As far as I'm concerned anyone who tries to get a $100 "professional" packing fee is trying to rip someone off. He, apparently, is counting on the fact that someone wanting this bike badly enough to pay $2500 for it will spring for the $100 as well. Obvious padding, on a grand scale.
OTOH it's kinda hard to argue with well over 600 positive feedback and only two negatives (virtually impossible to fake). Maybe half of it is that he knows nothing about bikes or how much it actually costs to prepare and ship one. A bike is not Franciscanware. My 2 cents.
John Dunn in Napa Valley
> Dale;
>
> I don't know anything about his legitimacy, but I believe this is the
fellow
> that had several nicer bikes on auction at eBay a few weeks ago, including
> Hetchins, Jack Taylor and Moulton. I remember some discussion either here
or
> on iBob about how much he was charging for shipping the bikes, especially
> the Moulton. I don't believe any of the bikes he was selling reached their
> reserve price, so it sounds like he's firing up his auctions again.
>
> Bill Mattinson
> Sonoma County, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of
> OROBOYZ@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:00 AM
> 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