In my opinion, whoever gave this seller the idea that the second bike is the valuable one, a Pogliaghi etc.did not do the hobby a favor. While I'm certainly not in the "never wise up a chump" school, wising up this guy irks me because the information is being put to bad purposes.
Based on this information the seller now figures he has a hot ticket and that justifies 1) Breaking a contract with his original bidders in conflict with Ebay policy, 2) Soliciting private so-called "buy it now" offers in another apparent attempt to mess with the bidding process and violate Ebay policy and 3) Possibly misrepresenting the bike as a Pogliaghi (I don't know if it is or not).
The first auction had a number of bidders and no reserve. The auction was on. The seller cancelled those legitimate bids using the basis of an error in the listing. This was a false pretense. The listing clearly said the second bike was unidentified and "what you see is what you get".
Then in the second auction he now has a reserve, not yet met and "WILL CONSIDER OFFERS AND OFFER A BUY IT NOW FOR THE RIGHT PRICE." So he's already fishing to violate the auction terms and Ebay rules again.
I really detest this sort of predatory double dealing and see this as a good example of why a little information can be a dangerous thing.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> Charles outed the following:
> > Vintage Pogliaghi Track Bicycle Bike FB crank Italy Item number:
> > 2267774042
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> http://ebay.com/
>
>
> This bike was already outed previously when it was paired up with a lower
level Frejus bike and listed under pair of Frejus bikes. I don't know where
the seller came up with the Pogliaghi tie-in, perhaps somebody would like to
comment about it being or not being a Pagliaghi.
>
> If the winner is a list member, I can almost assuredly come up with a
matching fromt hub.
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> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