Author Topic: Quality NOS Parts Being Held Back from Uk Market ????????? (Read 3835 times)

Funkyworm · « **on:** November 27, 2012, 08:37 PM »

OK,

First let me say that It's a free world market & all that & everyone has the right to make their money where they want & charge top dollar for parts etc .

Being new to the forum & not really knowing the etiquette or (who's who) I guess i'm hanging my cheese out in the wind a little here & possibly gonna upset someone, but basically i just did a google search for a particular part (which i'd really love for my Rickman) I cant find one in the UK (of any quality) & I actually found just what I wanted to my surprise on Ebay Australia.

The most surprising thing is that It's being sold by a well known UK retailer but it doesn't show up on ebay UK & it's not for sale here or in Europe.

The product is just a 30 min drive from home but the seller is asking nearly £250 for the part when to my knowledge it's not worth half that ? i then looked at their ebay Aus shop & theres loads of these products in various colours along with frame & fork sets & all manner of goodies that are showing up as either (out of stock) or not listing at all on their website or ebay store.

I just think it's a bit wrong UK business's are selling quality parts on ebay (at over inflated prices) & not having the sale open to UK customers ( I guess they are embarrassed at the prices they are charging)

?

Like i said its a free world & you have to get profit margin where you can & I guess the average selling price for parts in Australia is higher than here but (Fair dinkum mate), give us brits the chance to buy the parts we need

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:39 PM »

god damn sneaky capitalists !

brass monkey! · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:41 PM »

I take it you are refering to BIAGIO? Aka Rockchick?

Cannot think why he don't sell to UK based collectors anymore

Julian347 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:43 PM »

Exactly who I thought as well.

southern andy · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:45 PM »

Yep sounds like vertego

kungfunky · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:45 PM »

Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on November 27, 2012, 08:41 PM

I take it you are refering to BIAGIO? Aka Rockchick?

Cannot think why he don't sell to UK based collectors anymore

Nail....Head....

Funkyworm · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:50 PM »

Quote from: kungfunky on November 27, 2012, 08:45 PM

Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on November 27, 2012, 08:41 PM
I take it you are refering to BIAGIO? Aka Rockchick?

Cannot think why he don't sell to UK based collectors anymore

Nail....Head....

Wouldnt want to name names but i have seen this person on ebay uk, is there something i should know other than they charge through the nose ?

stidds · « **Reply #7 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:52 PM »

Straight away I though Biagio also

He isn't very popular in the UK or the whole world over as he is a cnut basically.

Find those parts you need somewhere else unless you want to pay 200% more than anywhere else.

Peter J · « **Reply #8 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:57 PM »

Leave off Biago

He's done amazing things for us

Should we forget MK11 where he bought loads of stuff and marked it up by a good 200 -300% and kindly sold it back to us

Or refusing to sell the Hutch Hollywoods to the people in the UK

Your all barstools leave the bloke alone

GOD I've drunk way too much to night

brass monkey! · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:58 PM »

Quote from: Funkyworm on November 27, 2012, 08:50 PM

Quote from: kungfunky on November 27, 2012, 08:45 PM
Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on November 27, 2012, 08:41 PM
I take it you are refering to BIAGIO? Aka Rockchick?

Cannot think why he don't sell to UK based collectors anymore

Nail....Head....

Wouldnt want to name names but i have seen this person on ebay uk, is there something i should know other than they charge through the nose ?

he's about as popular as Jimmy Savile in the BMX world,.... FOOKIN parasite - DO NOT GIVE HIM A PENNY

Funkyworm · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2012, 09:05 PM »

Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on November 27, 2012, 08:58 PM

Quote from: Funkyworm on November 27, 2012, 08:50 PM
Quote from: kungfunky on November 27, 2012, 08:45 PM
Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on November 27, 2012, 08:41 PM
I take it you are refering to BIAGIO? Aka Rockchick?

Cannot think why he don't sell to UK based collectors anymore

Nail....Head....

Wouldnt want to name names but i have seen this person on ebay uk, is there something i should know other than they charge through the nose ?

he's about as popular as Jimmy Savile in the BMX world,.... FOOKIN parasite - DO NOT GIVE HIM A PENNY

Class ! Thanks for the heads up !

brass monkey! · « **Reply #11 on:** November 27, 2012, 09:14 PM »

Funkyworm,... what parts you after?

Get a Site Supporter Tag and stick a thread up in the WANTED section

kungfunky · « **Reply #12 on:** November 27, 2012, 09:16 PM »

Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on November 27, 2012, 09:14 PM

Funkyworm,... what parts you after?

Get a Site Supporter Tag and stick a thread up in the WANTED section

Was just typing the same thing

not johndub71 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:03 PM »

Aint Rockchick a bird then? Foook.

My bars came from there, aswell as my mdp standers did.

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #14 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:09 PM »

Austrailia is the promised land for O/S bmx profit, Biagio aint the only one who twigged 6 months ago

glenboy · « **Reply #15 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:13 PM »

as the diggler says the ozzies are the main buyers nowadays the recession hasn't really hit there

ED209 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:18 PM »

... so that's where Nick is selling all the 'good' stuff he bought

Peter J · « **Reply #17 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:19 PM »

Quote from: glenboy on November 27, 2012, 10:13 PM

as the diggler says the ozzies are the main buyers nowadays the recession hasn't really hit there

I can go with that

they are offering HUGE wages out there

Gashead · « **Reply #18 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:19 PM »

All the good stuff is tucked away.........

And not for sale

Badbaldie · « **Reply #19 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:22 PM »

yeah seams anyone who needs money quick is just selling over in oz. not good really it will defo "leave a scare" to the uk old school scene.

wildon · « **Reply #20 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:23 PM »

Quote from: Gashead on November 27, 2012, 10:19 PM

All the good stuff is tucked away.........

And not for sale

GavinDavis · « **Reply #21 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:25 PM »

I attempted to buy several things of Biagio quite a few times (directly from his website and before I knew his reputation) and he just refunded me every time saying he was out of stock? Yet even months down the line he has still got them up for sale? lol.

factory pilot · « **Reply #22 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:32 PM »

He ( rockchick aka biagio aka vertego aka muggy c**ty balls ) tried to sell me a sugino 400 crank for 900 green sheets when I was new to the scene

thank god I wised up quick and jogged on to this lovely forum/bmx heaven instead

His argument to me over the phone was "..you British collectors are spoilt and have it easy.." yeah right

I remember calling him once and he told me he'd just sold 5 grands worth of parts to some Yank and that he'd made £250,000 in the last 6 months....
....complete and utter T W A T

Devilock · « **Reply #23 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:33 PM »

Whats all this BMX lark...?

Is it something I can eat?

GavinDavis · « **Reply #24 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:37 PM »

Just looked on his Ebay page and he does ship to the UK? Even though theres no doubting he's a tool...... have we got the right seller that was "un-named" at the start? lol.