I can't say anything about the Sultan, other than I wish I had won a few more of his items. Wwcyclery, however, has been a reliable source for me. It's just a fellow and his wife working the business, and with such a small staff things can fall in the cracks.
We all need to cut the sellers some slack, and they us.
What's worse: perfect sellers with no unusual bike parts (imagine Performance/Supergo/Nashbar uber alles), or lots of people willing to sell us all this nice old bike stuff, but accompanied by some human foibles?
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Jay Sexton Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:55 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]e-bay marinoni, the sultan, and a seller beware
The Sultan is a friend of mine and has not yet joined the list, depite my urgings. However, I can vouch for him. I will pass on the concerns expressed here and I am sure he will consider them. He's an okay guy.
He offered the Marinoni to me and I would have bought it if it was my size. It has been used. Not maintained the best during it's life, but not crashed either.
I cannot recommend doing business with e-bay seller wwcyclery/profitcycling. When I sent a question about an item for sale, he was condescending towards me in reply. I responded in as objective a manner as I could, and he then petulantly blocked me from further bidding on his items.
And a reminder.....next Saturday, the 17th is the Sonoma County Vintage ride. Be there or be square! E-mail me for details if interested.
Jay Sexton
Sebastopol, CA