December 11th, 2016, 01:15 PM | #1 |
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Bad Craigslist Motorcycle Deals and How To Avoid Them
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December 11th, 2016, 02:56 PM | #3 |
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Wish me luck, I'm going to look at a Craigslist motorcycle tomorrow.
So far it feels good, the pictures look good (and recent), the description is sane and makes sense and the guy is responsive to email questions. I really want this bike to be as good as it seems in the ad, been wanting one of these for a while (for luck/superstition/karma I won't say what type/brand/model until after I see it). |
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December 11th, 2016, 03:02 PM | #4 | |
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December 11th, 2016, 05:51 PM | #5 |
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Never been down. Never been raced. - Every bike ever.
Never been crashed. Repainted for preference. No scratches (except for the visible ones). |
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December 11th, 2016, 06:38 PM | #6 |
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Any damage was done by "previous owner"
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December 11th, 2016, 09:28 PM | #7 |
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December 12th, 2016, 05:49 AM | #8 |
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Location: NY
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"Runs great"
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December 12th, 2016, 12:04 PM | #9 |
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Don't forget salvaged, or stolen MCs. I use this site to validate that...
https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck
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December 12th, 2016, 02:53 PM | #10 |
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Name: dan
Location: philadelphia
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Any deal where the guy is "working on a cruise ship", "on deployment", "overseas for a few months" + wants to know your paypal email so he can pay you + will have somebody pick it up is definitely a great deal.
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December 12th, 2016, 03:07 PM | #11 |
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Name: Teri
Location: 39°52'40.7"N 118°23'53.8"W (Northern NV)
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My personal favorite is "Garage kept, low miles, female owned!"
Though, *my* bike currently does meet that description, think I can get $3500 for it?
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December 12th, 2016, 04:28 PM | #12 |
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I'm trying to sell a bike right now. The number of idiots, scammers and BS is just unreal. I just had some guy texting me pictures of a naked guy sitting in a bike asking me if I wanted to trade.
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December 12th, 2016, 04:30 PM | #13 | |
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December 12th, 2016, 04:44 PM | #14 |
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Low miles runs great garage kept!!! I have to say, dealing with people on there has taken my faith in humanity down a notch.
It's a buyers marketplace though. As a seller, especially with something valuable, you have to wade through endless scams, thieves, and idiots to actually find a buyer. I still buy vehicles off CL, but I'd never waste my time trying to sell anything on there again.
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December 12th, 2016, 06:02 PM | #15 |
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I think the ones that piss me off the most are just the over priced bikes that never sell and are on Craigslist for literally years. I browse Craigslist a lot and certain bikes are on there forever.
I do my part to fight this - my bikes are usually priced low enough that they sell in one day. None of this "testing the waters" with a high price BS, I post a bike and it sells immediately. My buyers never ask me if I will take $XXXX, they ask me if there's a way they can get me money faster so that I sell the bike to them instead of anyone else who claims dibs. My bike is always gone before the guy who is deployed overseas can offer to send me money over paypal and arrange pickup. Lol. My last race bike I sold had a waiting list of 8 people in the span of a half day and the ones who hesitated enough to ask a question went to the back of the line.
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December 12th, 2016, 06:30 PM | #16 |
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My personal favorite is "ran when parked". That normally means it was parked outdoors 20+ years ago, it's a complete pile of rust and corrosion, and the engine may be seized.
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December 12th, 2016, 06:59 PM | #17 |
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I knew the last 250 I bought had gone down, but I wasn't expecting the welding marks I found on the frame under the tank. Clean title. Wouldn't have known if I didn't work on the bike.
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December 12th, 2016, 09:28 PM | #18 |
The Asian Caucasian
Name: Abu Mishary Mohd Fairus
Location: Malaysia
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Selling for $1500.
"buyer" is willing to pay $2500 plus $500 exclusively for shipping. When "buyer" remit the payment, the payment was hold. An email received from "American Bank" stating that the bank require the airway bill or some sort of proof that the bike has been sent before the payment could be released. And some idiots do fell for this. RIP logic.
