Hey guys I know this is my first post and I don't like to start off by asking for help so quick, but I do have a question about a bike that I need answered pretty quick.
You see I just purchased a bike off ebay and before I pay for the bike I want to make sure it is in fact the bike I was planning on purchasing.
You see I found a New 2006 Trek 1500 on ebay with a BIN of 600:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190153089452&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=009
I realized it was a great deal and I could not pass it up so I opted for the BIN option. Well as I was examining the ad some more I realized that the stats for the bike were for a Trek 1000. Then I decided to go to the Trek website and look up the stats for the 2006 Trek 1500:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2006/archive/1500
After examining those I realized that the ebay seller had the wrong stats in his ad. He had posted the stats for the 1000 so then I asked him about it. This is the response I got from him:
So then I went and looked up the stats/picture for the 2007 Discovery Trek 1000:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2007/archive/1000
The stats that the ebay seller do in fact match the stats for the 2007 1000, but as you can see by the pictures the bikes are completely different. The pictures that the ebay seller posted match detail for detail to the 2006 Trek 1500 and look nothing like the 2007 Trek 1000.
Does anyone how this could be? Did trek by any chance make a Trek 1000 in 2006/2007 that looked like the 2006 1500? I was also thinking maybe this guy just found some pictures of a Trek 1500 and posted those for his ad.
I really have no idea, but I don't want to pass up a deal like this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You see I just purchased a bike off ebay and before I pay for the bike I want to make sure it is in fact the bike I was planning on purchasing.
You see I found a New 2006 Trek 1500 on ebay with a BIN of 600:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190153089452&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=009
I realized it was a great deal and I could not pass it up so I opted for the BIN option. Well as I was examining the ad some more I realized that the stats for the bike were for a Trek 1000. Then I decided to go to the Trek website and look up the stats for the 2006 Trek 1500:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2006/archive/1500
After examining those I realized that the ebay seller had the wrong stats in his ad. He had posted the stats for the 1000 so then I asked him about it. This is the response I got from him:
What happen is the guy passed away and his wife was selling the store inventory. I went to the Trek web site and did some checking myself and found out the bike is actually a 2007 1000TM in team discovery colors. It matches item for item. Not sure what you want to do. I paid $550.00 plus $33.00 tax for the bike. Infact both bikes are 1000's. Its up to you. Look it up and let me know. Stan.
So then I went and looked up the stats/picture for the 2007 Discovery Trek 1000:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2007/archive/1000
The stats that the ebay seller do in fact match the stats for the 2007 1000, but as you can see by the pictures the bikes are completely different. The pictures that the ebay seller posted match detail for detail to the 2006 Trek 1500 and look nothing like the 2007 Trek 1000.
Does anyone how this could be? Did trek by any chance make a Trek 1000 in 2006/2007 that looked like the 2006 1500? I was also thinking maybe this guy just found some pictures of a Trek 1500 and posted those for his ad.
I really have no idea, but I don't want to pass up a deal like this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.