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leftpoole wrote:Odd things to ‘collect’

mikeymo wrote:

leftpoole wrote:Odd things to ‘collect’

Oh, I'm a mere dilletante my dear. This is hardcore:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/773624/britains-biggest-collection-vacuum-cleaners-hoovers-clean-tidy

Garry Booth wrote:Bikes for sale on ebay are frequently very mucky yet still pricey. Why don't people give them a good clean before posting the ad? Am I just another grumpy old man - or am I missing something?

Boring_Username wrote:It's a useful indicator of the likely quality of the bike's maintenance regime.

mikeymo wrote:Yes, I have a friend who also said - "I always buy Dyson vacuums, they're really reliable". Without any irony.

I, on the other hand always buy/acquire used Electrolux Twin Turbos:



Each of those must be more than 30 years old. One I bought "reconditioned", one was my mother's, and the other I bought for £1.09 on ebay. You know, just to add to the collection.

leftpoole wrote:

De Sisti wrote:

leftpoole wrote:Did he? Really?

Yes, indeed.

He was 'having you on' or kidding....

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Nicknames such as 'fleabay' are certainly out of date.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:[i]I love the general opinion of how Ebay is full of stolen bicycles!

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,

mikeymo wrote:Yes, I have a friend who also said - "I always buy Dyson vacuums, they're really reliable". Without any irony.

I, on the other hand always buy/acquire used Electrolux Twin Turbos:

[picture of vacuums]

Each of those must be more than 30 years old. One I bought "reconditioned", one was my mother's, and the other I bought for £1.09 on ebay. You know, just to add to the collection.

Sad...........you got no pets then

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.

PH wrote:

leftpoole wrote:[i]I love the general opinion of how Ebay is full of stolen bicycles!

What general opinion? No one has said it's full of stolen bikes, that would be as daft as saying there were none. If someone has a stolen item to sell, then having places to do it without face to face contact is an advantage. A number of stolen items get sold on ebay, that's a simple fact, I don't know what the percentage is, I expect it's very small, but that it will still amount to a lot of items.

De Sisti wrote:These vacuum cleaners have a very good reputation.

Chris56 wrote:

De Sisti wrote:These vacuum cleaners have a very good reputation.

They certainly do. I have one and it really sucks!