I'm currently very interested on a '06 GSX-R 600 for $3,000 on eBay.
Sounds too good to be true right?
Has anyone had positive or negative experience with getting a bike on eBay?
Buying small ass sheite is bad enough ... you buy a bike I cannot freaking imagine what issues you would run into.
I buy small things, like calipers for the kat FE and some pecker head sells me one with a missing bleed bolt ... My first fear was that it was broken off ... but once it was missing and no other damage was there ... I just went ... thank you god ...
One more clown sold me a bent fork leg where he said the upper was bent but lower was good, and I bought 1 kat leg for $1 ... and it shows up ... upper is intact, so is the lower, the bottom bolt is missing and the top leg sits in the thing crooked cos its free to float ... not bolted in ... I been stiffed on brake rotors one time with a misleading ad where I thought I was buying 2 rotors but it was for 1 and he said so in some scrawled writing in the picture of the rotor not in the body of the ad, and after I left negative feedback for the guy, the other guy that bought the other rotor contacted me and sold me that rotor cheap ... I shudder to think I may have to buy crap from fleabay for doing more kat FE's ... Except minimal sheite I bought everythign else in person. Bikes - no way.
Cool.
Buddha.
Is it for sale locally? Or are you planning on going to get it/ship it?
Look at this shaZam!, I think its a fake php page
The so called GSX-R for $3000:
http://ebay.motors-autos.com/W0QQitemZ2802163510QQihZ018QQcategoryZ50029QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVehiclesListingItemListingsID0385911/index.php#picc
A Real Item:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-GSX-R-gsxr-600-I-CAN-SHIP-1997-Suzuki-GSXR-600-nice-bike-I-CAN-SHIP-ANYWHERE_W0QQitemZ350103682186QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item350103682186&_trkparms=72%3A727%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245
Their not even on the same domain. :flipoff:
Look at his feedback compared to the real item feedback, its all FAKE.
His so called user id: ThomasHDN
On real eBay does not exist. Holy shaZam!
His Email: From: Thomas Hudson <thomashdn@yahoo.com>
He likes to go on craigslist and post, then send you an FAKE eBay email message telling you to view bike.
Click on the link, it looks real !!!
I bought my GS off of ebay. Smoothest transaction ever. The bike was local, so I could go look at it. After talking with the guy, I felt he was upfront with any issues (just minor dings from falling over), so I didn't even go look at it before I bought it. He also was willing to let me out if I wasn't happy at the time I picked it up and dropped off the money.
I would not buy a bike or car off of ebay unless I felt good about being able to get out of the transaction if it didn't pass my personal inspection. Ebay is like anything else, many good people and some really bad ones.
WOW I almost gave this dude 3000, and the whole site is fake. Who do I need to tell about this? Like Internet Police? :2guns:
There is several types of people on ebay ... most of them are not desirable ... the one or two kinds that are desirable IMHO is ... they have a store and in a small town where they can operate cheap, but unfortunately there is low foot traffic, so to keep the inventory moving at fair market rates they put things up on ebay. They price things low and let the bid process carry the price, then they realise that the things usually fetch this range of prices based on condition and price things on a fixed price basis so they can toss a lot of things on there and get it all moved out.
The other kind is the owner who's bike has been totalled or blown and they have moved on. This has to be parted out because it is now in the way.
The rest of the undesirables are ... they're in a hurry and have to get stuff out of there. You see this in poor descriptions and haphazard crap.
The greedy - They have to get so much or else ... You see stuff from 100's of sellers at 20-30 and there is one at $300+
The stupid - They check on all parts prices and realise cam shafts are 200 bucks a piece ... valves are 24 a piece, cam chain is 400 bucks and the whole freaking motor they simply take apart into every single component, nut and bolt ... that crap just rots on ebay ... no one has the time, $$ or patience to buy the crap KZ250 1 part at a time and put it together. These also are the non bikers usually ...
