Until augmented reality gets good enough within the next 5 years, I urge people to jump on a video call with an unknown seller for any big ticket items.
If a seller is unwilling to do that for a bike frame, that's a red flag for me. Al in SF On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:42:39 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > There are also ways to include a proxy service in between. These can be > informal or professional. You just agree on a third party that both sides > decide to trust. For example, if I wanted to buy a bike from Seller X, I > could nominate Joe Bernard as my proxy. I give Joe Bernard my money, and > Joe Bernard tells Seller X to ship the bike to him because he's got my > money. When Joe Bernard receives the bike, he can give Seller X my money. > > If Seller X refuses to trust both me and Joe Bernard, then by all means > sell your bike on eBay or similar. Professional proxy services would take > a cut. Joe Bernard would work out some gentleman's karmic equity betwixt > us if we did such a thing. > > For truly long-term posters, I would even venture that you could parlay > your status on this board to serve as your own proxy service. If I wanted > a bike from a first-time poster, I'd tell them "I like your price, and I'll > pay it AFTER I receive your bike". I'm not going to trash my status in this > group by stealing one bike. If the seller likes the idea of selling their > bike to somebody who knows what they are doing, they should be happy to > give me their bike and trust I'll pay for it after I receive it. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 9:04:53 AM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> My concern is FS posts from folks with no history of posting here. My >> advice to all is skip it. >> >> Joe "been around a while" Bernard >> Clearlake CA >> >> On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8:44:42 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote: >> >>> If you are worried that the poster does not have possession of a >>> specific item, it's pretty simple to ask for verification with an updated >>> image. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8:40:20 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote: >>> >>>> Max - >>>> I realize you have been in this group for a while, but unless you have >>>> something concrete to offer, I'd ask that you refrain from posting >>>> commentary like this. It's exceedingly vague. If you are an injured party >>>> in a specific transaction, that's different. But it did not seem that way >>>> from this post. >>>> >>>> If I understand the issue - a seller repurposed a photograph of a pair >>>> of handlebars. That seems to be the one issue at this point. >>>> >>>> As I said in a separate thread - if you have specific _experience_ with >>>> a seller, you are welcome to email the admin - that would be me - with >>>> information. >>>> >>>> Most of the recent scam attempts - and there are very few here - are >>>> via a DM from someone who has not taken the time to post anything. In this >>>> case, while I certainly encourage caution on any transaction, let's dial >>>> things back a notch, OK? >>>> >>>> Jim / list admin >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 5:04:46 AM UTC-7 Max S wrote: >>>> >>>>> Cuddle Bears is / are selling a Susie bike for a very good asking >>>>> price, almost too good to be true. User has no prior posts, a few other >>>>> details don't check out. Use caution. >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/702cac4e-f7f3-450b-bbc5-e99397747dden%40googlegroups.com.
