adverts.ie ethics

kumate_champ07

I see alot of chancers, I call some out on their statements and prices, am I right or wrong? Im tryin to protect others from being taken advantage of, sometimes I wonder why I bother

one young lad I gave alot of racing related advice to and saved him a few bob but he just put together the bike and is now trying to flog it, I know he paid alot less for the parts because Im constantly looking thru all the big websites,( Ive a little OCD so will look at practically everything thats there and check for updates.)
the carbon forks were on sale half price, the frame was less than half price*, basically the cost of parts he is saying he paid is grossly inflated. I know he'll never sell it so I havent commented on the ad but its just a bit wrong I think.

I once saw a lad listing tyres in different colours, he would order them from CRC and add 30% on to the price.


*(Im 99% sure on this one)

MichealD

Caveat emptor?

Captain Havoc

There's absolutely nothing wrong with trying to make a few quid, if someone is ordering off CRC and selling it for a profit, then fair play to them. You'll see the Cycle Super Store Wednesday stuff floating around a bit also.

Where I would take issue is if someone says I paid €50 when they paid €25, I don't lie to people when I'm selling (I'm a salesman), it would be acceptable to say it's worth €50, IMO.

Lumen

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

the cost of parts he is saying he paid is grossly inflated

If you know for a fact that there is a lie on the ad then I don't see why you shouldn't call someone out on it (or report the ad, whatever the rules are).

The whole "I paid X for it" thing is irrelevant in an ad. The only comparison should be against other new or used stuff that's currently available.

A couple of years ago I sold a nearly new Tricross singlespeed on here for about what I paid for it (I only paid £292 - Christmas 2008 had some great sales on). It was a bargain to me, and a bargain to whoever I sold it to.

You'd never make money selling bikes built from new parts.

C3PO

This one is fascinating me .... if someone is getting a genuine new Pinarello Prince for €1100 it's the bargain of the year!!

http://www.adverts.ie/bikes/new-pinarello-prince-carbon-56cm-save-100-s-euro-off-rrp/1188745

Tenzor07

When it looks to good to be true then it is...There are obvious and not so obvious scams!

Let the buyer beware! But in the above case I would stay a million miles away...

Chips Lovell

Just to remind people that here is not the place to question the honesty of a seller. If you feel an item on adverts is a scam or a fake, report it to the adverts mods.

To be clear, talking about whether something is overpriced etc. is fine. Accusing someone of fraud isn't.