The liars - They take detailed pics covering up the defects and price it like it were a good part and have disclaimers to say that its to the best of their ability ... BS, sheite is broken, you took a pic with they busted sheite in the shadows and you're palming it off on fleabay.
The careless - Different category than the liars - they put things as defective when they may not be. Thinking and looking and researching is harder than disclaiming isn't it.
The clueless - Different from the stupid - these clowns try to get 40-50 bucks for a worthless product - like a used chain for example or a GS500 rear shock or so on.
The final idea is ... retail $ does not matter, you need to be in the top 10% of condition vs price for anythign to sell at any given time. The market will set the price. Like this - we are snapping up katana suspensions like there is no tommorow. Katana people are not buying kat suspensions. The kat suspensions that have been sitting there from last year are very much doomed cos they are sheite or over priced or both. And selling complete assemblies is in some cases good, and some cases bad. There is a 1000 katana linkages ... its the closest there is to an industrial waste product ... no one needs them ... kat owners rarely need it, GS owners cant even fit it ... no one else cares.
The good ones price stuff to the market, the stupid, lazy, greedy etc etc etc price it to fantasy and sit on it. Sorta like the financial system. Maybe there should be some bail out for them.
Cool.
Buddha.
Well I gave his site to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center, so either they took it down, or the guy got scared.
The site no longer exist.
Moral of the story:
Don't look at any post on craigslist that is out of state with no phone number. Its a SCAM!
I worked at a brick-and-mortar eBay consignment shop for a good three years (second-best summer job ... ever). And, from my experience I want to let you know a bit. (As always, the buddha is genius, and has covered a bit of this :bowdown:):
- If a user is on eBay moors, he is also on eBay. If you find a discrepancy, ditch it! Phishing and spoofing are hacking techniques where users try to get information and money from end users by pretending to be legit. eBay *can* and in fact, should, be trusted. They keep great records and user lists. So, if someone claims to have an eBay account that eBay doesn't recognize, they're lying.
- eBay is economic. There are a lot of users. After 3-10 days of auction, most items (including relatively standard bikes, like the GS) will go for exactly what the market is paying. Why? Because if an item is underpriced, whether by $20, $100, or $500, some other user will bid it up. Always assume that there is at least one other user as clever as you. If something is too good to be true ... yeah ... probably is.
- How to get stuff for cheap on eBay: It's possible. The answer is simple. Track a lot of auctions over the course of a week or two. There will be anomalies in selling prices. For automotive bits, the highest priced auctions end on Sunday. So, if you see an auction ending on Tuesday, watch it. Bid within the last 20 seconds of an auction (sync a watch to eBay).
But the really cheap stuff on eBay comes when you take a gamble. If someone has listed a set of GS carbs as "I dunno if they work, but they're off a '94 Suzuki GD ... here's a crummy pic." You may realize they meant "GS" and the carbs might actually look better than they do in the pic. Hey ... it's a gamble. Sometimes it pays off, and sometimes you get ripped off. For a whole bike, definitely look at it before buying. At the very least, figure out if you can return the item, and go to pick it up.
Sellers can no longer leave negative feedback for buyers. So, feel free to check out an item and return it. Good sellers should have no problem with this.
Well I think this is applicable. I just put a down payment on a 2004 Suzuki GS500F. It has a salvage title because it was in a front end collision. Supposedly the only things wrong with the bike are the front forks are bent, a dent in the tank from the dude hitting it, and some scratched and cracked fairings. Here's the best part, the motor has 256 miles on it. So I will effectively be getting a brand new bike that needs a little tlc. He put it up on auction with a buy it now of 2200, and i stopped bidding at 1600, won the auction but the reserve was not met. Yesterday he contacted me and said i could have it for $1660 because that's what he paid the insurance company for it. So I am going to go check it out on sunday, if this works out I may have just stumbled on an amazing deal. I will keep you posted.
