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midschooljon:
Just stumbled across an ebay seller who is clearly selling used parts that he has had rechromed as "new" items on ebay.  :rant: Not only that but he is asking top dollar for them. I sent him a message asking if the items were rechromed and got the standard "not to my knowledge.... All markings are still visible" story. Items include bars, cranks, and even a stem that has wear marks on the shaft caused by use.  :uglystupid2: Granted that items look very shiny but they are nothing like original finish (too shiny) and clearly not new. I honestly dont understand how people can do stuff like that and get away with it. Does my head in.

Apologies for the rant, just had to get it out of my system.   :-X

gossa:
I don't condone that at all but I think it's a common misconception that highly polished parts weren't part of the scene BITD.

I currently have a Revcore stem on ebay that has been polished up and a guy mailed me today saying he wanted something more 'original'. Well they were like that new, like DK stems, all polished up from the factory and then we ('80's racers) would spend saturday nights at nationals in the hotel with the Autosol making them even shinier.

Most late 80's bike were just chrome chrome chrome and everything else super buffed up.

However, that bloke sounds like a bellend.

thebigdog:
Sounds like 9065deans or whatever yep hes in the messers how he gets away with it i dont know

rooski:

--- Quote from: thebigdog on November 29, 2012, 09:37 PM ---Sounds like 9065deans or whatever yep hes in the messers how he gets away with it i dont know

--- End quote ---

Beat to it :LolLolLolLol:

pkripster:
Yeah I put him there his prices r criminAl

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