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7805
Here’s the flip side from someone who does a fair bit of buying and selling on ebay. A month to ship is just wrong. I feel bad if it takes more than a day or...
Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
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Feb 1, 2008
3:47 pm
7806
While I doubt I've come close (in all my ordering)to what many of you folks do in a month,I've got to say: I have never had a bad experience with someone I did...
freetopaddle2007
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Feb 1, 2008
4:53 pm
7807
I think a lot of what's driving the crazy shipping on eBay is all the fees that eBay charges. eBay doesn't take commission on shipping fees. PayPal does still...
Joe
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Feb 1, 2008
5:53 pm
7808
... With the new rates, between ebay and Paypal, we're looking right at 25% in fees for every transaction. Ebays new pricing takes a real bite. As for problems...
John
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Feb 1, 2008
5:58 pm
7809
I've pretty much sworn off ebay. It was a good thing when it was young & innocent...but now they've seen the real potential of the kind of money they can make...
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fretlessdlh
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Feb 1, 2008
6:26 pm
7810
Yeah, it’s gotten expensive to sell, and I’m not so sure about the new policies. But I wouldn’t do nearly as well selling stuff without them. when I...
Steve Birmingham
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Feb 1, 2008
7:49 pm
7811
Most of the stuff on eBay has been getting higher due to what eBay charges it's sellers, and if you include shipping today, it's not often a deal. Not to say...
Joe
joemckishen
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Feb 1, 2008
8:50 pm
7812
I have to agree with you as far as Craigslist, I've gotten lots of deals there lately, although no bikes yet. For some reason all the bikes or parts I've seen...
Joe
joemckishen
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Feb 1, 2008
9:03 pm
7813
... This Lewis? http://www.geocities.com/lightweightcatalog/1939/39lwlw1.html Bob Hufford Springfield, MO...
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Feb 1, 2008
9:23 pm
7814
Yep, the super club model. I think I got that catalog from you on ebay. Here's a pic of the whole bike. I have the rear fender, Just haven't put it back on. ...
Steve Birmingham
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Feb 1, 2008
10:11 pm
7815
... (as I clear the cobwebs from my empty skull ...) Oh yeah! I remember now. It is so cool to actually see one of these bikes "in the flesh" so to speak. I...
bhufford3@...
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Feb 1, 2008
10:28 pm
7816
I went to look at a Mercedes Wagon about an hour from me last year. It was a good deal and there were no pictures. The woman said the car was "mint and...
David Toppin
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Feb 2, 2008
3:04 am
7817
Sounds like his accoutn was hijacked… Or he took up crack smoking From: Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com] On...
David Toppin
pelletman65
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Feb 2, 2008
3:15 am
7818
If his account was high jacked, he wouldn't have been complaining about the item and after all, I had shipped to the same address as all his other purchases....
Joe
joemckishen
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Feb 2, 2008
5:47 am
7819
It is amazing how stupid people can be. And they all seem to show up on ebay. I never do high volume and I don't have much in the way of problems. I think...
David Toppin
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Feb 2, 2008
12:46 pm
7820
Has anyone checked out walmarts new line of roadbikes? http://www.walmart.com/search/browse-ng.do?ic=24_0&ref=125871.413813&ref=&catNavId=133073 they now offer...
Gary
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Feb 2, 2008
1:51 pm
7821
... shifting for $298. it amazed me to be honest. ... Gary Aldo Gucci once said, "The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of...
John
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Feb 2, 2008
2:38 pm
7822
I agree with that, but...bikes made in italy do tend to have good quality. Not to filmilar with the Corsa brand. but it was amzing to see a bike at walmart...
Gary
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Feb 2, 2008
3:15 pm
7823
My first thought..grease optional. Second thought: Performance Bike must be livid after signing on to sell schwinns thru their stores and online. 3rd thought:...
freetopaddle2007
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Feb 2, 2008
3:45 pm
7824
The shop I work for doesn't mind internet bought bikes or department store bikes. They always need proper assembly and adjusting, and once someone sees what...
Steve Birmingham
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Feb 2, 2008
4:15 pm
7825
... and have no problems. ... You nailed it. No help with fit, no help with set-up, as Rich says-no help with lube, no free 100 mile check, no free water...
John
old99jh
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Feb 2, 2008
4:29 pm
7826
I 'tongue in cheek' posted the fact that walmart was now offering high end bikes "some assembly required" to my clubs yahoo site" Got a "So THAT'S What The...
Richard McCarthy
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Feb 2, 2008
7:57 pm
7827
Wait till you see the latest new feedback rules at eBay. Buyers can no longer receive negative feedback and feedback over 12 months old won't count towards...
Joe
joemckishen
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Feb 2, 2008
8:39 pm
7828
I thought the same thing about Schwinn bikes until I saw a few from their new Schwinn Select line, which is a shop only grade bike line up. It's a far cry from...
Joe
joemckishen
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Feb 2, 2008
9:21 pm
7829
Assembly, thats what it is all about., and very important is the 100 mile check up. these two thing make the biggest difference on how long a bike lasts, and...
Gary
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Feb 2, 2008
10:25 pm
7830
I don't believe I'm the only one with this problem but I haven't seen anyone else post this request so I guess I'll be the biatch and make the request.... Can...
jisozaki
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Feb 2, 2008
11:17 pm
7831
Wow. $100 to assemble a Walmart bike? A bit better than not doing it at all. But I don't think I'd let either place do any of mine. Basically, the walmart...
Steve Birmingham
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Feb 3, 2008
12:10 am
7832
Um..I probably should have clarified. The $100.is to adjust the bike into decent shifting and running order. U bring em a completely disassembled bike I don't...
freetopaddle2007
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Feb 3, 2008
1:28 am
7833
I don't think that the average Walmart bike buyer here would even spring for an extra $35 to have it properly assembled. They either don't have the money or...
Joe
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Feb 3, 2008
3:44 am
7834
It doesn't look good. From: Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008...
David Toppin
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Feb 3, 2008
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