Whats the link? I wanna make sure it's not a scam. I'm talking to another guy that wants to go ONLY through eBay Motors. Sounds like the same bullshit. :2guns:
I bought my GS on ebay this summer, it was listed as a good running bike with a little noice in the motor. I bid the bike to $600 and was outbid. About a week after the auction I recieved a second chance offer from the seller saying if i was still interested in the bike for 600 it was mine. That made me a little leery about it all, but still somewhat interested. I emailed the seller saying I wanted to speak with them on the phone before I made any decision. I ended up buying the bike and taking the 4 hour ride to pick it up. I was not dissappointed at all. It did have a noise in the motor but only needed the valves shimmed. I normally would not buy a vehicle from Ebay unless I could go see it first but I feel I lucked out this time. I figured that if I got the bike and the motor noise was serious I could locate a new motor and still not be too far into the bike money wise.
I had a friend that bought a Ninja 500 off ebay and it turned out good, but i would take the chance.
So I went to St. Louis to look at the bike and bought it. 2004 GS500F, with 256 miles. The kid that owned it first bought it, and crashed it into a suburban the third month he had it. Dent in the tank, bent forks, and everything else is great. All for $1,660.00 EBAY is where it's at!!!!!
I'm a big fan of eBay, but I would NEVER, EVER buy a bike I couldn't ride on the road first, and yes, 3 grand for an '06 is too cheap, it's damaged.
I bought my GS of ebay a couple of weeks ago and i've been extremely happy with it
Quote from: TwoWheelRida on October 03, 2008, 08:07:36 AM
Moral of the story:
Don't look at any post on craigslist that is out of state with no phone number. Its a SCAM!
the real lesson here is that if a deal is too good to be true it probably is.
Quote from: Pungui on October 09, 2008, 05:46:57 PM
I bought my GS on ebay this summer, it was listed as a good running bike with a little noice in the motor. I bid the bike to $600 and was outbid. About a week after the auction I recieved a second chance offer from the seller saying if i was still interested in the bike for 600 it was mine. That made me a little leery about it all, but still somewhat interested. I emailed the seller saying I wanted to speak with them on the phone before I made any decision. I ended up buying the bike and taking the 4 hour ride to pick it up. I was not dissappointed at all. It did have a noise in the motor but only needed the valves shimmed. I normally would not buy a vehicle from Ebay unless I could go see it first but I feel I lucked out this time. I figured that if I got the bike and the motor noise was serious I could locate a new motor and still not be too far into the bike money wise.
BUT theres always the option, err, theres always shill bidders out there, i bought some NICE rolex watch crystals, for a certain price, ( bid it up to) and was outbid, got hte second chance offer. i declined sayign im willing to pay what i had bid. ( i got em)
Quote from: TwoWheelRida on October 03, 2008, 08:07:36 AM
Moral of the story:
Don't look at any post on craigslist that is out of state with no phone number. Its a SCAM!
Far more effective - don't look at any ad on craiglist that does not give a specific location that is within the area served by the list in question - they are all scams, or nearly so. Flag them as such and move on. Posts with no location listed or a location == the name of the list are almost always dirtbag scams. The good thing about craigslist is that it's local and face to face. You can't tell if it's local unless there's a specific location. QED.
THE MUCH BIGGER moral is to AVOID PHISHING ATTACKS by NEVER "clicking on a link in an email" to get to a site. If you had gone and typed in www.ebay.com yourself, and then gone from there to ebaymotors, and then looked for the guy's ad, you would have found out it was a scam right from the get go. All those emails that have a critical message from your bank (any bank, most of which won't be your bank, but at some point they will happen to pick a bank you use), your credit card company, your mortgage company, etc - are all just trying to get you, or someone stupider than you, to put in enough identifying information (to some fake scam site) that your money can be stolen or your identity can be stolen, or both.
If you don't know what phishing is, and you're on the internet, that's like not knowing what AIDS is and going to a whorehouse in Africa. Educate yourself, and any old folks you know that use computers and might be gullible.
Quote from: The Buddha on October 02, 2008, 11:29:23 AM
The stupid - They check on all parts prices and realise cam shafts are 200 bucks a piece ... valves are 24 a piece, cam chain is 400 bucks and the whole freaking motor they simply take apart into every single component, nut and bolt ... that crap just rots on ebay ... no one has the time, $$ or patience to buy the crap KZ250 1 part at a time and put it together. These also are the non bikers usually ...
Cool.
Buddha.
I'd venture to say that this group is also the group that steals and parts out vehicles.
i was burned on ebay in a turntable (DJ setup) deal. any large purchase i make on there will be face to face. small purchases i've done alright but most have been through sellers with 1,000's of feedbacks.
im not sure how much differant us ebay is but i have bought 13 cars on ebay and never had a problem spent in total about 15,000 on ebay never any probs
Quote from: Xyloft on December 18, 2008, 05:30:03 AM
Quote from: The Buddha on October 02, 2008, 11:29:23 AM
The stupid - They check on all parts prices and realise cam shafts are 200 bucks a piece ... valves are 24 a piece, cam chain is 400 bucks and the whole freaking motor they simply take apart into every single component, nut and bolt ... that crap just rots on ebay ... no one has the time, $$ or patience to buy the crap KZ250 1 part at a time and put it together. These also are the non bikers usually ...
Cool.
Buddha.
I'd venture to say that this group is also the group that steals and parts out vehicles.
i was burned on ebay in a turntable (DJ setup) deal. any large purchase i make on there will be face to face. small purchases i've done alright but most have been through sellers with 1,000's of feedbacks.
I prefer to use ebay as a stop gap measure only ... I been told bad stuff as good ... and surprisingly ... some stuff that was good as bad ... Messed up my plan when it turned out to be useable ... like freaked me out.
I prefer buying everything face to face, but use ebay to discuss prices etc with the sellers in case they are being dicks.
Cool.
Buddha.
I've bought 2 cars, 2 trucks and my GS off of Ebay. I got good deals on all of them. I dealt local except for one of the trucks, I prefer to deal locally. I don't deal with anyone without a near perfect rating and who don't ask for deposits bigger than I'm willing to gamble on the deal. I've never had a problem. Just put in your due diligence...Seller feedback, Carfax, ask lots of questions. You can ferret out the frauds and bad deals easily enough.
ebay is ok ,you just have to watch who you buy from ,oh sorry i spell your name wrong buddha craftierod
Quote from: DoD#i on December 02, 2008, 09:10:44 PM
Quote from: TwoWheelRida on October 03, 2008, 08:07:36 AM
Moral of the story:
Don't look at any post on craigslist that is out of state with no phone number. Its a SCAM!
Far more effective - don't look at any ad on craiglist that does not give a specific location that is within the area served by the list in question - they are all scams, or nearly so. Flag them as such and move on. Posts with no location listed or a location == the name of the list are almost always dirtbag scams. The good thing about craigslist is that it's local and face to face. You can't tell if it's local unless there's a specific location. QED.
THE MUCH BIGGER moral is to AVOID PHISHING ATTACKS by NEVER "clicking on a link in an email" to get to a site. If you had gone and typed in www.ebay.com yourself, and then gone from there to ebaymotors, and then looked for the guy's ad, you would have found out it was a scam right from the get go. All those emails that have a critical message from your bank (any bank, most of which won't be your bank, but at some point they will happen to pick a bank you use), your credit card company, your mortgage company, etc - are all just trying to get you, or someone stupider than you, to put in enough identifying information (to some fake scam site) that your money can be stolen or your identity can be stolen, or both.
If you don't know what phishing is, and you're on the internet, that's like not knowing what AIDS is and going to a whorehouse in Africa. Educate yourself, and any old folks you know that use computers and might be gullible.
