On 01/25/2004 08:22 PM, "themaaslands@comcast.net"
<themaaslands@comcast.net> wrote:
> This is cautionary tale for those looking for bikes in Europe: "make sure you
> know what you are bidding on!"
>
> The following auction appears to be for a quite attractive early 80's Colnago:
> http://cgi.ebay.de/
>
> The auction text however clearly states:
>
> "ACHTUNG hier bieten sie nur auf das Bild!!
> Das Rad ist in der Auktion 2781571176 !!
> Habe mich da in der Angebotsbezeichnung verschrieben, ein "COLANGO" kennt ja
> keiner ...
> Danke fürs Verständnis!"
>
> which translates into:
>
> "Attention, you are only bidding on the picture!!
> The bicycle is in auction 2781571176!!
> I made a mistake writing out the auction text, nobody would know a
> "COLANGO"...
> Thanks for your understanding!"
>
> Apparently the seller realized he made a mistake in his original auction text,
> but as he already had a bid was not able to correct it. He therefore placed
> the second auction to 'make up' for the initial error. Hopefully reason will
> prevail.
Of course, he could have CANCELLED the auction.
--
Steven L. Sheffield
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