Trade me trader turns nasty!

**cave weta** · 4th August 2008, 19:07

last friday I was lucky enough to find this on TradeMe. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=167642139

I made one bid and won it. After reading the description, I was expecting a bike that had a broken kickstarter but started easily with a push start, went very well and had great get up and go.And great to ride. Also I expected to see clean oil and a new plug.

Well after paying to have it delivered from the owner in Waitara, Mr Trev Tolhopf. I discovered that the bike could not be started or ridden because the countershaft had snapped inside the gearbox causing the bearing on the cluch side to come out of its home in the casing and destroy itself and the casing behind the kickstarter mechinism. thus destroying the engine comprehensively.

Oh yes, and it took out the kickstarter return spring!
Would any one here have the guts to represent this as the above bike that 'goes well and is fun to ride!'

When I rang and emailed this guy He just told me to get fucked!

I might even be persuaded to post up his emails!:

The lesson: Dont trust anybody that you have never met- they might just turn out to be an utter arsehole......

**Patch** · 4th August 2008, 19:15

bummer, better sit down and wait for the torrent of should've done this . . .

just lodge the bastard with disputes tribunal if you can be bothered or find a couple big fullas . . .

**westie** · 4th August 2008, 19:17

Give ya $500 for it.

Bummer bout the trade. Could give the small claims court a go.

I took a punt on a bike a month ago and it turned out to be good luckily. It doesnt always work out tho hay.

**cave weta** · 4th August 2008, 19:22

Originally Posted by westie

Give ya $500 for it.

Bummer bout the trade. Could give the small claims court a go.

I took a punt on a bike a month ago and it turned out to be good luckily. It doesnt always work out tho hay.

First bid $500...... Do I hear 6?

**rudolph** · 4th August 2008, 19:28

I feel your pain

**SPman** · 4th August 2008, 19:31

Well - it was from Waitara....................

**Gremlin** · 4th August 2008, 19:34

Yep, there are wankers, and they are both buyers and sellers... hence why I can't be stuffed listing my bike on trademe, only to deal with timewasters wanting a spin.

If I can, hell, just trade it, take a dollar hit, but so much easier. We have the online trading on kb too...

**stevewederell** · 4th August 2008, 19:36

Email or call trademe, I've had a prob with a poor seller once, albeit not to this level.

The backup they gave me was surprisingly good and things got fixed up fast.

Good luck with it all though, sounds like you have good grounds for mis-representation or fraudulent something.

Sneaky bastard

**notch** · 4th August 2008, 19:40

Follow up with Trademe, if no luck then definately go to Small Claims Court, this bike was misrepresented.

Originally Posted by stevewederell

Email or call trademe, I've had a prob with a poor seller once, albeit not to this level.

The backup they gave me was surprisingly good and things got fixed up fast.

Good luck with it all though, sounds like you have good grounds for mis-representation or fraudulent something.

Sneaky bastard

**Rupe** · 4th August 2008, 19:41

Inform me trade me, and contact citizens advice bureau for help and well advice. Anyone who tells you to get fucked dereves to be delt to.

Whats up with that Patch's picture, friend of cheese???

**cs363** · 4th August 2008, 19:46

Stu - first of all (here it comes - the should've bit) ya should have given me a bell and I could have checked it out for you (and at least got it up to Hamilton FOC).
Do you want me and da boys to cruise out to Waitara and pay him a 'personal' visit?

**cs363** · 4th August 2008, 19:48

On a more serious note, definitely inform TradeMe and give them copies of any incriminating emails etc, failing any action there then its definitely worth doing the small claims tribunal thing.
That kind of arsehole relies on people rolling over - he deserves to get 'fucked' himself....

**McJim** · 4th August 2008, 20:00

I was a bit gutted with some of the stuff I discovered when I bought my Ducati.

Speedo cable snapped, rev counter cable snapped, headlight shorted out half the electrics, hole in the engine caused by a snaped chain then repaired with bog and painted silver. At least it was running and I couldn't really prove that this hadn't all been done by the previous owner or the owner before him really.

I just sucked it up and made the repairs - happier now but oh so wary of trademe purchases from now on.

**hayd3n** · 4th August 2008, 20:05

sounds to me like it was gonna be a good buy !!!!!!
i would of bid as well if i had seen it!!!!
such a shame whem ppl fuck ya around
good luck with the claim m8