>> WARNING anyone know where 'davespoke' lives?

I regularly leave a 15 grand car just in random, streets, car parks etc too! Should I convert my front room and get a garage door fitted?

Its abit harder to sell on unless its a highly desirable model.

alexathome has a point – MI5 security is so good that they don’t notice for weeks that someone’s not turning up for work any more.

Bad news for the OP 🙁

Agree. Let not let this happen again. Any mention of ‘gift’ —-> gets a ban.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php?search=gift&advanced=1&exact=1&posts=1&highlight=1&users=0&located=0&forums%5B%5D=3&maxcount=100&age=31&direction=0&sort=date&order=0

I’m not sure. Accepting ‘normal’ but asking for any fees to be covered is probably ok.

It’s only accepting gift that’s the problem?

Agree. Let not let this happen again. Any mention of ‘gift’ —-> gets a ban.

Agree with that,

I’m not sure. Accepting ‘normal’ but asking for any fees to be covered is probably ok.

People come on here to sell because they avoid ebay’s fee’s. The least they can do is accept the paypal fee. Or include it in the price.

everything should be kept in the for sale thread not done by PM apart from payment details ec, that way you have recourse with the police

Sooo.. spidery senses.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/profile/alexcornwall

The rate of inflation these days is surprisingly high

Hora > What’s the problem there, sorry?

I maybe wrong but joined two weeks ago and already two forks for sale. This sort of thing needs caution (the seller MAY be totally kosher- and probably is) – but caution would work here all the same.

Hora. Maybe you could write a weekly column of your unfounded suspicions and random worrying, as a stickie at the top of the classifieds. Could the mods sort this?

You’re typing looks ‘funny’. Maybe you are one we should attack 😯

EEK!!! 😯

Instant feedback on someone who you believe is a scammer is a lot quicker than reporting it and waiting for it to be removed (or not). Not sure there’s a right answer but in this instance it would have stopped some thieving scumbag getting away with money.

Perhaps, but either way it still needs reporting. I expect moderation would be fairly swift in that sort of situation.

I maybe wrong but joined two weeks ago and already two forks for sale. This sort of thing needs caution

I don’t know as “this sort of thing” needs caution so much as, buying and selling on the classifieds (any classifieds, not just STW) needs caution.

The poster’s history looks legit to me at a cursory glance (he has a receipt for at least one of the items too), but that’s no measure of anything. Look at the iDave case, for example.

I’m not sure as randomly going “hey, he looks a bit dodgy!” at every new user is particularly helpful or welcoming. Report it if you think it needs investigation.

I thought iDave was know to people on here.

Following on from the bravest thing thread,I bought a tyre from a classifieds only poster in Portugal using gift.
Radcore to the max.

What happened with iDave in the end- did everyone get sorted?

I thought iDave was know to people on here.

He was – there was a group of people who were forever defending him which complicated matters.

I still think his problem was incompetence (and some circumstane) rather than malice but it ended up the same way for those he took money off. He didn’t do himself any favours when he started trying to sort it all out, either.

Was done yesterday;
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/did-anyone-ever-get-a-refund-from-idave

I thought iDave was know to people on here.

Precisely my point. Even with known, trusted posters you should still be careful when it comes to parting with goods / money.

As a third party observer, I don’t know the true story behind iDavegate. He’s claimed to have had various technical and personal difficulties so may well be an innocent victim of circumstance. However, the bottom line is that there are still people out of pocket.

So what I’m saying is, you can’t be too careful.

Wasn’t he also on holiday in Europe at one point?!!

No joy OP?

>>>> think hes busy trading >>>>>>

Report to the mods then!
Username?

Report to the mods then!
Username?

Have a peek; not hard to spot… 🙁

Rockshox forks?

Told you 😀