Selling bikes

True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Karma :

I'm trying to sell my bike at the moment and I keep getting phone calls from companies like www.premiersearchuk.co.uk

I'm not really into the idea of these companies. I was wondering if anyone had ever used them?

It seems a bit dodgy to me, someone phoning you to say they can sell your bike for you and asking you to pay them 80 quid there and then over the phone Confused

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Basically tell them to Middle Finger

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Or you could argue with them for a bit for some fun: as it's such a good deal, why don't they personally put forward the money and you'll promise to pay them personally a hundred quid... so they them selves are also making on it.

Also beware of people from abroad with dodgy cheques etc... never let your bike go before you have cleared funds.

True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Karma :

Yeah I basically told them to fuck off. The fifth time one of them phoned me I went ballistic at them Evil or Very Mad

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Bloody nuisance.

Somebody must be using this service though.
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jayaraj158 · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Karma :

you should probably check for their worthiness and then only ask them to Middle Finger

because you will never know on whom you are turning your ass on Razz

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hunter123 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Karma :

I placed an ad with them about a month ago, at first i was very wary of paying the £79.99 fee, but i decided to give it a go.
I must confess i was pleasantly surprised by the response, and unlike other companies they never pestered me. I guess sometimes in life it either works for you or it doesn't.
All i know is that i had my bike in the mcn and biketrader and i never had one call.
Premiersearch did it for me. Cool

needa400 · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Karma :

Hmm that's funny!

hunter123 and dlnd both signed up on the 5th April. Then they both went on to sing the praises of premiersearch.co.uk.

What's up guys, you on commission or something?
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True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Karma :

They obviously think we are idiots Laughing

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M1ke · Ped Boi Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Karma :

One of shauns friends fell for their scam and lost her 80 quid for nothing.

I suspect they get your phone number off either the loot website or adtrader as it happened to me (got a phone call off some foreign guy both on my mobile and house phone everyday.) Some of them are REALLY pushy as well saying things like 'we have a buyer waiting to buy your bike now, all we need is £80' One of them even called me names down the phone because I said no!

These sort of companies you should avoid like a dog shit on the pavement.

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needa400 · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Karma :

HAHA

Busted you scamming gits. Get real, honest jobs like the rest of us!

Needa
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Mrs Kickstart · Brolly Dolly Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

Given that on a rare Rolling Eyes

occasion we have been known to buy a bike or car and never used this type of service (or know people who do) then i always give them the Middle Finger

. Mind you we don't sell as often......

Regards
C

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

Your company ripped one of my friends at work off when she was trying to seel her car so please stop spamming this forum, just out of curiosity how much do they pay you to post this stuff?

True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Karma :

I find it a tad strange how everyone singing the praises of this mob have done so with their first post Thinking

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bikedudextrm · Traffic Copper Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Karma :

Â£80 thats a bump, why not just put it on ebay which is a lot cheaper and popular.

Just Middle Finger

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GOINGLOCO · L Plate Warrior Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Karma :

ebays no good, how can you sell a bike on ebay, you get a lot off messers

GOINGLOCO · L Plate Warrior Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Karma :

i advertised my bike with them and i paid Â£79.99, no response for 3 days then i had 4 calls on the same day. lovely.
I spoke to a person called andrea at premiersearchuk, she was a great help and i was allowed to use as many words as i like in the ad.
They phoned me up must have picked up my ad in mcn, but i didnt mind. it's not as if someone forced me to use them.
I am now advertising my car with them, so hopefully ill sell that too.

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

Quite easily, you list it then people bid on it and if you do get messed around you get to list it again for free! Thumbs Up

Seems like the better and cheaper option than paying a company Â£80 who won't even sell your bike for you just take your money.

bikedudextrm · Traffic Copper Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Karma :

And just make sure the people who are bidding on it have good feedback and cancel the bids by people who have negative or no feedback.

Well if your way is better how come you don't have many bikes on your site and ebay has hundreds.

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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

Going loco, down in acapulco! *sings*

Stick your bike on eBay True Blue, if you wait for a free listing day and put a really high reserve on it, you will get an almost free valuation of what the bike will go for.
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True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Karma :

Noggin · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Karma :

What I'd like to know, is if these scammers knows how many wheels a bike has, as they seem to just want to sell us rubbish "services" that just take our cash, instead of think about the bike.

Oh, and bikeman, just to wonder if you know what a bike is, what engine size is a CBR600, hmmm?

Laughing

Craig G(Noggin)

p.s. this could go to flame wars Razz

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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Noticeable how all the spammers have hidden their email addresses.

All the best

Keith
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Craig_ · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Karma :

Read the fights and flaming section, theres a post on them, personally i would NEVER pay Â£79.99 to sell my bike, Â£15.00 ad does the trick every time, advertise correctly, know what your talking about you shouldn't have a problem. But the main problem is muppets whos first questions are "how fast is it?!?!?".
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