mecheng89 Posted February 10, 2022 Share After @Frosty displayed his wrecked thru axle, it made me wonder - who else out there may have bought second hand, only to discover some unwelcome surprises (which the seller did not point out before exchanging goods)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWhitehead Posted February 10, 2022 Share I bought a cracked frame before mecheng89, DIPSLICK and BigDL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakkals. Posted February 10, 2022 Share 32 minutes ago, RobertWhitehead said: I bought a cracked frame before I bought a multiple fractured mtb for my cousin before...never play the middle man and never buy a carbon bike without inspection. mecheng89 and BigDL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Have not been on the recieving end, but I dod sell a bike last year that had a cracked wheel, I didnt know it was cracked, the buyer informed me, sent me pics, I sent them to the wheel manufacturer, they sent a warranty replacement which I then forwarded to the buyer and payed for the wheel rebuild... I think that is was the right way to handle it... Danger Dassie, TheoG, NotSoBigBen and 14 others 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWhitehead Posted February 10, 2022 Share 3 minutes ago, Chadvdw67 said: Have not been on the recieving end, but I dod sell a bike last year that had a cracked wheel, I didnt know it was cracked, the buyer informed me, sent me pics, I sent them to the wheel manufacturer, they sent a warranty replacement which I then forwarded to the buyer and payed for the wheel rebuild... I think that is was the right way to handle it... I also sold a cracked wheel the one time, I also did not know it was cracked but after the buyer informed me I just paid for a new hoop. Fortunately he was a wheel builder 😁 BigDL and mecheng89 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashy Posted February 10, 2022 Share I don't know if it classifies as "horror" but I bought a bike that was "recently serviced". All looked good at first. List of things that I needed to do: Fork lowers service, all frame bearings needed to be replaced, new BB, brake pads, chain... It was an expensive exercise. mecheng89, ChrisF and BigDL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted February 10, 2022 Share cool fred. To paraphrase the @Hairy one.... Pictjas or it didnt happen Robbie Stewart, ChrisF, peetwindhoek and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sywurm Posted February 10, 2022 Share I sold a cracked saddle at some stage, did not notice the crack. Offered I full refund to the buyer and he could keep the saddle. I took the loss. The things I would do for a positive rating... Scary Rider, BigDL, mecheng89 and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenH Posted February 10, 2022 Share Been waiting for a thread like this... Bought a bike for good money at Cash Converters (1st mistake), thing has constantly broken and given trouble and the store declines to honor their advertised 6 months guarantee. I suspect the Store owner / Manager is actually the previous owner and sold it when it started to give trouble... I bought it from them expecting a bit of peace of mind for at least 6 months, so far has cost me R1100 and a quote for R3000 to replace bad brake levers and I can't even ride it. Currently reported them to every Consumer Rights group and place I could find, including The Devi Show, Wendy Knowler, Carte Blanche, etc and await a response. mecheng89, ChrisF and DPLot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 10, 2022 Share Buying second hand is always a risk. I know more or less what to look for, but even that didn’t help me. Small things like the bearings on the freehub. Brake levers were actually forced when the Torx key broke off in the caliper while trying to bleed the brakes. Crap brakes anyway, so not really a problem to replace them. The frame is in good condition, so can’t really complain. BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillippe Coetzee Posted February 10, 2022 Share 45 minutes ago, AllenH said: Been waiting for a thread like this... Bought a bike for good money at Cash Converters (1st mistake), thing has constantly broken and given trouble and the store declines to honor their advertised 6 months guarantee. I suspect the Store owner / Manager is actually the previous owner and sold it when it started to give trouble... I bought it from them expecting a bit of peace of mind for at least 6 months, so far has cost me R1100 and a quote for R3000 to replace bad brake levers and I can't even ride it. Currently reported them to every Consumer Rights group and place I could find, including The Devi Show, Wendy Knowler, Carte Blanche, etc and await a response. I also bought a bike from them before. (Also a big mistake). It was a carbon 26er. I dont know the right terms for this part, but the part where the bottom bracket screws into the frame, that whole piece broke lose from the carbon 😂. So when I tried to tighten the BB, It just kept turning in circles…. So we learn.. BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted February 10, 2022 Share I hope this thread doesn't gather speed because i"m already traumatized. mecheng89, ChrisF, BigDL and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no calves Posted February 10, 2022 Share Bought a Stages crank. Worked for half a ride. Seller told me to give it in to Omnico to check it out. Omnico told me it was water damage, and offered me a replacement at cost. Seller then told me its still a good deal when taken into consideration the money I paid him and the money I paid Omnico is still cheaper than a new one. What should have been a R3000 bargain turned into a R10 000 "bargain". Hairy, Chadvdw67, mecheng89 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWhitehead Posted February 10, 2022 Share 26 minutes ago, no calves said: Bought a Stages crank. Worked for half a ride. Seller told me to give it in to Omnico to check it out. Omnico told me it was water damage, and offered me a replacement at cost. Seller then told me its still a good deal when taken into consideration the money I paid him and the money I paid Omnico is still cheaper than a new one. What should have been a R3000 bargain turned into a R10 000 "bargain". That's a great deal, can I have two Trashy, Scary Rider, mecheng89 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted February 10, 2022 Share 48 minutes ago, no calves said: Bought a Stages crank. Worked for half a ride. Seller told me to give it in to Omnico to check it out. Omnico told me it was water damage, and offered me a replacement at cost. Seller then told me its still a good deal when taken into consideration the money I paid him and the money I paid Omnico is still cheaper than a new one. What should have been a R3000 bargain turned into a R10 000 "bargain". Possible that it was 100% at time of sale and coincidentally packed up during first ride.? 🤷♂️ Don't know, but had had a similar experience some time ago. 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred van Vlaanderen Posted February 10, 2022 Share I also unfortunately sold a bike recently with a cracked handlebar which I didn’t know about. Replaced it with an Alu bar to which the buyer was fine. The one that cracked was discontinued, so couldn’t replace with the same. But I felt terrible about the whole thing. mecheng89 and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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