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Title: Skyway?
Post by: TELLIS302000 on June 14, 2011, 04:21 PM: Is this a Skyway or what?

Rear dropouts look right and stuff but the seat stay tubing dont look right to me, also flat brake ridge??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280694639053&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: MartyC on June 14, 2011, 04:42 PM: I don't believe it is a Skyway, brake bridge is wrong, rear stays are wrong and so are the rear dropouts
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: TELLIS302000 on June 14, 2011, 04:47 PM: Quote from: MartyC on June 14, 2011, 04:42 PM
I don't believe it is a Skyway, brake bridge is wrong, rear stays are wrong and so are the rear dropouts

yeah didnt thik it was, thought rear dropouts could have been right but you cant see properly anyway..

"100% sktway as i bought it mate" :2funny:

some strong bidding on it too, someones gonna be dissapointed!
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: Julian347 on June 14, 2011, 05:10 PM: Seat post isn't right either.
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: stu70 on June 15, 2011, 11:30 AM: Definitely not a Skyway TA, dropouts, tubing and brake bridge all wrong, wrong, wrong. Somebodys going to make a very expensive mistake :(
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: WINI on June 15, 2011, 11:56 AM: Pile of old sh@t with some decals on. Shame you cant warn people on eBay, not like the fooker is gonna post up his mistake is it?
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: baldbmxer on June 15, 2011, 05:11 PM: Someones gonna be pi55ed when they get that!
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: TELLIS302000 on June 15, 2011, 05:21 PM: Quote from: baldbmxer on June 15, 2011, 05:11 PM
Someones gonna be pi55ed when they get that!

For sure!

Ive told him its not a skyway like but it doesnt look like he will change the ad!
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: hunterdubber on June 15, 2011, 07:58 PM: A lot of posts saying the winning bidder is going to be pee'd off when they get it , but if all the bidders can't tell easy by those pics then Jesus ,, they won't know either when they get it :crazy2:

Get this guy reported to Ebay ,, out of order :-\

As always buyer beware ,,,

but when a seller is basically selling as genuine ,,then most will take his word for it ,,,someone's gonna lose out :'(
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on June 15, 2011, 08:16 PM: now thats funny, deffo northern
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: stidds on June 15, 2011, 11:16 PM: Report the item to ebay then.
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: hunterdubber on June 15, 2011, 11:54 PM: Quote from: Stidds on June 15, 2011, 11:16 PM
Report the item to ebay then.

Done it, Seany :angel:
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: stidds on June 16, 2011, 12:19 AM: Quote from: Hunterdubber on June 15, 2011, 11:54 PM
Quote from: Stidds on June 15, 2011, 11:16 PM
Report the item to ebay then.

Done it, Seany :angel:

Good man Christian.

I know we think people should know the difference, but if you are not part of the oldschool scene and just looking for a bike you owned 20 years ago and get stung with a POS then it is not fair.
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: 58 delray on June 16, 2011, 10:08 AM: Quote from: Stidds on June 15, 2011, 11:16 PM
Report the item to ebay then.
i reported this to ebay 2 days ago but its still there ???
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: boofy44 on June 16, 2011, 01:59 PM: the bidding looks a bit shady as well.
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: Jaymz on June 16, 2011, 02:11 PM: I spotted this listing yesterday and reported it for being fraudulent, didnt realise this thread was about it
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: hunterdubber on June 16, 2011, 06:55 PM: And it's STILL there after at least 3 people we know have reported it :idiot2:

,,, 15 bids and £360 ,,,with a day to go ,,oh dear :-\
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: TORKER mick on June 16, 2011, 08:23 PM: lets hope they do somthing about it , or someone will be very >:( :knuppel2: :'(
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: stu70 on June 18, 2011, 10:29 AM: Quote from: scorcher mick on June 16, 2011, 08:23 PM
lets hope they do somthing about it , or someone will be very >:( :knuppel2: :'(

They didn't

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280694639053
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: Jaymz on June 18, 2011, 10:32 AM: £420 for a bike thats everythings fake, frame forks bars brakes, poor fooker that bought it
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: Badbaldie on June 18, 2011, 11:08 AM: i messaged the guy twice to tell him it wasnt a skyway. he knew dam well it wasnt a skyway but still hes let some poor fooker get rippped :tickedoff: and worst of all ebay knew to
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: 58 delray on June 18, 2011, 11:21 AM: twice i reported it, once from my account and the other from my wifes, so thats at least four reports and still ebay did nothing !!
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: Jaymz on June 18, 2011, 11:31 AM: Quote from: 58delray on June 18, 2011, 11:21 AM
twice i reported it, once from my account and the other from my wifes, so thats at least four reports and still ebay did nothing !!

I reported it twice off my account and twice off the missus account
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: hunterdubber on June 19, 2011, 08:46 PM: Ebay probably pull items that are around £10 or £20 ,, but items that are a few hundred ,,,,well it if they did that with ever suspect item they'd lose alot of 10% final sale fees

£42 this time alone ,,, with nearly 4 million auctions every day ,, how many bad listings amongst that lot ::)

it would be bad for the profits ,, bollox to the consumer :crazy2:
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: stu70 on June 30, 2011, 09:56 AM: Listed again, this time as a replica.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OLD-SCHOOL-SKYWAY-TA-BMX-REPLICA-/280703553362?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item415b3c4f52
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: stidds on June 30, 2011, 11:44 AM: That is better imo, if you bid on it now then you know you are buying a replica.
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: boofy44 on June 30, 2011, 03:28 PM: it supposedly sold last time to some anonymous bidder and yet its back
with more anonymous bids and e-bay does feck all.
Title: Re: Skyway?
Post by: waza04 on June 30, 2011, 05:08 PM: i smell a rat.................... shill bidded by the owner, hoping some1 was gonna drop a hefty bid on it! sellers like this should be banned! :idiot2: