mazambaan Posted April 25 Posted April 25 9 hours ago, Oliver1012 said: I am not an active cyclist and signed up with bike hub when we went through a cycling phase. The price did not sound right but I never gave it so much thought. My son buy and sells regularly on FB so it was not an activity out of the ordinary. Lesson learnt I understand that but, to me, it throws "buy and sells regularly on FB" into question as he could just be a safe conduit to launder money from stolen goods, maybe inadvertently but ignorance is no excuse in law. A forgiving owner, lax SAPS and the SA justice system may let it slide but it is the type of thing that could result in a criminal record. I would reconsider the "model". Zebra, Skylark, ChrisF and 2 others 4 1
Andrevanderwalt Posted April 25 Posted April 25 11 hours ago, Barry said: @MTBAustria was last active on Monday. Maybe @Matt can pop him a mail or heads-up on developments. and if the insurance enters the triangle it becomes a square... Hopefully, this stays a straight line. ChrisF 1
Oliver1012 Posted April 25 Posted April 25 32 minutes ago, mazambaan said: I understand that but, to me, it throws "buy and sells regularly on FB" into question as he could just be a safe conduit to launder money from stolen goods, maybe inadvertently but ignorance is no excuse in law. A forgiving owner, lax SAPS and the SA justice system may let it slide but it is the type of thing that could result in a criminal record. I would reconsider the "model". He buys and sell smaller items like clothing and computer parts, this is the first time he bought a bicycle to resell but I understand and agree with you ignorance is no excuse and that is why I said lesson learnt (both morally and financially as this set him back 6k total that is a big chunk for an 18 year old). mazambaan 1
Pandatron Posted April 25 Posted April 25 (edited) 1 hour ago, mazambaan said: I understand that but, to me, it throws "buy and sells regularly on FB" into question as he could just be a safe conduit to launder money from stolen goods, maybe inadvertently but ignorance is no excuse in law. A forgiving owner, lax SAPS and the SA justice system may let it slide but it is the type of thing that could result in a criminal record. I would reconsider the "model". Calm down there bud. If you buy stolen goods 'unknowingly' and refuse or hide them from the police when they want to confiscate, then it's jail time. If you give it up willingly and/or return it to the police there is largely no recourse. Edited April 25 by Pandatron
Shebeen Posted April 25 Posted April 25 25 minutes ago, Oliver1012 said: He buys and sell smaller items like clothing and computer parts, this is the first time he bought a bicycle to resell but I understand and agree with you ignorance is no excuse and that is why I said lesson learnt (both morally and financially as this set him back 6k total that is a big chunk for an 18 year old). R6k now? Lessons for all. If you drove all the way to Kylemore, you would have at least googled the cost of the item new first. This is what comes up for me as the first search item. https://specializedbicyclesafrica.com/products/levo-alloy-blk-ltsil-blk-s1 R90k. I was going to preach from a high horse, but instead figured this would be a better clip despite it only being marginally relevant to the issue.
Matt Posted April 25 Posted April 25 12 hours ago, Barry said: @MTBAustria was last active on Monday. Maybe @Matt can pop him a mail or heads-up on developments. I have emailed the OP to ensure they're aware & can make contact (only details they have supplied). 🤞 ChrisF and Barry 2
Milosh Posted April 25 Posted April 25 It is close to Friday so another angle for the CPO to consider So what is an 8-year-old tech eBike that is missing its major components worth? Out of warranty, no service history, resprayed but chipped, no battery so I assume no charger, unknown motor condition Must be close to paper weight status Sprockets 1
Shebeen Posted April 25 Posted April 25 6 minutes ago, Milosh said: It is close to Friday so another angle for the CPO to consider So what is an 8-year-old tech eBike that is missing its major components worth? Out of warranty, no service history, resprayed but chipped, no battery so I assume no charger, unknown motor condition Must be close to paper weight status was advertised for resale at R25k...... Skylark 1
Sprockets Posted April 25 Posted April 25 9 minutes ago, Milosh said: It is close to Friday so another angle for the CPO to consider So what is an 8-year-old tech eBike that is missing its major components worth? Out of warranty, no service history, resprayed but chipped, no battery so I assume no charger, unknown motor condition Must be close to paper weight status There is a similar spec levo for sale on hub incl battery going for R35k
Oliver1012 Posted April 25 Posted April 25 56 minutes ago, Shebeen said: R6k now? Lessons for all. If you drove all the way to Kylemore, you would have at least googled the cost of the item new first. This is what comes up for me as the first search item. https://specializedbicyclesafrica.com/products/levo-alloy-blk-ltsil-blk-s1 R90k. I was going to preach from a high horse, but instead figured this would be a better clip despite it only being marginally relevant to the issue. Ya 6k with the service cost. Not sure where kylemore is but he met the seller at Boland college. Contacted stellenbosh police station this morning to report the purchase, they said they will call me back after they searched their records for the case number.
Barry Posted April 25 Posted April 25 30 minutes ago, Oliver1012 said: Ya 6k with the service cost. Not sure where kylemore is but he met the seller at Boland college. Contacted stellenbosh police station this morning to report the purchase, they said they will call me back after they searched their records for the case number. Maybe Bottlery Hills have a contact or number. MORNE and ChrisF 2
Oliver1012 Posted April 25 Posted April 25 SAPS confirmed the match and @MTBAustria was contacted as well. All is sorted now. ChrisF 1
Barry Posted April 25 Posted April 25 (edited) Now to see if we can find the other bike as two were stolen. Edited April 25 by Barry
MTBAustria Posted April 25 Author Posted April 25 We have found two of them. Another Levo hard tail without a battery was reported to Specialized Stellies.. So there were 3 bikes stolen in 2 days. The second Levo we found and have the sellers number, but he's not answering, SPAS have his details Same guys, cause they came back onto our farm the next night to take the last bike. No sign of the Scott Contessa yet.
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