So Your Selling Your bike
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09-07-2007, 11:46 PM
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RE: So Your Selling Your bike
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As a prospective buyer of a used bike, I'd be fine with giving a guy my DL and a cash deposit to hold while I test rode. I don't think $1k would be unreasonable, and if I really liked the particular bike and was likely to buy it, the full sale price. But then again, I am a trusting and trustworthy type. Plus, I'd be parking a pretty expensive car in the driveway while I was off on the bike. No way I'd be leaving a $45k car for a $7k bike.
I might also show up with a sales agreement for the machine, and a written agreement re: deposit and test ride. Three guesses as to what I do for a living.
As a prospective buyer of a used bike, I'd be fine with giving a guy my DL and a cash deposit to hold while I test rode. I don't think $1k would be unreasonable, and if I really liked the particular bike and was likely to buy it, the full sale price. But then again, I am a trusting and trustworthy type. Plus, I'd be parking a pretty expensive car in the driveway while I was off on the bike. No way I'd be leaving a $45k car for a $7k bike.
I might also show up with a sales agreement for the machine, and a written agreement re: deposit and test ride. Three guesses as to what I do for a living.
#13
09-08-2007, 12:24 AM
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RE: So Your Selling Your bike
it's really all up to you, you could let him test ride it, but he might fudge up something on the bike and leave you with something not running. get a deposit, and arrange to meet in some parking lot or area where he can't just take off with it, he should be in plain sight of you during the test ride.
you also gotta have all the paperwork ready to sign over and all that.
you also gotta have all the paperwork ready to sign over and all that.
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