BrushedAluminium
Senior Retro Guru
That happens....
The fact he doesn't post the serial with a picture makes this dodgy.
I don't know a Hei Hei from a Ho Ho and I doubt forgeries are common in the retro bike buissness but it's still weird.
I have that problem with my other self. He's always trying to sell stuff I want to keep. Drives me crazy.Didn't think about that, there are people that can't keep their hands of other people shit.
Who knows? The frame can be completely fine and free. However, eBay has a really good fraud system. In theory, @moonlite "could have" bought the frame, then input the serial number into any search engine with "Hei Hei" or simply checked the serial number list here on Retro to see if anything popped up. While a headache, if there were something, he is at least able to return the frame to the seller as well as reaching out to the person looking for the frame.Might have a potentially shady history. No-one wants the bike they've "owned" to be revealed as stolen. Doesn't mean the seller stole it, but if its been through a few hands then who knows.
Looking on ebay at the listing, I can't see any evidence of bids. How is it possible to tell if it sold or whether the seller ended the listing for another reason?
Did you pay that for the entire bike or frame only? Is that a 1994?Value is subjective.
I paid £750 for my Kona Ti quite a few years ago, I could have of course waited for the mythical perceived value frame in my size to come along and saved myself maybe £50 or so, then again, I have not seen another one for sale in my size since, so in theory I would still be waiting and constantly looking, all the time torn between the extra few quid I now had to spend and the missed opportunity.
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I am sure whoever bought this frame for £815 will soon get over others valuation of their frame
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Did you pay that for the entire bike or frame only? Is that a 1994?