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Re:VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where... by PcChip on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:49PM (#32158998)
>They are so recognizable that there's no point in stealing one

What does this mean? why don't they get stolen?

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Re:VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where... by tomklein on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:55PM (#32159041)
Swapfiets builds their own bikes and does not - never ever - sell them. If one gets stolen, it can‘t be resold without one noticing it’s stolen, as these are not in circulation in the first place and still owned by the company that built them
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Re:VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where... by harambae on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @07:42PM (#32159435)
The same logic as with U-Haul trailers [0] - if they don't sell them then there's only one logical explanation when a random one shows up.

[0] https://www.quora.com/Where-do-I-buy-new-U-Haul-trailers/ans...

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