woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
Serial eBay voyeur thats me...this is probably rubbish but l like the decals.http://www.ebay.fr/itm/282376871317?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Mongrel or pedigree needing grooming
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raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Be worth a bit more in the UK.
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woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
Its that bit of water between us that costs unfortunately, shame to let the bike go for nothing though !
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
well why not start buying them and sell them offering to ship them into the uk
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
Cant help with mongrel or pedigree but I like it...
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woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
I have given it a bit of thought and l came to the conclusion that l would have to ship them maybe 8 or 10 at a time which has got to be more economical than piecemeal. So that begs the question, do l buy to order or take a risk and buy what appeals to me and hope that someone else feels as enthusiastic?
Any thoughts !
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
French and Italian bikes, exotic in UK, seemingly likewise with high end Raleigh's in France but the 'fixie' crowd in 'that there London' seem to be chopping those about in short order (then leaving them in sheds to rot cos they're not really 'in to' cycling, just posing with their 'cool' bike 3 times a year before the lure of a bmw is too great.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
I had a contact in Italy for a while and he could do 3 or 4 frames for not a lot more than just sending 1
The biggest issue in bulk shipping is not many people will buy more than 1 or 2 at a time , and the prep time to get 8 or 10 ready for resale could be quite a few hours each and how many people have extra storage for that many bikes in one go ?
Buying to order is risky as what you see as good others dont so you need to make sure buyer is happy with what he is getting before sending, i would just go with buying what you think will re sell .
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woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
They would be "hipsters" then lm guessing!
I think that if l come across yer Continental exotica at a reasonable price (i.e. tiny euros) l will buy and take it from there , l suppose UK eBay would be a start .
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woodbutcher
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- Location
- S W France
Yes l think you are on the money there, in any case l wouldn't be happy to buy something l didn't like in the hope someone else would.
I guess its like any other type of dealing.. you have to trust your judgement and learn by your mistakes as fast as possible.
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woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
Ok so this is very different but l think it is terrific or has my instinct for a bargain deserted mehttp://www.ebay.fr/itm/162409015963?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
mikeymustard
Guru
The hipsteresses would love that, seller offers worldwide postage too, though they don't say how much that would be. It wouldn't be a bargain with perhaps £50 p&p on top
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Bang on
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woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
I will drop the seller a line and find out what the cost to UK would be and go from there ! By the way are there hipsteresseshairdressers in UK?
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woodbutcher
Veteran
- Location
- S W France
The seller quotes the cost in €69.30 which l recon to be about £59. I will keep my eye on the bidding (if any) oh yes if you guys want to bid let me know because the last thing l want is to bid against you !!!
