http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Petition - make it mandatory for eBay bike sellers to list frame numbers en Sun, 17 May 2026 05:48:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9425#post-99469 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:37:31 +0000 Blueth 99469@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"What would stop a thief from entering a made up frame number? "</p> <p>They wouldn't have to - E-bay would effectively be providing a list of legitimate numbers to copy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9425#post-99264 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:35:24 +0000 BikeFan 99264@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Is there a database of frame numbers that the public can check to see if the bike they're buying is stolen?</em><br /> <a href="https://www.bikeregister.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bikeregister.com/</a> <a href="https://www.bikeregister.com/bike-checker" rel="nofollow">https://www.bikeregister.com/bike-checker</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9425#post-99260 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:14:34 +0000 steveo 99260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>What would stop a thief from entering a made up frame number? </em></p> <p>Asking them to see a picture of the FM on the frame? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9425#post-99259 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:09:20 +0000 Cyclops 99259@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is there a database of frame numbers that the public can check to see if the bike they're buying is stolen? I'm guessing the police might have one but I'm not too sure they'd be happy with lots of folk phoning up, "I've seen a bike on eBay and just want to check if it's stolen".</p> <p>Mind you there's probably a lot of people don't care if a bike's stolen as long as they're getting a bargain. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9425#post-99258 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:51:38 +0000 neddie 99258@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What would stop a thief from entering a made up frame number? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9425#post-99248 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:05:32 +0000 steveo 99248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm not really sure it needs to be mandatory tbh. Just a education programme that suggests people who don't are up to something... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9425#post-99228 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:36:27 +0000 seanspotatobusiness 99228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Petition to make selling stolen bikes harder. Listing of frame numbers to be made mandatory on eBay.</p> <p><a href="https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ebay-uk-ebay-uk-help-stopbiketheft-make-frame-numbers-mandatory-on-listings" rel="nofollow">https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ebay-uk-ebay-uk-help-stopbiketheft-make-frame-numbers-mandatory-on-listings</a> </p>