Yeah i know i find out ive got 15 bank accounts i didnt know i had, and ill be damned if all tehir security is compromsied and i need to verify my information. plus shaZam! i win thte lottery 4 times a day, adn seem to eb a viagra/cialis magnet as well as fake rolex's etc. welcome to the world of losers who are too lazy for a real job :mad: :nono:
I've been buying various things on eBay for 10 years, but I've been using PayPal merchants mostly so I haven't been burned yet. But would I buy a used vehicle on eBay? Not on your life! To buy used bikes and cars, go to criagslist.org. Be smart. Buy vehicles locally unless you want to take a vacation trip anyway! Some dealers and people who put bikes on eBay also advertise on Craigslist. Just be smart and ignore them and deal locally. I would NEVER buy a bike I didn't ride first unless it was a parts bike or a project bike I could buy for a song.. with a clear title!!! :cookoo:
I recently bought a 86 ninja 1000 off craigslist. had it listed for $1000. went to guys house, he rode it down the street while I followed on the gs, went back to his house, I rode his down the street, came back, and he had talked himself down to $600! I was like hell yeah, and counted him out the money. sometimes the deal that sounds too good realy isn't, but that's the exception.
Complaints should go to his domain registrar: do a whois on his domain and see who's registering it. He may also have been stupid enough to register it with his own home address and phone nr as the contact, in which case, let the abuse begin.
I wouldn't buy any vehicle off of EBay unless I was:
(a) paying cash
(b) flying or driving out to pick it up, and only paying after seeing a titled vehicle that matches the description in the auction
-b.
i love ebay!! i bought a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST off ebay for 1200 (threw rod), i replace the shortblock, sold the car for 5000 that following month :).
Haha.. that fake site probably brings more money in than you know. He might not even be really selling anything, but just wants you to load his website and he will add a cookie to your computer so when you ever buy anything from ebay, it will look like they are the ones who told you to go to ebay, and therefore, they make a percentage of what you bought. its like a recommendation cut. Many people do this for easy money. Hell people have figured out how to do it on a ebay listing! Just think.. if I go to his website and get his cookie, then I go to ebay and buy a car for 10k. he will make like 100 bucks off me, and he didnt even see me or talk to me, or do anything.. free money. Even big companies do this, like for example if they ask you to install a yahoo or google toolbar.. yahoo and google pay out good money for anyone who can get people to install their stuff.. and if you think, someone like adobe who has 100's of installs a day.. to have someone install a toolbar is easy and they pocket from it.
Shuluke
i bought a pair of 89 clip ons from ebay the left one was in fantastic condition but the right one was crap, the description said fantastic condition ready just to bolt on to your gs but when i got it out the pack half of it was heavily rusted and would need a lot of sanding to get shiny and the thread on the end for plugs was also rusted to hell so i cant fit end plugs to it. got shafted
Ok, so I totally know where you all are coming from cuz I have been on both sides, selling and buying. I suggest you do not buy something you cant see first, period! All you say that you would only buy from people with high feedback. You can actually buy e-bay accounts with high ratings that someone else already built up, a couple bucks. This would be a nominal fee if I was gonna scam someone for a couple grand. Like I said, you want to see the machine first if you are buying anything that is expensive.
I sold cars on e-bay for a company and please. See before you bid! Everyone abuses you when you are the seller. Especially if they back out. It was costing our company 3-4k because we had to foot the bill on everyone's back-outs.
I bought my 98 Turbo-Diesel Benz from ebay and flew out on points to pick it up (from Seattle to Chicago). No problems, no hassles, great deal - especially when I was on a Ford Focus budget.
The key for me was to run a Carfax, and then pay someone to test drive it and run some basic checks - including a compression test, electrics check, and take a whole new set of pictures for me of the vehicle (pointing out where the issues were). The cost of this service (about $100) was well worth it, and I purchased with confidence after speaking with the reps at the car dealership, as well as speaking with the car evaluation service.
