Help buying a bike long distance

[jontifosi]

Hi
I've found a bike at the other end of the country.

The owner is on the oil rigs.
What's the best way to proceed with sale and money transfer (it's not on ebay and it's a private sale)

[The Shaggy D.A.]

The bike would have to be something special to have that large a round trip. How certain are you it's the bike you want?

Take cash, train up, ride back. Ask him if he's willing to knock off the price of a return train ticket. If you go up and find it's a dog, at least you've got a ride home.
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[kawakid]

Post on here and ask someone in the local area to go and have a look. Ask them to check it out and to take lots and lots of pictures on maximum camera resolution from all angles. Bung em £20 via paypal for doing so.

That way they get £20 , you get the bike your interested in checked out and you get lots and lots of high res pictures so you can be sure.

Your still going to have to go up to get it, but you should be happier.

When I sold my last bike, I must have sent potential buyers 20-30 high res pictures from all angles. Its the fairest way of doing business.
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I've a twin and a 4.

[MaybeGuy]

troll
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[OssY]

unless the bike is one of only a couple surely there is another bike exactly the same or better a bit closer... Where in the country is this bike out of interest?

[Darth]

Other end of the country, oilrigs...if it is localish to Aberdeen i dont mind going and having a look for you armed with my camera? I asked someone from here to go and look at a bike for me when i was last shopping so can pass on the good karma!
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Harold_Shand wrote: I suppose it's like anything, you get your fingers burned when you start out, you learn from it and eventually become a complete arsehole about the whole thing.

[Jamie S]

Let me guess its a Triumph thruxton/bonnie/scrambler?

[OssY]

Wat makes you say that???

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[Jamie S]