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Mercian Bike for sale 57cm in EXCELLENT condition.... huret gears and excellent lugs..this bike is a one of a kind.... gray in color NO scratches or rust whatsoever...

Huret rear Derailler/ Sella saddle/ Shimano Dura-Ace Crankset /Galli brakes

to learn more www.merciancycles.com

asking $440 for complete bike

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The "send" button on the email page is not working for me so I'm getting to you this way - how about noonish tomorrow?

Perfect ..... where would you like to meet...my car is to small to hold the bike i dont want to damage it..I live in downtown oak pk
da' Square Wheelman (aka garth) said:
The "send" button on the email page is not working for me so I'm getting to you this way - how about noonish tomorrow?
Check your gmail i sent you a email

da' Square Wheelman (aka garth) said:
The "send" button on the email page is not working for me so I'm getting to you this way - how about noonish tomorrow?
Hey there Ladies & Gents - Yesterday I was able to visit with Joydivision who is selling his 1980 Mercian. If you are interested in a wonderful British steed and are willing to make the investment, I highly recommend it. I, unfortunately, don't have the budget right now so my bad luck is your good luck!

Wow, how did you find out?  

Jeff Schneider said:

I ended up buying this bike, and then much later finding out that it had been stolen.  Be careful out there, folks.

Wow! I found the blog entry. And the owner's comment. What did you/he end up doing? (if I may ask).

Jeff Schneider said:

After buying the bike, I wrote about it on a blog.  A reader left me a message (which I didn't see until a year later) with infos that only the owner would know (e.g., where it was originally purchased new, which I knew from Mercian), telling me about how it was stolen, etc.

Amazing, huh?

Julie Hochstadter said:

Wow, how did you find out?  

Jeff Schneider said:

I ended up buying this bike, and then much later finding out that it had been stolen.  Be careful out there, folks.

After reading this, I wondered if this was just another Chainlink member who had mistakenly bought a stolen bike, had it for a while, then decided to sell it.  Looking at the profile, Jeff's blog, and the original owner's comment--clearly not.  The seller joined the Chainlink, promptly joined groups in which he posted information about the bike, repeatedly bumped the thread about the bike, sold it to Jeff, and then was seen nevermore.  Maybe we can learn from Jeff's experience to be wary of someone who joins and then immediately starts trying to sell something.  Of course, there will be legitimate sellers who do that, but maybe it just warrants a little more care in investigating, as Jeff suggests.

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