I have almost been burned on ebay, however, when I purchased a Sony PS2 (ok, that was a while ago)... but I purchased through Paypal, and the vendor was investigated when I did not get what I was supposed to receive. Paypal refunded my money no questions asked, as they had received similar complaints from other purchasers.
I bought 2 Cars, 1 Truck and 2 Motorcycles on eBay... Some I went over 1500 Miles to pick up :icon_twisted:
When buying a vehicle I ask for a copy of the title, VIN or copy of VIN Rubbing, 1-2 phone numbers, address etc...
So far every vehicle I have bought on eBay turned out GREAT! Just be careful.
last week I just picked up my Shaow 750 ACE about 500 miles away, I just knew for te price even if it didnt start it was worth it.. Well.. It runs FANTASTIC! and I just got done polising chrome for about 5 hours.... CHROME SUCKS!
:D
Will post shiny pics after a nap :icon_mrgreen:
i bought my GS on ebay. bought it 2 yrs ago. its an '04 and had 3700 miles. drove 300 miles to pick it up. paid $2500 with only a couple minor cratches on it. it now has just over 9000 miles and haven't had a problem yet. thats the biggest purchase i've made. since then i've probably spent close to $4000 on ebay(mostly home electronics and atv parts) and haven't gotten burnt once. maybe i'm just lucky. if i cant find it local then ebay is my next choice.
I bought 2 of my GS'es off ebay.No issues.Gotta look at their feedback and how much they have sold.
Just recently bought my own GS500 off Ebay as well; it does have a few minor issues (needs a new handbrake switch, new sparkplugs), but all the repairs together still barely comes to 3/4 the price I would've paid new. I spent a LOT of time checking out as many options as I could find. My advice is to look for sellers who are upfront about damage to the bike. If it seems too good to be true, as always, it probably is. I think if they give a reason for selling the bike, that's always a plus too. And ask the seller lots of questions before you make any decisions.
Me too! Got my GS via ebay.:D I had the seller's number before ebay deleted his sale (contravention of rules). Reason for sale was genuine.
:star: My family rearranged a holiday by 200 miles for me to be nearer to pick up the bike. :star:
Caution, awareness and common sense is the key. I would do it again.
I bought my car off ebay with 75k miles on it. 2003 mustang gt, it was from an auto brokerage though and i traded my old car in to them. Ive driven it 15 miles with absolute 0 problems.
I also bought my GS500 off craigslist, got a great deal!
I bought my GS500e from Ebay for £600 or was it £800 nevertheless, just make sure you view before you buy.
I buy EVERYTHING on Ebay. Never had a problem. But then I check feedback scores and such before I bid. As for a bike, I've bought a 2007 GS500F for $250, yes two hundred and fifty dollars and gawd she is shweet :flipoff: :icon_twisted:, and a 441 Victor for $455. Never a problem. Only met one person who actually had a problem, and that turned out to be just slow shipping. So he basically got the $100 part for the $20 paypal claim price.
Im in the proccess of selling my bike here in Australia......For me ebay either buying or selling is great , just use your common sense....We have a similar site here called the Trading Post...............man the amount of spam i get sent to my email and mobile is ridiculous form people who are saying they are off shore on fishing trawlers or navy ships who just want to buy it for a present for the wife ect........and want my account details.....yeah right.....http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130378147789&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Im getting a new bike :whisper:
I bought the only bike I've ever owned off ebay, great transaction, very happy. But in my search I came across plenty of situations I didn't trust, and some garunteed to be scams. I had a gut feeling the kid was for real and the bike as stated, that feeling made the diference for me.
Tony
In my experience, the ones where "bike is in superb condition, like new, not a dinch on it" coupled with a low feedback score of the seller are usually to avoid. If on the other hand the seller has a high feedback score and the description honestly lists the negatives (i.e. where the dents/scratches are, etc.), then those are more than likely to be ok. If the seller is local, you can always request to see the bike before bidding. Honest sellers will certainly be ok with that.
