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Title: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: griff on March 23, 2011, 01:25 AM

so was just having a mooch and saw these 2 listings
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GT-BMX-Seat-post-layback-vintage-old-school-nos-bicycle-/280646901836?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item4157dbe04c
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GT-BMX-Seat-post-layback-vintage-old-school-nos-bicycle-/160559042145?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item2562108e61
became suspicious due to

- quantity available
- different locations/sellers but uncannily similar listings/dodgy grammar

what do you reckon peeps?  :police:?

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: rick1970 on March 23, 2011, 01:39 AM

yer safe with a snake   :LolLolLolLol: think they'er gen now after lookin around,but wait for other opinions  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: Clean on March 23, 2011, 09:04 AM

Griff,

I saw these and wondered the same....

But it is highly irrelevant when one has reached Snakepost nirvana! ;)

Clean.

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: griff on March 23, 2011, 09:09 AM

true, but I have a new project starting ay I.......

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: Mattdub on March 23, 2011, 09:22 AM

Shady ? , got a later version decal ? ...........

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: Andy68 on March 23, 2011, 11:43 AM

Such talk............ very disappointed!!!!  :yahoo_silent: Your beautiful Elina may fail you in protest!!

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: griff on March 23, 2011, 01:40 PM

relax elina-lovers! my beautiful elina is staying on the haro

but my silverfox bitd was 'upgraded' with a few bits (including a gt layback) and that was one of the parts I might get for my new superfox project..
but those listings look shady as fook to me - just the way the links have EXACTLY the same spelling, but claim to be from diff countries
lying about what country you're in isn't the best starting point

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: oldschoolace on March 23, 2011, 03:02 PM

Look hatty jakes to me. Sticker looks too new and the word vintage is commonly used to replaced copy/repro, these days.

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: HARORIDER on March 23, 2011, 06:46 PM

not fakes as such as they are stamped but made to look like earlier one's i guess :-\

Title: Re: gt laybacks on ebay - fakes?
Post by: griff on March 23, 2011, 07:08 PM

fake address(es) tho
think I'll steer clear and wait until I've got some of the crud off my new frame