EVOBIKES ONLINE STORE Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 Hi Hubbers Thought I will just give you all a heads up to PLEASE CHECK AND TRADE carefully as I have it on good authority that a Hubber in Cape Town was arrested on Saterday with stolen bikes and parts in his possession... I am NOT going to name names as it will implicate other Hubbers as well (they bought from him) and I strongly feel that this person should explain the story (no apparently he did not steal, but bought stolen goods at ridiculous prices) It just GRATES me when we have regular occurences of theft such as CWC and I believe Gecko on the past weekend as well as armed robberies etc and cyclist knowingly assist this "demand" Rant off and happy trading!
TheV Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) Only happens in CPT.. it's disgusting.. bloodie skelms.. And yeah, name and give details, if I bought stolen goods I would rather know than have a nasty surprise down the line.. What's with this KUK attitude basically warning ALL hubbers that ALL trade on the hub should be subject to suspicion. Maybe we should just close down the classifieds section all together? Edited August 14, 2012 by TheV carbon29er and Pieter1 2
Edge_Design Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 Unfortunately you have to warn ppl properly so we know who to avoid... I could make a few educated guesses, but would be interested to know the truth. As someone who buys and sells a lot, I'd rather know the people I'm buying from are legit and it unfortunately takes a post like this to expose those less legitimate... You're not accusing anyone of anything by saying you've heard it happened.
Edge_Design Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 Oh... And our favourite bicycle trader (Neil) also buys his stock at incredible prices and never knowingly deals in stolen goods so it does appear to be a common Cape Town trend. Maybe we're all just too stoopid to work it out for ourselves?
DoubleDee Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 I say name and shame them! Please include all guilty parties, this will hopefully help stem the demand for stolen goods!
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 How are we, as hubbers, supposed to know if an object is stolen if it is priced at the right price and there is no indication that it is of dubious origin? I mean, a reverb selling for 250 would be a dead giveaway, but at 1k it's a well looked after 2nd hand item... Name and shame dude... At least then we'll know who not to buy from Da Vinci and Niner 2
Wyatt Earp Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 Maybe we should just close down the classifieds section all together? I agree, either that or give a name. Niner 1
Smolly Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 What pisses me off is that you never know what was done in order to obtain the stolen goods! What if someone was killed so you could have a cheap wheelset? WTF!!
EVOBIKES ONLINE STORE Posted August 14, 2012 Author Posted August 14, 2012 "Unfortunately you have to warn ppl properly so we know who to avoid... I could make a few educated guesses, but would be interested to know the truth. As someone who buys and sells a lot, I'd rather know the people I'm buying from are legit and it unfortunately takes a post like this to expose those less legitimate... You're not accusing anyone of anything by saying you've heard it happened" Uhmm - YOU are actually one of his customers!! So how is that guessing game going for you now??? mac vegas 1
Tjokkits Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 i think you are doing more harm by not saying who it is because people will now suspect all CT sellers to the detriment of innocent sellers Clinton - theCOW, Eddy Gordo, Bos and 3 others 6
Cyclewizz Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 Bloody Capetonians !!!Causing havoc on the hub. Maybe it's Naas ??(Out on bail ?)
TheV Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 I agree, either that or give a name. Scrap that... let's just agree everyone should only buy from ME And you better be quick, because I am raising my prices with 15% come the weekend because I will have a monopoly. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Clinton - theCOW and TopFuel 3
EVOBIKES ONLINE STORE Posted August 14, 2012 Author Posted August 14, 2012 I have asked the bikeshop whose goods were found there to respond here as the owner was present - not me. Furthermore the ONLY reason why I mentioned anything is because said Hubber posted more stuff for sale this evening - but now obviously removed.... So I gave him a fair chance and asked him to explain himself. Bikeshop owner will post more details.
DaLoCo Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 Seems like a case for the weejee board.... Wyatt Earp 1
TNT1 Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 i think you are doing more harm by not saying who it is because people will now suspect all CT sellers to the detriment of innocent sellersWhat she said.
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