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Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:03:48 GMT

I had heard that Ski-Bilek were in trouble. They were on ebay for years with amazing ski deals. Now vanished from the site. A quick google brings up their company home page...

http://www.ski-bilek.de/

With details of an Insolvency sale, which is good for bargain hunters, but a shame for everyone else buying year on year. I did notice that an ebay trader in Scotland, had lots of skis listed in German language recently, so I wonder if they purchased their stock, and listing pages?

There is another reputable Germany based online trader on the UK ebay. Look for Westside Sport, their own site is...

http://sportpalette.de/

I have purchased from them, and they are fine. They have some K2 Extreme's with Marker Griffons for a very attractive GBP269 on ebay right now :shock:

No, I'm not going to ) Boots next for me, I'll be off to see cem :D

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:25:03 GMT

I saw a thread elsewhere on it, apparently they are done but who knows.

Remember and specify what colour of boots you require to match your skis :wink:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:39:59 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:I saw a thread elsewhere on it, apparently they are done but who knows.

Remember and specify what colour of boots you require to match your skis :wink:

As I'm using 3 pairs of skis, and they are all different colours, does this mean I need 3 different pairs of boots? :shock:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:47:11 GMT

Or just different colour attachments, apparently cem is a professional so he will deal with your problem :wink:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:05:35 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Or just different colour attachments, apparently cem is a professional so he will deal with your problem :wink:

I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem for cem, but he might suggest I seek psychiatric help with my problem as he's known me for a while :D

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:53:32 GMT

and i see the salomon lords for about 260 inc bindings...
very tempting! my skis were doing some serious nose diving in the off piste in la plagne

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:17:56 GMT

Ski Bilek weren't all the made themselves out to be. Similar to some of the other big European traders, they had an army of bidders increasing the bid value of items. I done a case study on them and in some instances one buyer had bought around 135 pairs of skis in a month! (Not to mention all the other items too.)
Lots of breaches of policy, never dealt with properly by eBay and injected personal information gathering pages, Pay Pal surcharges and slow delivery.
There are plenty of UK shops selling great deals with good support and full warranties.
A bargain is always good, but sometimes the bigger picture is better!

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:39:04 GMT

A quick search of another well known UK based snowsports forum turns up quite a few satisfied buyers. The last posts reads like someone from the UK ski retail industry dissing European retailers.If there were plenty of ski retailers offering good deals then no-one would ever buy abroad :wink:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:51:43 GMT

Having an army of bidders is deceptive in my opinion... simple as that. Folk can buy what they like where they like and I like a good deal as much as anyone.
Don't like being conned into something though!

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:54:05 GMT

I don't understand the army of bidders thing.. they were selling on ebay too? Most people selling something expensive on ebay will have a friend bidding it up to make sure it goes for the amount they want. It might be a pain in the arse but it makes good business sense :wink:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Tue, 12 May 2009 21:06:50 GMT

It doesn't make sense if you are looking for a bargain!

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Tue, 12 May 2009 22:12:08 GMT

Norrie wrote:It doesn't make sense if you are looking for a bargain!

I agree it is a con :evil:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 13 May 2009 07:07:18 GMT

Several years ago I bought three completely different things on ebay, and I had an email from some-one telling me to look back on the bidding for all three items. That was when the bidders name was shown. Sure enough the same bidders were bidding on everything I was bidding on. Strange as they were completely different items. I contacted ebay and it was a con, the person had 6 ebay accounts and was putting everything up. All their accounts were cancelled.

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 13 May 2009 07:16:23 GMT

RoseR wrote:Several years ago I bought three completely different things on ebay, and I had an email from some-one telling me to look back on the bidding for all three items. That was when the bidders name was shown. Sure enough the same bidders were bidding on everything I was bidding on. Strange as they were completely different items. I contacted ebay and it was a con, the person had 6 ebay accounts and was putting everything up. All their accounts were cancelled.

exactly, had that been happening with Ski Bilek it would have not gone unnoticed and they'd have been shut down on ebay sometime ago. Ebay seem to be getting better and better at spotting fraud using their automated systems, a load of stuff is going to get through but it's hard for someone to run a long term large scale scam.

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 13 May 2009 09:21:57 GMT

Norrie wrote:Having an army of bidders is deceptive in my opinion

Indeed.

Registering with a forum with the sole intention of dissing your competition, without declaring your own interest, could also be considered deceptive - don't you think? :evil:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 13 May 2009 21:34:24 GMT

Ski-Bilek, was an established ski dealership, with a shop, web store and an ebay shop. AFAIR I heard of no-one having problems with any section of their business.

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:26:28 GMT

For the record.
What a load of absolute TOSH!
I have bought more than 10 pairs of skis (some with bindings) from Bilek or Skiprofis along with a couple of pairs of boots. I found their prices to be unbeatable and their service second to none. I think it is outrageous that people who have a similar interest (people that I have already bought from)should start whining about competition. Shill bidding? NONSENSE! IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT THEN GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
Isn't it about time that the greedy little local ski shops and the popular UK wintersports chains S&R, EB Etc had some competition? I think yes. I buy and sell skis on Ebay too and I welcome all comers. We all have the right to make an informed choice. I am DISGUSTED that sellers hide behind forums and whinge. IF YOU WANT THE BEST KIT FOR THE BEST PRICE THEN SHOP AROUND! That's what the interweb is all about isn't it? TITANPRO

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:35:04 GMT

Why bump a 7 month old thread? There are plenty other places to get your skis from in the UK ;)

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:58:07 GMT

1, Because I chose to. (I just saw it)
2, Who's talking just about the UK?
3, Wind your neck in.

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:00:44 GMT

TitanPro wrote:popular UK wintersports chains S&R, EB Etc had some competition?

As well as the local shops you mentioned the major UK chains specifically but chose not to mention any European groups.

So to answer your question, you brought it up, I was 'jus sayin'.

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:04:26 GMT

See item #3 on my last post.

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:30 GMT

:roll:

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:14:39 GMT

Happy Christmas everyone

Re:Is Ski-Bilek Gone for Good?

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:17:24 GMT

As the answer to the question in the OP appears to be yes... I think this thread is done.