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  1. Take a better ride with this...

    F.A. and F.S

    http://tinyurl.com/98x9k

  2. "Mr. CF" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Take a better ride with this...

    F.A. and F.S

    http://tinyurl.com/98x9k

    Yeah, carbon effect handlebar tape and pro team gear makes for a better
    ride.

    $45 starting price for stuff I can get from probikekit.com for $30 (knicks),
    $59 against probikekits $39 (saeco jersey).

    Nice try.

  3. Bob said:

    "Mr. CF" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Take a better ride with this...

    F.A. and F.S

    tinyurl.com98x9k

    Yeah, carbon effect handlebar tape and pro team gear makes for a better
    ride.

    $45 starting price for stuff I can get from probikekit.com for $30 (knicks),
    $59 against probikekits $39 (saeco jersey).

    Nice try.


    yes it looks like the on sale category at probikekit *L* and the postage isn't vastly different:p

  4. endroll said:

    yes it looks like the on sale category at probikekit *L* and the postage isn't vastly different:p


    bet the refund policy is different

  5. Zactly, thanks Sinus, far quicker and you don't have to pay 2 loads of tax
    or duty or overseas postage, plus you keep some of your dollar here. Sinus
    we need more people like you to shop local. Keep up the great work and
    thanks for your support! It's so refreshing to get supportive comments like
    yours! With more people like you, who knows one day we may even be able to
    manage to build great bikes cheaper here in oz than keep sending our bucks
    overseas to Asia! Thanks again.

    "sinus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    endroll said:

    yes it looks like the on sale category at probikekit *L* and the postage
    isn't vastly different:p


    bet the refund policy is different

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    sinus

  6. Mr. CF said:

    Zactly, thanks Sinus, far quicker and you don't have to pay 2 loads of tax
    or duty or overseas postage, plus you keep some of your dollar here. Sinus
    we need more people like you to shop local. Keep up the great work and
    thanks for your support! It's so refreshing to get supportive comments like
    yours! With more people like you, who knows one day we may even be able to
    manage to build great bikes cheaper here in oz than keep sending our bucks
    overseas to Asia! Thanks again.

    apart from us not looking all that kindly toward blatant advertising posts,
    Im still struggling with the logic of: selling OS product in OZ, somehow keeping dollars in Oz???

  7. Mr. CF said:

    Zactly, thanks Sinus, far quicker and you don't have to pay 2 loads of tax
    or duty or overseas postage, plus you keep some of your dollar here. Sinus
    we need more people like you to shop local. Keep up the great work and
    thanks for your support! It's so refreshing to get supportive comments like
    yours! With more people like you, who knows one day we may even be able to
    manage to build great bikes cheaper here in oz than keep sending our bucks
    overseas to Asia! Thanks again.


    Cripes. I said your refund policy was probably different. But now that you have so eloquently (hmmm) responded I would like to point out a flaw in your logic. Your price, when postage costs are added, is MORE THAN the alternative, even when taking into account tax and duty, not that duty is relevant for goods at those prices.

    Welcome to usenet...don't top post and don't spam

  8. sinus said:

    Cripes. I said your refund policy was probably different. But now that you have so eloquently (hmmm) responded I would like to point out a flaw in your logic. Your price, when postage costs are added, is MORE THAN the alternative, even when taking into account tax and duty, not that duty is relevant for goods at those prices.

    Welcome to usenet...don't top post and don't spam


    I just received some cool stuff from probikekit recently after about 5 working days!!! whoooaaaa - most ebayers can't match that. Of course there are SOME good deals to be had on ebay but have to be quite judicious in your choices. Also probikekit offers insurance on all postage (and compare their postage prices to most other online stores) and refunds! And no I have no working relationship with them :p - oh wait I do - I'm an occasional customer😄

  9. um... lol.. someone sounds like they are on 'the gear'....

    cheers,
    GPL

  10. "Mr. CF" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Zactly, thanks Sinus, far quicker and you don't have to pay 2 loads of tax
    or duty or overseas postage, plus you keep some of your dollar here. Sinus
    we need more people like you to shop local. Keep up the great work and
    thanks for your support! It's so refreshing to get supportive comments


    like

    Quoted message said:

    yours! With more people like you, who knows one day we may even be able to
    manage to build great bikes cheaper here in oz than keep sending our bucks
    overseas to Asia! Thanks again.

    "sinus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    endroll said:

    yes it looks like the on sale category at probikekit *L* and the


    postage

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    isn't vastly different:p


    bet the refund policy is different

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    sinus



    Mr CF,

    I think that you have missed the point that sinus was raising. I don't
    think he was being supportive, in fact, I think he was being sarcastic as
    Probikekit offer a pretty good return policy and will even cover postage if
    the return is due to their stuff-up.

    Speaking of postage.......one thing that gets my craw on ebay is inflated
    postage. A lot of people (such as myself) who buy on ebay also sell on ebay
    and so are pretty familiar with postage costs. I am up to about 200 items
    sold and I am pretty sure that you would be able to fit every one of your
    items into a small pre-paid bag that cost $4.50 ea when you buy a pack of
    10. I can't believe that you are charging $8 or $9 per item for postage
    when I could order the whole lot from Probikekit and only get charged $18.00
    for postage.

    I wish you all the best in getting the prices that you are after but I think
    that it is a bit rich to take the moral high ground about shopping local
    when it appears that you have bought this stuff from overseas (apologies if
    this is not the case). When you say that "...you keep some of your dollar
    here..." I can only assume that by "here" you mean in your pocket??

    As for being able to build great bikes in Aust for less than they can be
    built in Asia........if only!! But there is no way that this is going to
    happen and buying from you on ebay is certainly not contributing towards it.

    Good Luck with the auctions.

    Gags

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