imtheandrew
Likes Dirt
Id like to hear peoples experiences from buying a second hand bike from overseas. good or bad? how much did postage cost? wheres a good place to look? ect.... any info would be appreciated. cheers.
Buying a second hand bike from OS
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bazza
look at me
bad. very bad. why are you buying OS? you can usually find good deals locally. just keep an eye out. that way you can always track the seller down. if hes OS you have no chance. and you might end up with a mentally raped frame or a cracked one or nothing at all! buy locally i say.
zids
Likes Dirt
ive had no experience with buying a ike from os, but why not buy a bike locally......u can get bikes of the same quality, same price and you can often inspect them...photos can be decieving, you could be horribly mistaken and get a cracked frame, or a complete;ly different bikw than what u wanted!
bradh
Likes Bikes and Dirt
i've done it. but i wouldn't recommend it, unless you're a gambler. postage is hell expensive, but i'd factored that in, and was still getting a good deal. what i didn't factor in was the fact that 2nd hand bikes have used tyres, thus the chance of dirt, thus it was quarantined, which cost me $200+ for the privilege.
imtheandrew
Likes Dirt
well i am looking around for a second hand bike and there were few overseas pretty cheap.. but you guys have put me off.
thanks for the advise.
thanks for the advise.
stinky|dan
Likes Dirt
Do what i did and save up for a holiday to the USA and then buy a bike whilst you're over there. I found one on ebay and then inspected it myself. Got a complete 03 Santa Cruz v10 for $2300 Aus. California is a great spot to head to.
Dan
Dan