Can also check it with Cervelo to see if the frame is counterfeit
God I love Craigslist.......
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My guess is that it's a fake ad and when you contact the guy he will tell you it's stolen but an amazing deal. And he will make up some crazy story that is white collar believable about how he happened upon the bike from some rich guy who is an asshole. And you will say you're going to buy it, then in the end it will turn out to be 1 of the 45,000 social experiments that people do and then post to Upworthy on Facebook to show the world just how awesome & clever they are and just how f'ed up our society is and how much of a dirtbag you are. And in the end you won't get the bike but that guy will have made a video that 2800 people will watch and he will feel good about himself until he needs to go back to work on Monday like the rest of the sheep and then it won't seem so amazing anymore.
Both fair enough ideas.
That's...a helluva scenario. It's probably the usual "yeah, the bike/car/wallet/plutonium is in secure storage in CA/NC/HI and we will use Paypal to ensure a safe transaction for both parties".
But those guys don't normally have a sense of humor, this one did.
there is no front license plate on the car in the background. not conclusive that it isn't nj, not really a spring time leaf pattern on the ground either....
checked up at HG, and they don't have an R5 on the recent theft list....
collecting cyclist email addresses???
checked up at HG, and they don't have an R5 on the recent theft list....
collecting cyclist email addresses???
Also ask if he has a recipt
or she, lets not be sexist here....
Kevin should have locked the door when he came in.
So I got a reply at 3:57am. Obviously a scam. I think they probably just picked this ad off CL and took the copy word for word, then just changed the price from like $6000 to $1800. This is what I originally said:
The response:
I'll reply and see where this goes. Likely an African bank account...
The response:
I'll reply and see where this goes. Likely an African bank account...
Hey back off that's mine!!! 😉
Hi,
Thanks for being interested in buying my Cervelo R5 56cm Dura Ace Reynolds carbon wheels road bike bicycle .
I will start my email by telling you that I'm currently out of country so pick up isn't an option. The bike is as described, in perfect condition and will be delivered at your home address. Total price will be $1,150.00 and the transaction will be made only through eBay because i am not in the country anymore and this way it's safer for both . Right now I'm in United Kingdom, just arrived here 3 days ago. Before I left I found a buyer and I had everything arranged. I paid for the shipping and almost sent it to him. But yesterday the buyer that I had asked me to wait another 4 weeks because he suddenly had other priorities and he is out of money for the moment. I can't wait this long as I'm in United Kingdom for 3 days now and i really need the money, I am in the moving process, changing the work place and everything. A major issue is that if you want to buy my bike you really need to have the money ready for it.
If you are interested reply me for further instructions on how will you be able to get possession of the bike .
I am waiting for your answer.
Warmest regards,
Louisette Orlando
Hi,
Thanks for being interested in buying my Cervelo R5 56cm Dura Ace Reynolds carbon wheels road bike bicycle .
I will start my email by telling you that I'm currently out of country so pick up isn't an option. The bike is as described, in perfect condition and will be delivered at your home address. Total price will be $1,150.00 and the transaction will be made only through eBay because i am not in the country anymore and this way it's safer for both . Right now I'm in United Kingdom, just arrived here 3 days ago. Before I left I found a buyer and I had everything arranged. I paid for the shipping and almost sent it to him. But yesterday the buyer that I had asked me to wait another 4 weeks because he suddenly had other priorities and he is out of money for the moment. I can't wait this long as I'm in United Kingdom for 3 days now and i really need the money, I am in the moving process, changing the work place and everything. A major issue is that if you want to buy my bike you really need to have the money ready for it.
If you are interested reply me for further instructions on how will you be able to get possession of the bike .
I am waiting for your answer.
Warmest regards,
Louisette Orlando
Johnny Utah
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Ask if he will trade for a lawnmower, broken boat trailer and a grill. Throw in $500 cash and tell him you will ship.
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
I love it. A few years back I decided to play along with a "Barister" of some sort. We went back and forth for a while until I got bored and told him I knew he was a scammer from the beginning and that I was just wasting his time and giving him false hope because I was I had nothing else better to do and because he was a douche.