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nomm wrote:hamster wrote:This one has been doing the rounds on Retrobike recently, in the 'how not to advertise your bike' category.
Warning, it's hard to un-see. Safe for work, but not forgettable.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224344776952
nomm wrote:nomm wrote:hamster wrote:This one has been doing the rounds on Retrobike recently, in the 'how not to advertise your bike' category.
Warning, it's hard to un-see. Safe for work, but not forgettable.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224344776952
Built for self-actualisation, rather than for serious or good reasons
I don't think Maslow would agree with that statement... Or those shorts
simonineaston wrote:Another angle on the 'dirty bike on ebay'... in the week, I came across an abandoned Dyson vacuum cleaner, left in the lobby, with a sign 'needs tlc - help yourself', so I did. Here's the puzzle: Dysons cost hundreds of pounds and are coveted. The coveter, having bought one, fails to carry out basic, simple maintenance. Then when it stops working, they dispose of it, often without attempting a repair. Strange enough, but it gets odder...The coveter then repeats the exercise - there's a chap at work I was talking to about Dyson, who cheerfully admitted to having bought 5 of them serially, commenting that "they're really good" - not if you need to keep buying a new one to replace the last one, they're not!! Unless your name's James Dyson of course, in which case stiffing the punters for 5 over the years, at several hundred pounds a pop makes really sound sense! Genius.
Sweep wrote:simonineaston wrote:Another angle on the 'dirty bike on ebay'... in the week, I came across an abandoned Dyson vacuum cleaner, left in the lobby, with a sign 'needs tlc - help yourself', so I did. Here's the puzzle: Dysons cost hundreds of pounds and are coveted. The coveter, having bought one, fails to carry out basic, simple maintenance. Then when it stops working, they dispose of it, often without attempting a repair. Strange enough, but it gets odder...The coveter then repeats the exercise - there's a chap at work I was talking to about Dyson, who cheerfully admitted to having bought 5 of them serially, commenting that "they're really good" - not if you need to keep buying a new one to replace the last one, they're not!! Unless your name's James Dyson of course, in which case stiffing the punters for 5 over the years, at several hundred pounds a pop makes really sound sense! Genius.
we're all dying to know simon.
Did you manage to fix the dyson?
Just needed a bit of chainsaw oil?
De Sisti wrote:Sweep wrote:simonineaston wrote:Another angle on the 'dirty bike on ebay'... in the week, I came across an abandoned Dyson vacuum cleaner, left in the lobby, with a sign 'needs tlc - help yourself', so I did. Here's the puzzle: Dysons cost hundreds of pounds and are coveted. The coveter, having bought one, fails to carry out basic, simple maintenance. Then when it stops working, they dispose of it, often without attempting a repair. Strange enough, but it gets odder...The coveter then repeats the exercise - there's a chap at work I was talking to about Dyson, who cheerfully admitted to having bought 5 of them serially, commenting that "they're really good" - not if you need to keep buying a new one to replace the last one, they're not!! Unless your name's James Dyson of course, in which case stiffing the punters for 5 over the years, at several hundred pounds a pop makes really sound sense! Genius.
we're all dying to know simon.
Did you manage to fix the dyson?
Just needed a bit of chainsaw oil?
When I took my Vax 121 model (30 years old and still going strong) for its only ever general service/check-up, the bloke in the shop said the Dynsons were too complicated and failed at an alarming rate.
Postboxer wrote:Maybe they're too busy out stealing more bikes to shift on ebay? Or they're quickly clearing out a load of stuff so all the time taken cleaning everything up takes longer meaning the clearing out stalls.
leftpoole wrote:Postboxer wrote:Maybe they're too busy out stealing more bikes to shift on ebay? Or they're quickly clearing out a load of stuff so all the time taken cleaning everything up takes longer meaning the clearing out stalls.
I love the general opinion of how Ebay is full of stolen bicycles!
If there are indeed (and there are bound to be the odd one or three) stolen bicycles on Ebay then they most likely will be filthy, not maintained cheap bicycles. The 'odd one or three' will be very noticeable due to the very expensive appearance of said bicycle, BUT, the very cheap selling price
I certainly feel that Ebay is too often slagged off and spoken about by people who do not actually sell or even buy on the Ebay platform.
Nicknames such as 'fleabay' are certainly out of date.
I was an early user of Ebay (1996) and have had the occasional hiccup but certainly in the thousands of transactions over those years in between then and now both buying and selling, have only on a couple of occasions seen anything which I termed as dodgy!
Too many non informed bigots on all Forums (not just this one)!
By the way, if I were a thief I would know what I was stealing. It would certainly not end up on Ebay`````plus, if it did, it would not be dirty in any way.
Finally there are thousands of really nice and genuine people selling and buying on Ebay. I know, I have and am one of them!! -:)))
leftpoole wrote:Did he? Really?
De Sisti wrote:leftpoole wrote:Did he? Really?
Yes, indeed.
simonineaston wrote:Another angle on the 'dirty bike on ebay'... in the week, I came across an abandoned Dyson vacuum cleaner, left in the lobby, with a sign 'needs tlc - help yourself', so I did. Here's the puzzle: Dysons cost hundreds of pounds and are coveted. The coveter, having bought one, fails to carry out basic, simple maintenance. Then when it stops working, they dispose of it, often without attempting a repair. Strange enough, but it gets odder...The coveter then repeats the exercise - there's a chap at work I was talking to about Dyson, who cheerfully admitted to having bought 5 of them serially, commenting that "they're really good" - not if you need to keep buying a new one to replace the last one, they're not!! Unless your name's James Dyson of course, in which case stiffing the punters for 5 over the years, at several hundred pounds a pop makes really sound sense! Genius.
