetics*
YO, GREG!
Ive just text him to get in touch,so fingers x'd guys..& thx..
He is/was on Holiday but ive told him the score,in the meantime,if theres anything i can do to speed the job along,someone email me on:simon.reed@orange.net
Thx Guys..
Hi all!!!
Thanks for all help even if nothing comes of this.
Frame nr is 10R 50273 M
. . . . . .
gregfreer at gmail dot com
watches with positive vibes....
gets nervously excited and optimistic
See the fullsize version at:
That's a good frame number - let's make that call!!!
[i]That's a good frame number - let's make that call!!! [/i]
how exciting 🙂
Sounds promising 😀
and........
C'mon, this is better than Corrie!
i love a happy ending.
hope this is one!
COME ON FFS, i've got the tissues out!
😯
[i]i've got the tissues out![/i]
It's not [b]that[/b] exciting 😉
Just got off the phone.... 😛
winner ?
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Come on!
...watching
someone somewhere is getting owned by a pair of bombers as we live and breath . . . i hope?
The suspense is killing me! COME ON MAN!!! TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON!!!!
Can I buy the film rights?
....thats a mighty fine frame you have there stranger. Looks just like ol'Bill Carsons....
Is it home yet?
Aargh I've just read a 3 page thread and there is no ending! I really hope its the yeti in question!
What a cliffhanger,.... Fingers and toes crossed for ya!
oh ffs cmon 😆
and...........?
Still waiting
Hi all!
Thanks everybody for your interest.
Although I do not actually have the frame in hand yet I am hoping it is all just a waiting game now! The policeman I need to speak to is on holiday till Saturday so will update you then.
All I can say is Edward Gurhy is a hero and whilst this story is not completely over yet, I can only hope everyone has someone like Edward on their team.
I will update everyone on Saturday to confirm everything but in the meantime would like to thank everybody for their interest in my problems.
Thanks all,
Greg.
hope this ends with a silver lining as a fellow mtber and breaston dwelling citizen! if you need riding buddy give me a shout always up for a few miles
Hopefully this turns into a good news story.
Now go buy a big scary dog and lock your bike to it when your out.
I feel your pain after losing 2 nice bikes last year. Yours is a thing I beauty mate, I hope you get it back and find out who came into your house and do them an injury.
Paul
BTW I've got most of my bike covered under my home insurance... It's with Santander and costs about £18 a month for £2500 of bike cover in or outside my flat. They paid out in a week too!!