I've bought both my bikes off E-bay. If you can, it doesn't hurt to ask to see it before hand. I've bought and sol numerous cars through e-bay. I will only pay for a car/bike once I've seen it. If I bid and win and turn up and its not what they said, I will not hand over my cash because it isn't as advertised. Anyone selling a bike/car that wants a deposit straightaway probably knows they have a dodgy product, plus if they tell you there are no problems usually there is something major wrong they hope you don't notice till you've taken it away. Common sense is the ruling.
I bought my 95 off of Ebay. I bid and got it for 800 dollars
It's not 100% ethical according to ebay, but I spotted my bike on there at $2900 or best offer, and just called the "any questions" number. I made an offer and told him I wanted it that day as long as it checked out ok. I went to see him, checked out the bike, ran a check on the Vin and engine numbers, gave him $2500 and rode it home, all within 12 hours of spotting the ad.
Ebay were cut out of the loop completely. I didn't want to make an offer through ebay then be held to it when I went to inspect the bike. Since Ebay no longer offers any decent buyer protection, there was no reason to deal through them.
It was a good deal for both of us, the bike probably was worth nearer the $2000 mark, but it was registered and perfectly roadworthy and I was able to grab it straight away by just putting the cash on the table. A cleaner, slightly newer example would be in the $4-6K range, so I was always going to be starting with something a little rough in my price bracket.
I'd do the same with any large purchases off ebay, unless from ordering from an established retailer with an actual store. Make sure you can meet the seller and inspect the product before you're committed to buying anything. This may mean contacting sellers "off list" which is against ebay protocol, but you'd be amazed how receptive people are if you ring them up and offer to come around with a wad of cash.
Ebay say its unethical because they get a percentage of the final sale if the sale goes through. They don't like missing out on their money. None of the vehicles I have put on ebay for sale actually were finalised on ebay. People would ring and ask to look and make an offer in person. I'd either say nay or yay and off they would or wouldn't go with the vehicle. I would cancel the add and continue on my merrier way paying the $18 dollars for right to place the add on ebay and then cancel it.
I've bought a truck and at least 3 bikes off eBay, nothing ever over $1000, and all have been as advertised. Nothing spetacular, but no outright lies either. Although the truck looked better in the pictures than it did in real life, but it was a 16 year old chevy truck with 200+K miles and from MN (salt everywhere in the winter). The additional rust didn't surprise me.
I bought my FJR off eBay. Got a great deal, the bike was exactly as described, and the seller was great. Picked me up the airport, let me crash at his house over night, took my on a riding tour of Minneapolis, really great. Plus I got to spend 4 days on my bike riding it back to BC. Like everyone else has said, check the feedback, ask your questions before hand, and know what you're looking for. My last purchase was a $1800 mountain bike, and again, no problems at all.
I just bought my GS off Ebay here in Aus. The bloke I bought it from was fantastic, told me all the mods he did and why also was very blunt about how the front fairing had a crack (which was plastically welded). Couldn't have asked for a better deal really 09 12500kms with factory warranty left for $4800.
I couldn't find anything near this price anywhere else. Bargain!
K8
I bought my last 81 GS1100 off ebay.
The guy was close enough so I could go look at it with cash in pocket, got a good deal.
Long distance stuff ......?????
I'd try to get a fellow forum member from the area to check it out first.
I buy and sell everything on ebay.
I sell playstation controllers mostly and some belt clips that are big in the costuming community that i found on the cheap and bought in bulk.
I buy on ebay as often as i sell.
Got a go pro hdhero2 for $300 express shipped from the US ($100 less than retail)
bought accessories for it like lcd bacpac. saved about 50%
bought rim stickers for my bike (cost next to nothing)
i buy watches, clothing, electronics and even toys all of ebay. i find it is the cheapest place to do so for MOST things and i do research all prices first.
