gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » buyer beware    View previous topic :: View next topic  buyer beware   Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:02 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 i bought a gitane mini penny farthing on german ebay last month . it was a pickup only .i asked if the seller would ship to the us . seller came back with too many custom forms . i came back and asked if i could find someone to ship it would that be ok and she responded if i can find a person to do it she would take it there. so after getting that email i went ahead and put 400 euro on it . it only got up to 200 euro so i won it . the seller wanted a bank transfer . so i did it . 250 euro 200 for the bike and 50 to take it to a bike shop. suicycle in hamburg .since payment emails are few and the seller has not been very helpful . ive opened a ebay resolution today. ive had enough. i hope to get my money back but im not expecting it . with all this said , if this bike comes back up on german ebay , i would be very careful at atttempting to buy it . just a heads up on it incase someone in germany thinks of buying it . after this ive learnt a lesson , not to take people on ebay at there word. be very careful of people wanting bank transfers . as you probably have no recourse of action . this has been a horrible expierence, oh and the sellers id is claudsch12. anybody have any other horror stories. 166 purchases from us, france uk, belgium and not one problem grrrrrrr   Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:44 pm lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 Lmao after trying to work things out I realize I'm dealing with a kid. Seriously!   Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:45 pm dr octagon Joined: 06 Mar 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Savannah, GA Oh man! Did you get it resolved. Ebay + Bikes is like walking a minefield.. _________________ All is fair in love and bicycles.   Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:10 pm auchencrow Joined: 09 Oct 2011 Posts: 53 Location: Detroit Oh wow. If you did a bank transfer you can kiss that $ goodbye. If you deal through eBay's regular channels (i.e. Paypal) you'll nearly always prevail over a deadbeat seller. In fact, with eBay's policies, the cards are so stacked against ANY seller that a buyer almost can't loose. Thankfully MOST people are straight shooters. _________________ Auchen   Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:23 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 after some name calling and me opening up a case we have settled down and actually have things working out . i had to call suicycle to make sure everything was cool . let me say this , jan is a real cool dude . really laid back . and actually so is the seller now that cooler heads have prevailed . bike is supposed to be taken to the shop maybe today , definately sat . and i should be ashamed of myself for painting all people on ebay with such a broad brush. there are deadbeats , but there are alot of good folkstoo. my emotions got the better of me .   Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:33 pm Kinst VonSterga Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 153 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon USA lofter wrote: after some name calling and me opening up a case we have settled down and actually have things working out . i had to call suicycle to make sure everything was cool . let me say this , jan is a real cool dude . really laid back . and actually so is the seller now that cooler heads have prevailed . bike is supposed to be taken to the shop maybe today , definately sat . and i should be ashamed of myself for painting all people on ebay with such a broad brush. there are deadbeats , but there are alot of good folkstoo. my emotions got the better of me . Like this one? http://www.flickr.com/photos/47807201@N00/4556317545/   Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:37 am lofter Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 1162 exactly just like it , exept for the seat . i tried to track that one down too . with no luck . but i just got a email and the bike has made it to the bike shop in hamburg , wooooooooooohooooo might be able to ride it in the local st pats parade next sat. buyer beware     gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Gitane USA----------------Vintage GitaneGitane RacingModern GitanePro Racing - Classics/Giro/Tour....Owner Gallery   Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Designed for Trushkin.net | Themes Database.