I need advice...

[VeloVT]

Maybe that was lucky for you. I looked at that auction and it seemed a little fishy to me, something about the wording/sales pitch being used.

Maybe. The bike was relisted with a disclaimer that the previous winner insisted his bids were "unauthorized" account activity. Ok, sounds plausible I guess. I put the relisted bike on my watch list and have been idly watching it, and just noticed that the seller ended the auction two days early to sell the bike to the highest bidder, for $660. It would definitely have gone for more than that if the auction had been completed normally...the first auction ended at around $1500. Ebay can be a strange place.