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do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
I'm sure I read years ago that the lock nick was selling bikes that
had either been recovered from tea leafs, or had found their way to the police station by some other means. is this something that police stations still do? I'm wondering about getting a 2nd hand bike - must be hundreds sitting in sheds/garages doing nothing but gatheiring rust? I was surprised to see how few local to me on ebay. M |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:09:01 +0100, Maurice Wibblington
pimple@arse/met wrote: I'm sure I read years ago that the lock nick was selling bikes that had either been recovered from tea leafs, or had found their way to the police station by some other means. is this something that police stations still do? I'm wondering about getting a 2nd hand bike - must be hundreds sitting in sheds/garages doing nothing but gatheiring rust? I was surprised to see how few local to me on ebay. have a look at Bumblebee Auctions http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAuctionPro.asp Nigel replace SPAMHATER with n and t*sc*li with totalise |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
In article , Maurice
Wibblington pimple@arse/met wrote: I'm sure I read years ago that the lock nick was selling bikes that had either been recovered from tea leafs, or had found their way to the police station by some other means. Our local nick leaves them in the garden in the hope that someone will take them away. -- A T (Sandy) Morton on the Bicycle Island In the Global Village http://www.millport.net |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
"Maurice Wibblington" pimple@arse/met wrote in message ... I'm sure I read years ago that the lock nick was selling bikes that had either been recovered from tea leafs, or had found their way to the police station by some other means. is this something that police stations still do? Is ringing them up and asking a bit too obvious...? bill |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
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Maurice Wibblington pimple@arse/met wrote: snip I was surprised to see how few local to me on ebay. Old bikes don't seem to sell well on eBay - I've seen a few starting at under a fiver that would have made great commuters or winter hacks but didn't get any bids. It's probably just as well that they weren't near me, or I'd have a few more bikes that don't get ridden enough. |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
"Rob Morley" wrote in message t... In article Maurice Wibblington pimple@arse/met wrote: snip I was surprised to see how few local to me on ebay. Old bikes don't seem to sell well on eBay - I've seen a few starting at under a fiver that would have made great commuters or winter hacks but didn't get any bids. It's probably just as well that they weren't near me, or I'd have a few more bikes that don't get ridden enough. Here in the Poole area the police sell them off through a local auctioneer room in a general sale every 6x months or so ,there is often some good cycles there.Also if you go to your local tip its' surprising what is thrown away ,they usually keep the good ones aside for resale ,have a look....cas |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
Maurice Wibblington wrote:
I'm sure I read years ago that the lock nick was selling bikes that had either been recovered from tea leafs, or had found their way to the police station by some other means. is this something that police stations still do? I'm wondering about getting a 2nd hand bike - must be hundreds sitting in sheds/garages doing nothing but gatheiring rust? I was surprised to see how few local to me on ebay. Try your local tip. I'm told there can be some good bargains there from people who bought bikes and never (or rarely) used them. Neil |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:09 Maurice Wibblington wrote:
I'm wondering about getting a 2nd hand bike - must be hundreds sitting in sheds/garages doing nothing but gatheiring rust? I was surprised to see how few local to me on ebay. The problem with run-of-the-mill bikes on eBay is a) transport costs - means that only local bidders would have any interest and b) new bikes are so cheap compared to parts for servicing an old one. I suggest by far the best option is "FreeBay", ie Freecycle. The Southampton Freecycle forum often has bikes on offer. Unfortunately, I don't know of a portal for finding the nearest Freecycle group to a postcode - there ought to be one? -- Tim Forcer The University of Southampton, UK The University is not responsible for my opinions |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
"Neil Williams" wrote in message ups.com... Maurice Wibblington wrote: I'm sure I read years ago that the lock nick was selling bikes that had either been recovered from tea leafs, or had found their way to the police station by some other means. is this something that police stations still do? I'm wondering about getting a 2nd hand bike - must be hundreds sitting in sheds/garages doing nothing but gatheiring rust? I was surprised to see how few local to me on ebay. Try your local tip. I'm told there can be some good bargains there from people who bought bikes and never (or rarely) used them. I would have thought that as well, until I visited my local one this weekend. An absolute pile of rubbish. They were all rusted to bits, missing wheels, chains etc... For £10 each, it still wasn't worth it. http://static.flickr.com/82/246362378_0f79a87ecb_b.jpg http://static.flickr.com/90/246362233_8c0f366e9e_b.jpg |
do police stations still sell recovered bikes? 2nd hand bikes
Tim Forcer wrote on 18/09/2006 09:17:
I suggest by far the best option is "FreeBay", ie Freecycle. The Southampton Freecycle forum often has bikes on offer. Unfortunately, I don't know of a portal for finding the nearest Freecycle group to a postcode - there ought to be one? AIUI freecycle is done by area, so the best you'll get is the 'official' geographical-ish regional list on freecycle.org: http://freecycle.org/display.php?reg...ited%20Kingdom HTH Peter |
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