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December 12th, 2016, 10:09 PM | #19 |
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I actually love those as I don't feel bad low balling them after it sits for a while. My best CL deal has been negotiating for my friend's mint, low mileage Ninja 300 for $2600 out in the middle of nowhere. Too bad getting him to buy it still didn't stop me from buying another 300... lol.
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December 12th, 2016, 10:56 PM | #20 |
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Location: NC Milkshake stand
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LoL people's crazy
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December 13th, 2016, 11:05 AM | #21 | |
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You put it for sale but with a stratospheric price tag, you know you'll never sell and you don't want to, but it's for sale... While waiting for a buyer, you still continue to use it... Mouahahahahahahahahaha ahahahahahahah ahahahah ahah ah a............... Sorry... |
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December 13th, 2016, 05:43 PM | #22 | |
The Asian Caucasian
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Mouhahahahahahaha ahahahahahahaha hahahahaha...
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December 14th, 2016, 06:53 PM | #23 |
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Will these sale soon?
https://treasure.craigslist.org/mcy/5919682460.html https://treasure.craigslist.org/mcy/5914695369.html https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/mcy/5908580084.html https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/mcy/5897341111.html
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December 14th, 2016, 08:30 PM | #24 | |
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If you want a 250 for $3k https://frederick.craigslist.org/mcy/5903183688.html |
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December 15th, 2016, 03:00 AM | #25 | |
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With all the work I've done in it I think it was a bargain for $220. I'd rather work on project that I know is trash than risk paying a fortune on something that might be trash anyway. |
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December 31st, 2016, 11:43 PM | #26 |
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January 12th, 2017, 08:41 PM | #27 |
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January 12th, 2017, 09:37 PM | #28 | |
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Also, where did the radiator go if it was relocated? The hose still looks like its in the same location. Also, are the trash bags a Storage Wars kind of freebie? So few words in the ads, but so many questions. |
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January 12th, 2017, 09:40 PM | #29 |
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Relocated radiator? What does that even mean? Dude.
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January 13th, 2017, 07:01 AM | #30 | |
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January 13th, 2017, 01:26 PM | #31 |
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I have a motorcycle on Craigslist now. The first scam attempt was a guy wanting me to run a VIN check for him, on a site he selected. When I investigated the site, I learned that he was set up to get a commission for a referral to that site, so he answered the ad only to get a few bucks out of me.
A week ago it happened again, but that VIN check site was totally bogus, so I assume it was set up to get my credit card number. I did get two calls that were probably legit. One was a guy offering a lot less than my asking price, and the other was a woman who though it was a completely different motorcycle. Once I pointed out what it is, I never heard from her again. |
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January 13th, 2017, 01:40 PM | #32 |
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It means he slammed into something so hard his front wheel helped him to relocate it. Also known as a "compact" radiator, hahah.
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January 14th, 2017, 06:35 AM | #33 |
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People on Fb love that one. Once you see that, or them asking a question that has clearly already been answered in the ad, you know it's an idiot. I hit the proverbial ignore button everytime.
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January 14th, 2017, 09:56 PM | #34 |
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"Compact radiator" - ROFL!!
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January 18th, 2017, 07:17 AM | #35 |
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Name: T
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January 18th, 2017, 08:04 PM | #36 | |
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That and people that drag on asking a question or two every other day for a couple of weeks, then offer you one tenth of what you listed it for. |
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January 19th, 2017, 09:23 AM | #37 | |
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January 19th, 2017, 09:53 AM | #38 |
Guy Who Enjoys Riding
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Location: North Carolina
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January 19th, 2017, 10:04 AM | #39 | |
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Bike was registered but more of a junker than mine |
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January 19th, 2017, 10:28 AM | #40 |
Guy Who Enjoys Riding
Name: Jim
Location: North Carolina
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Back in the newspaper classified ads days, I used to wonder why so many guys would phone me and ask for directions, and then not show up. Back then I also learned that describing the motorcycle accurately, in one case a Kawasaki H1, doesn't work anywhere near as well as describing it accurately and then throwing in "56 hp, very fast."
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