Very annoying sales technique. Perhaps they figure for every 99 people they annoy who come looking for a Rivendell but find something else they will get 1 person interested enough to think about bidding. Even if I wanted the product I would not bid on a bait and switch auction.
On Feb 14, 7:48 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw this listing on ebay: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-TREK-520-LUGGED-FRAME-AND-FORK-RIVENDELL-GEO... > > Somebody selling a 1983 Trek 520. He puts Rivendell in the title, > presumably to attract potential buyers. That in itself is > interesting, that a tiny sliver company like Riv is so influential > that it's used a hook to sell a Trek (or a Raleigh, or a Specialized, > as we've all seen repeatedly). This seller goes one step further with > the text: > > DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A RIVENDELL FRAME. BUILD THIS LOW BB FRAME > TO YOUR OWN SPECS ! > > If you tried to attract a Riv-fancier with the title, is it smart to > then bash Riv calling it a waste? Clearly the seller meant something > more along the lines of "my frame is just as good as a Rivendell, only > cheaper and older", but I'm not sure he said what he meant. Does it > amuse you how people sell their non-Rivendell stuff as Rivendell-ish? > Is there another bicycle business in the WORLD that is both smaller > and yet more influential than Rivendell? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
