Misleading Information on Fork - Classifieds

[Pikey]

Thank you all for your responses. I have already bought the headset and the stem for this build. The additional cost and lead time of a new headset and stem is an annoying prospect.

Then name the seller so someone else isn’t mislead by this kinda of selling tactics.

[Pikey]

There is a lot of **** I will let slide. I generally try and give people the benefit of the doubt too. Before accusing them of malicious intent. OD2 is definitely something you put in the ad title if you ask me. If not? **** move in my opinion. But there is a chance you can redeem yourself if you come clean when negotiating with buyer. Especially when asked about the steerer directly. Is it possible the seller simply did not know his own fork was OD2? If there's any evidence, even circumstantial, that its possible he simply did not know. I will write it off as school fees. If not (which is probably the case) Then **** him. Besides, anyone who threatens to call a lawyer over a dispute valued at 5k is both an idiot and and asshole. He knew.

Agree 100% . And he knew for sure .

[Eugene]

Before slating the seller, consider the fact that he may have unaware of this OD2 standard. If I owned a Giant with one of these forks, I too would not have known the difference. I would have looked at it and thought it was a normal tapered fork.

 

Having said that, the seller could have been reasonable, realized that their was a

miscommunication and refunded the money

[Pikey]

 

Before slating the seller, consider the fact that he may have unaware of this OD2 standard. If I owned a Giant with one of these forks, I too would not have known the difference. I would have looked at it and thought it was a normal tapered fork.

Having said that, the seller could have been reasonable, realized that their was a

miscommunication and refunded the money

Absolutely possible ^^^

 

But as you said, he could of been reasonable . Instead he wants to contact his lawyer .

OD2 is difficult seller and he took his chance to sell it. Not acceptable.

[the nerd]

What did the seller replace his OD2 fork with, he would have had to have known?

[Jewbacca]

Pitchforks out! Name him, shame him and send him a copy of The Crucible....

[PhilipV]

If you sell an OD2 fork, the decent thing to do is to sell your headset bearing, topcap and stem with it. It's not as if any of these will work with the fork you replace it with anyway.

The seller is either an idiot, or an asshole. Or he let his lbs deal with all of the build when he replaced his fork, and sold it unknowingly. Still an idiot in my book.

[Sparky and the Warden]

What did the seller replace his OD2 fork with, he would have had to have known?

On the money! OD is almost impossible to get rid of... sold mine for chips

[scubes]

giant overdrive is not common and the seller should know this and what he is selling.

 

he may not be malicious but in my opinion he was wrong and misled you.

 

he should do the gentlemanly thing and refund you if that will make you happy as you dont want an OD fork and you dont want the hassle of searching for OD bits n pieces. and who will buy your OD fork if you sell it on?

 

then the seller can re advertise it as an OD fork.

 

i sold a giant OD stem on bikehub last year. it came with a shim for a standard fit. i made sure to state that this was an OD stem with a shim so that the buyer knew exactly what he was paying for- anything else is really just a *** move.

 

good luck.

[solty]

The seller should also want a mutually satisfactory transaction. If he insists on being intransigent, then publish your communications with him. Then he is named and others can judge for themselves whether he deserves shame or whether you should just suck it up.

 

Keep the legal action for Giant for making stuff with oddball dimensions. Didn't they also have smaller diameter seatposts?

[NotSoBigBen]

The seller told you it was tapered, which it is.

 

You should have known to ask what the dimensions of the taper were.

 

Can you not come to some agreement with the seller and return it to him?

I have been around bikes a while and I would for sure not have asked 'the dimensions of the taper' ... So I guess I'm just as doff #SMK

 

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[Mojoman]

I think you should return the fork at your expense....you didn't check sizes
I think the buyer should refund you less shipping as he didn't state it was OD2

 

Probably no-ones fault but a lack of knowledge on both sides...?

[Bloukrans]

I'm no fork expert but it seems to me that OD2 was a material consideration in your decision to buy or not to buy. If that is so, the buyer should have listed this important piece of information.

 

Send a link of this thread to the seller before you name him????

[Jewbacca]

Everyone here being so civil balancing on the fence like birds of prey...

 

"Speak to my lawyer"... erm... with that response he has lost all credibility.

 

Name him and let the pitchforks and oil soaked pires have their day in Hublem!

[johannrissik]

I think you should return the fork at your expense....you didn't check sizes

I think the buyer should refund you less shipping as he didn't state it was OD2

 

Probably no-ones fault but a lack of knowledge ( and communication ) on both sides...?

This ☝????

[madbradd]

OD2 is not the same as tapered, they are different standards. OD2 happens to also be tapered,l by description, but when you asked if it was a tapered fork, you were asking about tapered standard to which he should have replied "no, it's OD2". It would be like being told a BB is BB30 when it's actually PF30.

 

Since you've come right with the headset, please name the seller so that others can be aware of his/her tactics.