I even buy from people with low/no feedback and ive never been burned once.
Just this week a guy was selling a gs500f front fairing with headlight etc. i didnt want that but i sent him a message about what else he had from that bike. ended up getting levers (mine are bent) bar ends and a new instrument cluster for $30. schweet.
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of i forgot to mention. my mate got a ducati 998 with tons of performance mods and only 4500 kms on the clock for just over $10000 from ebay. The guy selling it was divorcing his wife and needed money fast for legal bills.
had a friend buy two vehicles on egay. a 2002 mercedes s500 and a 2006 maserati gransport. both of which had opt out clauses. a must i insist when dealing with motorvehicles. if you cant see them prepurchase. both of his vehicles turned out to be perfect. the mas. is stunning hte merc. was a gem as well. was sent with temp tags in window so he could evaluate them if all was good paperwork comes thru. if not he calls and they pick up.
I have boughten tons of things off eBay and never had any issues. The largest purchase was $500. Before I but I check the sellers reviews and ratings. I only buy from ebay "stores" under the buy it now function.
I have bought and sold cars, boats and bikes on ebay without any issues :thumb: Always read the feedback and dont buy from someone that wont give you an address to view the item.
My Friend buy a bike from eBay last year and he has no problem with it and it is working properly .I think it is best to buy from eBay. :)
Not about buying....selling.
I believe most people are incredibly trustworthy but I also hold to the old "if it's too good to be true..."
I've sold two motorcycles on Ebay. One I shipped from ATL to Miami, (Allied does an *excellent* job BTW!) buyer asked very few questions, seemed almost *too* eager to buy. I looked at his feedback history he had purchased *many* motorcycles in the previous year on Ebay, all metric cruisers, and tons of other things. Apparently he was buying goods and shipping them to S. America, not a problem for me his Paypal went through like poop out of a goose!
Downside? None!
2nd bike, fellow from middle GA bought, arrived with a trailer, I let him test-ride it, answered every conceivable question (and then some) Paid cash. A year later he rode it to Alaska and had MANY problems with the bike...it happens! He still has it though, must be something he likes about it he got a heck of a deal!
Personally I would not buy a bike on Ebay unless I could look at it in person and take a test ride. Not a matter of trust, pictures can only tell so much.
As far as scams go, in general, Always, look for obvious stuff like NO activity on sellers account for a long period of time then all of a sudden there's one or more "big ticket" items at "too good to be true" prices. Account likely has been hacked! Hey, it DOES happen! Don't know if PayPal protects against that, it would be worth finding out.
Buyer feedback is indispensable in weeding out the bad guys.
As far as parts and accessories goes I have found some tremendous deals on Ebay Motors with a bit of determined shopping. I got a matching set of brand new Michelin "Pilot Activ" tires for the GS (from two different sellers) for under $100 delivered! Lovely tires, the 110/80-17 on the front does exactly what I wanted it to do, get rid of the "twitchiness"....much more stable and planted now, yet still very responsive in curves, plus the PO had severely damaged the bead (and the inside rim) on the crappy Shinko tire he mounted. Had I known it was that bad I would have never ridden it. Ok, I know, tangents, sorry! :-)
Also, it is amazing how often people will list their stuff in the wrong category...."think outside of the box" Ebay's search engine will not always drill down through enough layers and it will not produce hits on misspellings!
Not meaning to sound like a "know it all", I don't!
Good Luck!
-OT-
Figured I would give this old thread a bump..
I got my Camaro off of ebay for $9k with no issues, I had a buddy try to buy a bike off of ebay and he fell for the escrow scam and lost a ton of money. That when that scam just started like in 2007 or so..
Should I unsticky this thread?
If people are not aware of scams these days, they won't read this.
Get rid of the sticky stuff. Clean it up. Wipe it down.
Unstickied. Thank you. :thumb: