I were Alfie, I'd've stopped Jags publishing the photos until he bike was safely in Alfie's shed... You never know what us smooth talking Irishmen can persuade a fellow to do. Call me about those wheels, Jags. Alfie doesn't need them.
Seriously, I'm amazed at these stories of cyclists overbidding someone who is already in negotiation with an owner who advertised on one of the fora. At least bad manners towards a fellow forum member, at worst predatory behavior that one doesn't expect from a fellow cyclist.