Sounds like a scam... western union money orders are notoriously had to trace (especially in Europe) when seller scams the buyer. I'd steer clear of this auction...
Regards, Steve Neago
Cincinnati, OH
> Some turd in London is advertising a 55cm Singer for sale for $1200. Its
> a marvelous bike. Unfortunately, the bike belongs to Mark Petry and the
> picture used is from Mark's web site. Even if one didn't recognize it as
> Mark's any idiot can see that the bike is MUCH larger than 55cm and that
> the picture was taken in the United States. The autos on the Bainbridge
> Island ferry don't really look very European 8*)
>
> http://www.totalbike.com/
>
> Just for kicks, I asked the "seller" a question via e-mail. He responded
> this morning. The e-mail exchange is copied following.
>
> Question. How can one get the local (London?) authorities involved in
> putting this low-life where he belongs, i.e. the local gaol?
>
> Martin Needleman
> Annapolis, MD
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Response to Ad: touring
> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 02:34:15 -0800 (PST)
> From: gigi muschi <bondreanu22@yahoo.com>
> To: mrndlmn@toad.net
>
>
>
> Yes sir of course. The pic is on the site. I'am from UK and I accept
> only Western Union for payment with shipping taxes included in the price
> CDontact me a.s.a.p.
> Antonio,
>
> mrndlmn@toad.net wrote:
>
>
> Yes. I'm interested but the bike looks to be MUCH bigger than 55
> centimeters. Are you sure of the size??
>
> Click the following link to edit your ad:
> http://www.totalbike.com/
>
> Classifieds By http://www.totalbike.com
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