Too good to be true?

[Blackheart]

Just spotted these two on Facebook Marketplace:

Trek Stache 9.7 selling for R7500.00

Green bike with no decals selling for R11000.00

 

 

 

 

 

[Rowl]

46 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Just spotted these two on Facebook Marketplace:

Trek Stache 9.7 selling for R7500.00

Green bike with no decals selling for R11000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Devil is in the detail, where are these bikes posted, etc...

[RobynE 🚵‍♀️]

Definitely too good to be true. Either stolen bikes or stolen photos. 

[Mongoose!]

Wonder if the re sprayed one still has it's serial number on the frame 🤔 

[W@nted]

Buy one of these bikes if you need some washing powder to be sent to you...

[shaper]

Original Ad here on BH from 8 months ago https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/739196/trek-hardtail-carbon

[droo]

6 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Just spotted these two on Facebook Marketplace:

Trek Stache 9.7 selling for R7500.00

Green bike with no decals selling for R11000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Green one is a 10+ year old resprayed Merida 96, probably about market value.

Stache is definitely priced to go...

[Matt]

I've hidden the recent posts about a certain Italian brand as a precaution. The owner is aware and police are on it, thanks @FootballingCyclist 

[FootballingCyclist]

 

2 minutes ago, Matt said:

I've hidden the recent posts about a certain Italian brand as a precaution. The owner is aware and police are on it, thanks @FootballingCyclist 

There was another user who alerted me to the original post in the stolen bikes thread, Can't see his username now, But deserves a massive thank you aswell as he spotted it.

[FootballingCyclist]

On 7/4/2025 at 9:42 AM, Matt said:

I've hidden the recent posts about a certain Italian brand as a precaution. The owner is aware and police are on it, thanks @FootballingCyclist 

Any feedback on this from the victim as I saw on marketplace the ad was removed a while ago.

Did he get his bike back? Did he open a case with SAPS?