what happened to giobikes.com

jessesullivan · 09-13-2016, 06:29 PM

the auction site that used to sell giovanni dirtbikes kinda wondering what happened and is there a replacement site too use?

Weldangrind · 09-14-2016, 01:07 AM

Don't know; haven't visited there for years. I suspected that shill bidding was taking place, so I bailed.

jessesullivan · 09-14-2016, 06:04 AM

yeah its completely shutdown down trying to find another place to find a few for screwing around with

Weldangrind · 09-14-2016, 11:24 AM

I keep a close eye on CL.

MICRider · 09-16-2016, 08:38 AM

Lol, there was a lot of shill bidding on the Gio site! I lost out on many many auctions at the last minute, even with a fairly high silent reserve.

It was a fun site to surf though, I kinda miss it. They still do make and sell Giovanni bikes though, but you have to get them from brick and mortar stores, and of course the prices have doubled! There's a place in Sherwood Park (Alberta) that sells them I believe.

Weldangrind · 09-16-2016, 11:30 AM

No kidding! I was in Sherwood Park on the weekend. Any idea where the dealer is?

MICRider · 09-16-2016, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

No kidding! I was in Sherwood Park on the weekend. Any idea where the dealer is?

I can't recall the name of the Sherwood Park dealer that handles chinese ATV's, but Gateway sells GIO products in Edmonton as well. A very reduced line to what the website used to have though!

http://www.kijiji.ca/o-gateway-power...ferral=organic

And also a place called ATV Edmonton

http://www.atvedmonton.com/

MICRider · 09-16-2016, 04:00 PM

Wish I had bought one of those X35's when they had them on sale on the website for $1000, the dealers want a heck of a lot more!

09-13-2016, 06:29 PM	#1
jessesullivan Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 2	what happened to giobikes.com the auction site that used to sell giovanni dirtbikes kinda wondering what happened and is there a replacement site too use?
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09-14-2016, 01:07 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Don't know; haven't visited there for years. I suspected that shill bidding was taking place, so I bailed. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-14-2016, 11:24 AM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I keep a close eye on CL. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-16-2016, 11:30 AM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	No kidding! I was in Sherwood Park on the weekend. Any idea where the dealer is? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-14-2016, 06:04 AM	#3
jessesullivan Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 2	yeah its completely shutdown down trying to find another place to find a few for screwing around with
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09-16-2016, 08:38 AM	#5
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Lol, there was a lot of shill bidding on the Gio site! I lost out on many many auctions at the last minute, even with a fairly high silent reserve. It was a fun site to surf though, I kinda miss it. They still do make and sell Giovanni bikes though, but you have to get them from brick and mortar stores, and of course the prices have doubled! There's a place in Sherwood Park (Alberta) that sells them I believe.
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09-16-2016, 04:00 PM	#8
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Wish I had bought one of those X35's when they had them on sale on the website for $1000, the dealers want a heck of a lot more!
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