Re: [CR]Mystery bike seller..

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

From: "Mark Petry" <mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net>
To: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <B6E5F048.7F11%stevens@veloworks.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Mystery bike seller..
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:52:42 -0800


These machines were listed at a much lower opening bid 2 weeks ago and did not make reserve.

That hetchins is a nice machine BUT it ain't a 2500 bike in my view. However that is the opening bid.

I have a warning lite on regarding this seller.

================================================ Mark Petry 206 618 9642 mailto:mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net Beautiful Bainbridge Island ================================================ Most of american life is spent driving somewhere and then coming home, wondering why the hell you went.

John Updike, "Rabbit at Rest"

================================================


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven L. Sheffield"
To: Classic Rendezvous
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Mystery bike seller..



>
>
> Well ... I just did a search ...
>
> He's got a feedback rating of 653, which would be hard to fake I'd think.
>
> Nice lookin' Hetchins and Jack Taylor available, too:
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> I think this guys auctions were discussed rather thoroughly on internet-BOB
> a couple of weeks back ... most notably his "Lucky winner agrees to pay $100
> professional packing fee, plus actual shipping" .... it was $175 previously.
>
> Obviously he had no takers.
>
>
> --
>
> Steven L. Sheffield
> stevens at veloworks dot com
> veloworks at earthlink dot net
> aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you
> double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash
>
>
>
> > From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:59:59 EST
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: [CR]Mystery bike seller..
> >
> >
> > << Over the next few weeks I am offering for auction a large collection of
> > mint
> > condition bicycles. Including Jack Taylor, Expedition, Moulton, Apex,
> > Hetchins and many more. They belong to an older friend of mine who has had a
> > life long passion for bicycling. Check out auction by Grandwazoo at ebay.com.
> > Thank you, Georga /Grandwazoo >>
> >
> > Did all or many of you on the list receive this notice?
> > I am disturbed or made cautious by the noticeable lack of full name and
> > address etc. Does anyone know this person or if he is legitimate?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dale Brown
> > Greensboro, North Carolina