Ken; In an earlier letter to Dale, I sort of agreed with some of the rant about poor photos etc, but I'll back off a bit. Like yourself, I've dealt with Paul and found him to be exceptional to deal with, and he's sold quite a number of very nice cycles the past few years. Granted Paul's photos are not the best, but he deserves credit for posting a number of frames per auction. Some sellers occasionally post only one photo and expect bidders, and then post blurry photos.
My only real pick with Paul is his charge of L88 Pounds Brittish Sterling for shipping per frame which is a bit heavy. I just recieved a frame from David Miller at Hetchins which cost L65 Pounds to ship, plus I've had about four or five frames shipped in recent months and all have been about the same L60 to L65 Pounds using Parcel Force to ship.
As for funding, or what the seller will accept, this is at the sellers choice. It might be better for us as potential buyers to have sellers accept Paypal, but for some reason I've found many of the Brittish sellers either don't trust Paypal or online payment, or just don't understand it. I have suggested Paypal to a number of sellers in the UK over the past few years, and a few have started using it, but I've found that unless you write and ask if they accept Paypal, they will not advertize it on thier auction page. If they accept Paypal, they will usually want to be reimbursed the Paypal fees.
Best regards, Peter Naiman Milwaukee, WI
Ken Wallace <kwallace@cableone.net> wrote: Having dealt with Paul Cameron I found him to have beautiful and rare bikes in excellent condition, and to be easy to deal with.
Ken Wallace, Proprietor Bisbee Bicycle Brothel 63-B Brewery Ave. PO Box 1194 Bisbee, AZ 85603 (520) 236-4855 (cell) kwallace@cableone.net (email) http://www.bisbeebicyclebrothel.com
On Apr 7, 2006, at 8:20 PM, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
> On Apr 7, 2006, at 7:42 PM, Ben Kamenjas wrote:
>
>> Ya know,
>>
>> Were I interested I would be thinking great, the more alleged
>> strikes against this sellers auctions in terms of attracting a
>> wider market, the better. I would also wish he specify the frames
>> must be picked up in person, on a wednesday morning by a person
>> wearing a vintage Man City jersey who can prove he (or she?) is
>> circumcised whilst surrounded by a band of merry gypsies belting
>> out recent Romany tunes. That makes those who are now interested
>> narrowed down to about ... oh ... only 150 or so.
>>
>> Who cares ... his auctions, his terms and you know .... sometimes
>> it matters not with regard to price (he's hardly asking a lot for
>> most of his wares) but more that they fall in the right hands. We
>> all can guess that they cost the seller a great deal less than
>> he'll likely get. And perhaps too much emphasis is placed on the
>> highest price fantasy that pervades this list. Honestly, I wish I
>> could sell things by saying I have great stuff if I have to prove
>> it to you then your better off buying from somebody else. If you
>> need to be spoon fed 47 detailed pictures and the semantics that
>> go with them then your hardly in the spirit of being a collector
>> and passionate about these things. Check the auctions and how many
>> pimp frames he's offing - I'd say his word for 'em is better than
>> any pics and in all I know exactly the kind of buyer Im dealing
>> with and wouldn't hesitate for a minute. That there may be extra
>> hoops to jump means I'll be paying less for his wares.
>>
>> The facts: nobody with half a brain will ever lose money on any
>> high caliber vintage frames and parts. This is history, what you
>> pass up as being too expensive now, you'll rue for paying a
>> helluva lot more later.
>>
>> Me thinks .... maybe the seller is hanging up his cleats. It's
>> probable American's will end up with them, there are more
>> important things in life than playing domicile when in effect
>> giving away things of beauty and rarity. He is selling some
>> rather nice old bikes not pandering to those who lack faith,
>> expect the earth without having to exact some effort, or have
>> developed some ebay neurosis that precludes them from trusting
>> anything or anyone. It's only money and Im a firm believer of the
>> customer not always being right, those of you who disagree should
>> be scouring the vintage bike aisle in WalMart.
>>
>> Whoever the seller is good on him, if not least for providing
>> opportunity to listen to some nancy's get their knickers in a
>> twist. Im thinking about being post modern in my next auction and
>> just listing pics of my fridge, cupboard and bathroom cabinet
>> contents .... ummm ... maybe not, I need the money and you all
>> don't need proof of just how strange I really am ;)
>>
>> Ciao,
>>
>> Ben "PG Tips drinker" Kamenjas
>> Sydney, Oz
>
>
> Ben... take a deep breath... isn't it day time where you are? It's
> night here in SoCal.
>
> Get on that bike, ride it hard and put it away wet if you want.
> But definitely go for a ride buddy. You sound like you're
> stressing big time brutha!
>
> Your Pal, Chuck