Ive done this and THEY DO NOT EVEN GET THE TITLE until the bike gets sold, I run the title down and sign it then. If they lose the title, its on you and its a headache. Its your property until you get paid.

 

WTF are you talking about?

 

I’m guessing here, but maybe there’s a Mrs. Zerk and that’s how it rolls in Zerkville.

”Honey, I need to flip a bike because I’m outta work with this pandemic”

 

I doubt there's a Mrs. Zerk but if there is, bless her heart, she must be a f*cking saint.

 

I've not had much luck with Facebook selling, but I've used Craig's list for years and just recently bought and sold.

Dont be stupid, don't respond to scams, i.e. anyone not local with cash, give a good description and photos.

My basic rules, no more than two, you and a buddy.
You show the cash.
I hold the cash and your drivers license if you test ride. You crash, you bought it.

I appreciate you doing a full inspection, starting it, shifting through gears. I try an have the bike cold, not prewarmed up. I want them to know how to start it. How much choke, whether to open throttle of not, you know, each bikes idiosyncrasies.

When I buy a bike, I bring a trailer or a friend. The friend if I plan to ride it home, the trailer if it is going to get its only free ride.

I respond to calls or initially a text. I plan all visits for The weekend, rarely week in the early evening and usually have people scheduled. If first does not buy, I text second it is still available.

Sold one early July. First buyer was a low baller. Asked him to leave. Second buyer bought it. First buyer called back next day to make a reasonable offer. I price things fairly an allow about 5% negotiating room for the buyer.

I appreciate finding a good home, good buyer and am more likely to accept a full 5% off offer from a careful buyer. My last one sold for asking price. No need to negotiate.

I had all records of work done available for them. Name and address are redacted if they wanted to take originals. I'm okay keeping copies.

I like to know history of the bike and I will provide history if they want it. Not important to me if they want it or not.

For instance, my newest toy, a sporty started its life in 1995 in Sun Valley. It pleases me that it is an Idaho bike. One owner whose son sold it after his father passed away. The son had it was licensed in Washington for two years and rode it less than 500 miles. That was a Craig's list purchase. Made offer and told him I'd leave the offer open until he sold it. He accepted my offer one month later. Sometimes, just getting it out of the garage is more important.

Like firearms, or trucks, you cannot be too attached to a motorcycle. Love of an object ought to be restricted to when you are riding it.

I'll keep looking at Facebook marketplace, but unless Craig's list starts getting weird, it has been good to me both selling and buying. That said, I tend to buy, and therefore sell bikes that are 5 to 25 years old, except EVOs. A 30 year old EVO is still a bargain.

 

For most of us the plague didn't start until middle of March.

 

I see, same here. I really just called it a Covid project because I bought it around the time the virus was taking off. I was glad to have something to tinker with during the lockdown.

 

Like I bleeping wrote. So suck each other off a little more thinking of me.

 

Ahh the Keyboard Commando. You run your c*ck sucker on here because you know damn well you aint got the mud in your guts to say anything like that to somebody in person.
People like you only run your mouths because you've never had to deal with the repercussion of getting punched in the face for it.

 

You guys started spewing crap, and you were the one that was wrong. Ever have to deal with the repercussions of being right? I may be blunt in my tone, but people run there mouth much more in return. I don't care I am adult. But you and your ________ buddy spare me the outrage. You to were slobbering all over each other to insult me, when you were wrong.

You ****ed up. Be a man about it.