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There’s half a tree hanging off the handlebars!

Quick getaway…

Do you not store your bike alongside your chainsaws, hedge cutter and leafblower in your unfurnished spare bedroom?

looks totally legit to me – except for the “boy must collect” bit

Brand new seller with zero feedback, what could possibly go wrong?

Yea, well dodgy! Anyone lost a SC Bronson near london recently?

Who wants to get robbed?

He told me that “people lik you has no life”

What kind of customer service is that?

This one, in fact…

Santa Cruz Bronson Mk1

Ive emailed the owner of the listing from stolen-bikes. If I don’t get a response by tomorrow am, I’ll report it to eBay.

Good work

I actually do store my bikes in an unfurnished spare room alongside all my gardening tools/machinery haha.

Thing is, I wouldn’t take a pic of it all alongside the bike if I’m selling…. Also, boy must collect. This is non-negotiable 🙂

It is mine…. Getting on a plane tomorrow morning….. Arse. Will email the local police email with photos and the like. Will see if I can find the original crime number.

Thank you guys for emailing (two of you). Really appreciated.

Now three of you. Thanks.

Anyone have any tips on how to get the police to go and retrieve it?

No worries 🙂

Great job stw

My mum lives in Uckfield. I should send her out for a stakeout.

Hope you retrieve it ok and the seller gets what they deserve.

Thanks

Uploaded an update to the police. Could not find the crime number which won’t help. Will follow up with a call tomorrow.

Good luck getting it back 🤞

I thought the process was to tell them you were going round with 6 rugby pals to take it back with any force necessary so the popo come along to make sure you don’t?

@mrl Uckfield is just down the road from me, currently in Greece but will be home by tomorrow morning, if I can be of any assistance in delaying tactics etc. let me know.

Thanks for the ideas and an offer of help. The bike is just round the corner, so if I was not heading off for a week or so I would buy it and tell the police I was collecting it.

So I have told the police and will have to wait and see what they do.

Thanks

Well, if Bazz is willing, can you Offer the guy £2k cash/win the auction and arrange to collect (ideally somewhere public but he will most likely want to be at home). Then get a local copper to go with you (or other backup). You need to act now as the wheels of authority turn slowly!

I really hope the police can help. If not could you pop round for a test ride and just **** off with it? I have my fingers crossed for a good outcome

Plus as soon as eBay pull it your cover is blown. Only hope then is eBay can give a genuine address to the police

It doesn’t need to turn nasty. Once you have the bike, just explain you’re the original owner and are taking it back.

It doesn’t need to turn nasty. Once you have the bike, just explain you’re the original owner and are taking it back.

I’m sure they’re perfectly reasonable people and will say “yeah mate, thanks for that….See you”

Front line cops will be too busy, like all public sector workers now.
Instead call your local neighbourhoods team cops, you should be able to speak to someone directly. They will be able to provide an appropriate response.

Unlike kerley, quiet please, the adults are talking..

Want us to put stoopid high bids in to ‘win’ it? Buys some time and should get an address.

Let’s not all be dicks and bid it up to something silly either.

ETA: Just seen above 🙂 Maybe everyone sit back and let the guy who had it nicked win it, otherwise STW will push it up to like £20k 😀

I would recommend taking some form of back-up just in case. If he sells it now, or disappears ‘cos he gets spooked, then it will be even harder to find.

…It finished at £912 – I sincerely hope that wasn’t to a 3rd party!

Unlike kerley, quiet please, the adults are talking..

Touched a nerve I see.

Really hope this works out but when my stolen bike turned up on ebay, using pictures I’d taken, neither did anything at all.