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Project Clean Out the Closet - aka the Frankenbike
umberto:
So there is a new Craigslist scam that I just thwarted (inadvertently). The person says they went to look at a bike in your city, and it was a lemon (strange term for a dirt bike). They want you to get a carfax on your dirtbike to make sure your bike is legit, which seems really strange since there wouldn't be a report for a dirt bike. They are very pushy, and say that they will buy the bike once you e-mail them the report. Then they send you a link to a better service to get a report (their brother or boss works in the industry and recommended it). They get a commission for every report they sell, so it's a fairly harmless scam, but it still pisses me off. Thankfully for me the guy wasn't listening to the fact that I had two other guys interested, and just stayed on his actually well written script (no grammar issues or misspelled words). If you're selling on Craigslist, be on the look out for this.
umberto:
I got my first irrational trade guy today. Even though the ad says no trades, he asked if I wanted to trade for a 2005 CR450F. Yes, I want a 14 year old four stroke that probably needs everything redone.
ftc:
carfax for a dirt bike... :lol: thats a good one!
umberto:
I have to add a new one to my list of Craigslist types:
8 - I needed my wife's approval, and didn't get it before I came to look at the bike. This guy just wants to think he can make this kind of decision without making his wife so mad he never gets to see her naked again. :-D
Kawafornication:
I know you guys have guns and all but I never sell MX bikes from my home address, too many people checking out your security etc so they can come back to have your bike away with a five fingered discount, sounds like a proper lame excuse just to case your joint out! I had 3 bikes go when I was a kid and learned a lesson from that, they took the garage doors off!
Why not put it on ebay via a classified advert?? no extra fees to pay with a fixed price classified listing!
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