Re: [CR]OK, I want to cry!

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From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: "Nick Zatezalo" <nickzz@mindspring.com>, "Raymond Dobbins" <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>, <Chuckdds@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]OK, I want to cry!
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:35:05 -0800
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Parting out is one thing. Misrepresenting with malice aforethought is quite another. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA


----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Zatezalo
To: Raymond Dobbins


<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [CR]OK, I want to cry!


> Seller's remorse is sometimes a bitter pill. Think about it before you set
> something free.
> Most often how you see an object is not often perceived the same by
> others.
>
> Nick Zatezalo
> Atlanta"home of the big fish tank"Ga
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com>
>>Sent: Jan 18, 2006 9:10 PM
>>To: Chuckdds@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>Subject: Re: [CR]OK, I want to cry!
>>
>>the very first bike i sold on ebay, close to two years ago, was a colnago
>>master that i'd put together from scratch and owned for well over 10
>>years. it was not a rare or unique frame, but it was in beautiful
>>condition, and some of the components were quite nice and unusual.
>>
>> shortly after the sale, i started to see "my" components being sold on
>> ebay. it was hard to accept that my buyer didn't appreciate the bike the
>> way i had. in fact, i think that philistine had bought my bike just to
>> get his hands on the tires! the tires were ultra-cool gommitalia yellow
>> tread tubulars designed by ferrari for colnago, complete with a tiny
>> prancing horse logo - way cool - and as far as i could tell, the frame
>> and the tires were the only things the guy did not sell off. i
>> definitely felt some sort of betrayal and resentment.
>>
>> but that was a long time ago. while not exactly jaded, these days i
>> have learned to accept and understand "parting out." it wasn't a
>> "significant" bike, and like lou said, it belongs to the other guy, so i
>> try not to judge him for what he does with it. for all i know, he parted
>> it out in order to finance other bike purchases.
>>
>> another thing i learned, is that I SHOULD'VE BEEN THE ONE TO PART OUT
>> THE BIKE! i would have done better than i did selling it as a whole
>> bike. if i had that bike to sell again, i wouldn't hesitate to part it
>> out.
>>
>> ray dobbins
>> miami florida
>>
>>Chuckdds@aol.com wrote:
>> I know this is silly, and I know that many of you have had this happen.
>> But
>>this the first time for me.
>>
>>I spent 3 long years getting together all the parts needed to put together
>>a
>>NOS Alan Record. All super record parts, everything on the bike NOS! I
>>needed
>>some cash about a month ago, so I had to sacrifice one of my "ladies". I
>>put
>>it up for auction on Ebay and sold it to a guy. He busted my balls about
>>making sure that I packed it correctly "so I would not damage this
>>beautiful
>>bike"- Low and behold, I see the thing parted up on Ebay today. I got such
>>a pit
>>in my stomach! He is even lying saying that it was a demo bike that was in
>>a
>>shop.
>>
>>I know that this is common, but it feels like someone took one of my
>>children and parted out their organs! OK, I know that is stretching it a
>>bit. I just
>>feel betrayed. Oh well, I had to get it off my chest- hopefully you
>>guys/gals can empathize with me.
>>
>>I will go and cry in the corner,
>>Chuck Schlesinger
>>San Diego, CA