Scammer: Peets

[Bloukrans]

Thehub police. Brutally efficient!

 

 

They will track you down - even in Skelmbosch!

 

Why did the OP go quiet? Or are there more to this?

[eddy]

Definitely not this frame.

 

Did Peets not have a Cervelo in the classifieds recently?

[Bloukrans]

That's just it, the OP seems very vague. But I will from here on in, keep my mouth shut until the OP provides us with some more info.

Did you send the link to Peets?

 

See you listed as one of his friends on the Hub

[Dieter!]

Did Peets not have a Cervelo in the classifieds recently?

Yeah, you can see all of his adverts if you google: "peets" classifieds  site:bikehub.co.za

 

The Cervelo is on the 2nd page of results: https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/251370-cervelo-s5-frameset-2015/

[Dieter!]

There are other results with the old page (site:thehubsa.co.za) but no frames.

[DjCyclist]

This reminds of that story on Carte Blanche a few years ago where a guy bought a Pinarello from a bike shop in Gauteng only to find out that it was in fact a Chinarello ????????????

[Politically Incorrect]

Howzit Peets

NOT PEETS

 

I have been following the thread for 2 days, listening to everyone's bleeding hearts stories about how they got ripped, 

 

If something seems to be to good to be true, it normally is, so common-sense should prevail and should prevent you from making a STUPID ERROR, sadly though people are so driven by the GREED factor believing they are getting this great deal that common-sense  is ignored in order to score the great deal, and then later when it goes bang, people are to coward to man up and admit that greed got the better of them and then they go on public forums with there soppy bleeding heart sad stories about how they got ripped, BUDDY do yourself a favour, next time you get that letter fro Gen Pete Stokes telling you that he got this great deal and that he needs a partner to get the oil out, send him the US$2000 to get the transfer done. Then when you realise deal was to good to be true, just admit you were greedy and that your geed blinded your common-sense and lead to you doing something STUPID

 

Stop blaming other people for you mistakes

 

Just to clarify, I am not involved in this transaction in any way, but please Think before you buy, if you cant afford to buy the real thing from a proper dealer, then rather buy something you can afford from a proper dealer, that just makes sense

[Wannabe]

This reminds of that story on Carte Blanche a few years ago where a guy bought a Pinarello from a bike shop in Gauteng only to find out that it was in fact a Chinarello

 

That story broke here on the hub, if my old memory does not fail me.

[Skubarra]

 

If something seems to be to good to be true, it normally is, 

 

Serious question - is a 2nd hand 2015 Cervelo S5 frame for 23K a ballpark price or should the "to good to be true" alarm bells go off?

[Vetplant]

NOT PEETS

 

I have been following the thread for 2 days, listening to everyone's bleeding hearts stories about how they got ripped,

 

If something seems to be to good to be true, it normally is, so common-sense should prevail and should prevent you from making a STUPID ERROR, sadly though people are so driven by the GREED factor believing they are getting this great deal that common-sense is ignored in order to score the great deal, and then later when it goes bang, people are to coward to man up and admit that greed got the better of them and then they go on public forums with there soppy bleeding heart sad stories about how they got ripped, BUDDY do yourself a favour, next time you get that letter fro Gen Pete Stokes telling you that he got this great deal and that he needs a partner to get the oil out, send him the US$2000 to get the transfer done. Then when you realise deal was to good to be true, just admit you were greedy and that your geed blinded your common-sense and lead to you doing something STUPID

 

Stop blaming other people for you mistakes

 

Just to clarify, I am not involved in this transaction in any way, but please Think before you buy, if you cant afford to buy the real thing from a proper dealer, then rather buy something you can afford from a proper dealer, that just makes sense

Guys, he said he is not Peets, let's trust him.

 

Then again, I can say I don't ride a Specialized and hope that you believe me.

 

"Member since:Today 10 o'clock" Sure buddy, we will believe everything you say because you have such a long track record.

[eddy]

NOT PEETS

 

I have been following the thread for 2 days, listening to everyone's bleeding hearts stories about how they got

 

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Just to clarify, I am not involved in this transaction in any way.

You seem to know a lot about this specific transaction, i.e. that the price was unrealistically low and the OP knew he was buying a fake.

 

How can you be so sure ?

[the nerd]

Im always wary of these posters who join on the day they make comments...

[Slowbee]

Im always wary of these posters who join on the day they make comments...

The Mod team are busy looking into double posters.

[karma]

This bike is a real beauty 

Wrong size for my gf so i have to sell

 

So the ladies in team ASG-Bestmed ride on counterfeit frames?   

 

Now we're just making things up. 

There is no evidence this is the said frame. 

 

Serious question - is a 2nd hand 2015 Cervelo S5 frame for 23K a ballpark price or should the "to good to be true" alarm bells go off?

 

Well, that's what I've been trying to get through a couple of skulls here (not yours) - if the seller passes the frame as genuine, and also sells it for a competitive price, why would you think it is a fake? 

 

NOT PEETS

 

I have been following the thread for 2 days, listening to everyone's bleeding hearts stories about how they got ripped, 

 

tl;dr

 

You really need to read from page 1.

Stop assuming the buyer bought this at a third of the price, and is to blame for his own ignorance. 

[Mongoose!]

The Mod team are busy looking into double posters.

 

IP address...

[David Marshall]

I've had some fake frames and parts come through my workshop.  The good ones you will not be able to tell from photos.  You start to get suspicious when you find things like the headset bearings fitted before the last clear coat is applied, the braze on FD mount is riveted straight into the carbon without reinforcement, the internal cabling has to go through a maze of carbon fibres and plastic and so on.

 

I think parts and rims are even more difficult to spot and often come to light only when they fail.  Suspect stuff comes up on the Hub.  One of my customers bought a seatpost here that failed and proved to be fake and recently when I was searching for a saddle I came across two that I found very suspicious.  One had a slight fold in the cover material at the back and the other had a pattern that I could not find the exact picture of.  None of this stuff was at "bargain" prices when compared with the new.