Re: [CR]ebay outing: merckx de rosa - SCAM

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Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:23:33 -0800
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]ebay outing: merckx de rosa - SCAM
In-Reply-To: <4591C691.1040108@nonlintec.com>
References: <122620062027.28713.459185AD000A12070000702921603831169D0104970E9B970A9D09@att.net>
cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Wow. That auction either needs to be pulled or someone's getting badly ripped off :(

Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA

On 12/26/06, Bikestuff <bikestuff@nonlintec.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, unless I'm missing something, it's a de Rosa ordinaire--now at
> $5100, though, thanks to the confusing claim that it is the "same bike"
> (same TYPE of bike, sort of, maybe?) used by Merckx and the original,
> fraudulent picture. I complained about this one to eBay, and I'm frankly
> surprised it's still up. The charitable interpretation is that it's a
> new seller, who doesn't seem to know how to present one's item
> correctly. The less charitable interpretation goes way downhill from
> there...
>
> Steve Maas
> (who got in a long ride today, ahead of the rain in)
> Long Beach, California
>
>
>
> greytaylor@att.net wrote:
> > Am I missing something or are the new pictures of a different bike?
> > Guy Taylor
> > Anaheim, CA
> >
> > -------------- Original message from "Tam Pham" <terminaut@gmail.com>:
> --------------
> >
> >
> >
> >> I just checked on the auction and it looks like the seller has updated
> it
> >> with some photos. The bike is far from a holy grail.
> >>
> >>
> > > On 12/23/06, Brett Horton wrote:
> >
> >>> Unless a holy grail is being rolled out to the eBay auction block,
> this is
> >>> a scam. The same photo can be found on Vintage Velos web site at:
> >>> http://vintagevelos.com/merckx73.html
> >>>
> >>> Brett Horton
> >>> San Francisco, California USA