Comments on: On buying used motorcycles http://www.rebelpacket.net/2009/10/23/on-buying-used-motorcycles/ Motorcycle misadventures, web programming and life in the big sky. Fri, 07 May 2010 16:14:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Glenn http://www.rebelpacket.net/2009/10/23/on-buying-used-motorcycles/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Glenn Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:10:11 +0000 http://www.rebelpacket.net/?p=113#comment-27 Nice write up Alex! Sorry to hear things didn't go great for you Steve, but the information you provided will surely better prepare me for my next bike purchase. Nice write up Alex!

Sorry to hear things didn’t go great for you Steve, but the information you provided will surely better prepare me for my next bike purchase.

]]> By: Steve Munro http://www.rebelpacket.net/2009/10/23/on-buying-used-motorcycles/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Steve Munro Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:12:31 +0000 http://www.rebelpacket.net/?p=113#comment-8 Alex is right on all points. But, if you're going to play on eBay, you have to accept the fact that the odds are you're going to get in front of some sketchy deals. I made two key mistakes on this one: Not asking for full-sized images of the machine that I could study closely and not setting up a phone call with the seller. I guess with five good bike transactions though eBay over the last 10 years, I got sloppy. In the end - because I enjoy being in the shop and have the skill to make things right, the transaction worked out OK - but it served as a wake-up call for future bike acquisitions on eBay. Alex is right on all points. But, if you’re going to play on eBay, you have to accept the fact that the odds are you’re going to get in front of some sketchy deals. I made two key mistakes on this one: Not asking for full-sized images of the machine that I could study closely and not setting up a phone call with the seller. I guess with five good bike transactions though eBay over the last 10 years, I got sloppy. In the end – because I enjoy being in the shop and have the skill to make things right, the transaction worked out OK – but it served as a wake-up call for future bike acquisitions on eBay.

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