Davedk Posted February 25, 2016 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/180120-specialized-epic-29er/ sort of proves my point. Good luck with the Sale?? Um dude, you are selling it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedk Posted February 25, 2016 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/180086-specialized-epic-comp-29er/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedk Posted February 25, 2016 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/179928-canondale-ultegra-9speed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedk Posted February 25, 2016 Share Ok I'm gonna Stop looking now but even juju would say it's obviaaas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted February 25, 2016 Share Happened to me a while ago.Item got posted on the hub, and a chap who wheels and deals here on the hub, contacted the seller a minute or two before me. (the seller told me when I contacted him.)I immediately contacted the buyer, knowing the item was not bought for personal use, and offered to purchase the item from him, at a slightly higher price. He refused my offer and said that if I wanted the item I must pay the price he quoted (almost 50% higher than what he paid for it, even though he did not yet pay for the item, or have it in his possession. Told him what he could do with the item, and left it at that. Next day that same item was in the classifieds for even more than what he quoted me. As they say, you win some and you loose some. This just left a bad taste in my mouth.This was the days before the rating system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubehunter Posted February 25, 2016 Share This is what makes the community classifieds a functional part of what goes on here and keeps building the community 'gees'. Keep checking out the dodgy stuff and hit report, have threads going where it's discussed and let people prove that they can be trusted in a climate where scam artists are everywhere, doing their best to get a leg in wherever they can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubehunter Posted February 25, 2016 Share Happened to me a while ago.Item got posted on the hub, and a chap who wheels and deals here on the hub, contacted the seller a minute or two before me. (the seller told me when I contacted him.)I immediately contacted the buyer, knowing the item was not bought for personal use, and offered to purchase the item from him, at a slightly higher price. He refused my offer and said that if I wanted the item I must pay the price he quoted (almost 50% higher than what he paid for it, even though he did not yet pay for the item, or have it in his possession. Told him what he could do with the item, and left it at that. Next day that same item was in the classifieds for even more than what he quoted me. As they say, you win some and you loose some. This just left a bad taste in my mouth.This was the days before the rating system. We gotta get the ratings system sorted and used by more of the community! If someone is going to be a reseller then Matt and co should look at the practise and figure out a way to make it equitable to trade on here in that fashion. Ultimately the idea is for the community to help each other out, knowing full well who the dealers are amongst the consumers. The resellers play both sides of the fence. Perhaps some selling principles should be adhered to so that if someone is selling something at a bargain or giving it away as they're looking to be charitable than they need to explicitly say that the item is not for resell and known resellers are not allowed to participate in the sale! Any other thoughts\options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukelockie Posted February 25, 2016 Share ITS NOT FOOL PROOF I know but its a good start,, which bike would you buy options below seller A ; no avatar 1 post pinerello at less than half the going priceseller B ; a avatar, good ratings good couple of posts(so you can get a feeling about the hubber) and a realistic priced pinerelloAt least if he is advertising it as a pinerello, you pretty much know it's a Chinese version...(please see the humour in this:) ) Edit: sorry for replying to a post that is lank old, I just read the thread from the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted February 25, 2016 Share We gotta get the ratings system sorted and used by more of the community! If someone is going to be a reseller then Matt and co should look at the practise and figure out a way to make it equitable to trade on here in that fashion. Ultimately the idea is for the community to help each other out, knowing full well who the dealers are amongst the consumers. The resellers play both sides of the fence. Perhaps some selling principles should be adhered to so that if someone is selling something at a bargain or giving it away as they're looking to be charitable than they need to explicitly say that the item is not for resell and known resellers are not allowed to participate in the sale! Any other thoughts\options? You could do that of course, but it has to be appreciated, that it's literally going to be a non-binding personal request at best. After the sale is completed, the new owner is by rights, to do with it as he or she feels, even if it means earning the disgust of the original seller and/or other hubbers. A few choice words along with a consistently negative rating will sort that type of buyer/recipient of goodwill out in due course. If there are sufficiently bad ratings, would hub administration considering a time out for the member? As this thread shows, bikehub reputation could be affected as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonF_ Posted February 25, 2016 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/180120-specialized-epic-29er/ sort of proves my point. Good luck with the Sale?? Um dude, you are selling itLol!!! This is actually quite funny,..stoopid, but funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted February 25, 2016 Share How do you guys feel about something being bought on here and then advertised and sold as bought the next day for a profit??I can't see myself doing it.It runs against the spirit of the Hub' which is, as I understand it, which is to create win:win scenarios of selling/buying of mostly bike stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted February 25, 2016 Share Not cricket at all in my view... very misleading and dishonest! And he's even had the cheek to give himself a couple Trader Ratings Ping Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOOK695 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Lol!!! This is actually quite funny,..stoopid, but funny!Maybe Bringabela and specialized1973 are one and the same person and he/she forgot for moment which profile they were logged into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedk Posted February 25, 2016 Share Maybe Bringabela and specialized1973 are one and the same person and he/she forgot for moment which profile they were logged intoHaha! welcome detective, where have you Bene? (intentionally spelt that way Look) edit forgot to add a winky smiley face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted February 25, 2016 Share Cringe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukelockie Posted February 25, 2016 Share Cringe Hub Scammer.jpgHe's high fiving himself (bet he likes his own Instagram pics too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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