Buying bike parts from overseas, shipping time estimates and methods ?

[ForkinGreat]

Hey team,
So there is a dreadnought v2 frame I want to buy in Vancouver, long story short but I tried to send the guy money via PayPal and PayPal rejected (a technicality) the payment and the guy is worried I’m somehow a scammer and stepped back from the sale.
Does anyone in here have a super trustworthy Vancouverian contact who could help me out?
It could be I should just let the sale go, but thought I’d investigate if there are any other options.

what was the technicality, out of interest?

 

[smiffy]

Plenty of new and used Forbidden Dreadnaught bike on FB marketpace right now.
Bike shops doing deals as well. Why buy from O/S?

 

[B Rabbit]

what was the technicality, out of interest?

I sent one payment for $800 cad, then when I went to pay the remainder this happened, he then return the original payment and I lost $130 in the process due to fee’s and I assume something to do with exchange rates

 

[B Rabbit]

Plenty of new and used Forbidden Dreadnaught bike on FB marketpace right now.
Bike shops doing deals as well. Why buy from O/S?

No Dreadnought V2s in Large (S3) that I can see. They were on sale in Canada for about $4k, only stayed at rrp in Australia. Also, ideally, needs to be in Sabbath Yellow

 

[Asininedrivel]

No Dreadnought V2s in Large (S3) that I can see. They were on sale in Canada for about $4k, only stayed at rrp in Australia. Also, ideally, needs to be in Sabbath Yellow

Might be worth giving Chain Brain down on the Peninsula a call if you give up on o/s - nothing listed on their website but they were discounting some Dreadnought V2 frames a month or so ago, not $4k cheap but still a bit of a chunk off RRP.

 

[B Rabbit]

Might be worth giving Chain Brain down on the Peninsula a call if you give up on o/s - nothing listed on their website but they were discounting some Dreadnought V2 frames a month or so ago, not $4k cheap but still a bit of a chunk off RRP.

Yeah, already spoke to them, they have an S4 on sale and there was one Yellow S3 left in the Lusty warehouse, but not on sale sadly.

 

[ForkinGreat]

I sent one payment for $800 cad, then when I went to pay the remainder this happened, he then return the original payment and I lost $130 in the process due to fee’s and I assume something to do with exchange rates
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So it was HIS fkn problem - "receiving limit too low" and he's somehow worried that you might be a scammer ?!?!? .That's some special needs BS. That doesn't sound like 'exchange rates' being responsible for $130 in "fees" to me.

 

[sedifus]

So it was HIS fkn problem - "receiving limit too low" and he's somehow worried that you might be a scammer ?!?!? .That's some special needs BS. That doesn't sound like 'exchange rates' being responsible for $130 in "fees" to me.

I've had fees issues when instead of a reverse it's a new transaction.
PayPal taking a cut on the payment for currency conversion then taking a cut on the new payment (refund) the other way

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[B Rabbit]

So it was HIS fkn problem - "receiving limit too low" and he's somehow worried that you might be a scammer ?!?!? .That's some special needs BS. That doesn't sound like 'exchange rates' being responsible for $130 in "fees" to me.

No bad voodoo his way, and as to the lost amount, he wasnt to know, freakin paypal.

 

[ForkinGreat]

No bad voodoo his way, and as to the lost amount, he wasnt to know, freakin paypal.

which is fine, but I would be lodging a query with Paypal about said fees.