FRAUD WARNINGS

Buyer beware: fraudulent offers of Hetchins have been spotted on the Internet. The Hetchins may be bogus, or they may be genuine and the sellers not.

Example 1: the same Hetchins MO, frame no. 99013, was concurrently offered for sale at ebay by two different sellers at two different locations: Queensland Australia and China. (The Chinaman at least spellt "Magnum Opus" correctly). At most one of them could have had possession.

Example 2: a bogus Hetchins was offered for sale at ebay.

Example 3: a bogus seller had offered a genuine Hetchins at craigslist. This same Hetchins has been offered before and at least one prospective buyer got burned. The Editor knows where this bike is and it is not in the possession of the person offering it for sale.

There is an easy test to determine whether a seller actually has possession of the item: ask the seller to provide a photo we haven't seen yet, with a current newspaper clearly visible in front of the bike frame--of course NOT in front of a PHOTO of the bike frame! Note that it is a crime to offer something for sale which one does not possess, even if no one falls for the trap.

The above are merely examples of a few frauds known to have occurred. The Editor cannot undertake to warn buyers of all frauds currently circulating.

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