selling a bike .

[stuartt]

i'm selling my rocket , its advertised here & on gumtree .

so far 2 people have said they want to communicate by email & pay by paypal as they don't have online baking . both i'm sure are con men .

just there someone else emailed me from france asking for more pictures & asking if i can send the bike to france .

i had a look at the prices of rockets & i think mine is about the cheapest in Britain , surely it would be cheaper to buy a rocket in france & avoid shipping costs ?

[Az]

It may be a scam, as if they send the money via paypal they can claim for the money back and say they never received the bike. Paypal will always side with the buyer.

If they can't use online banking they can still go into there local bank and send money to you that way or use a company such as western union.

Also, who buys a bike without looking at it first? Sounds a tad fishy to me.

[stuartt]

if i was spending a load of cash on a bike i'd def want to see & hear it first .

if someone wants to transfer money is it really a good idea to give a stranger your sort code & account number ?

[Az]

[wr6133]

[stuartt]

thanks for the reply's , i'll just accept a bank transfer or cash , either way i'll keep the bike till i have the cash in my hand .

[Ste]

The Paypal buyers will be scammers with stolen PayPal accounts, the money will get refunded to the account owner and you'll have no bike and no money.

People wanting to buy your bike unseen and paying with bank transfer will be scammers with stolen online banking login details.

Fuck sending it abroad, cash on collection is good and where they take the bike is then nothing to do with you.

Cash is king.

[gavbriggs]

Send em a picture of my nads, do only cash on collection. There's no way that they only have paypal and no bank services. You need a bank account to enable paypal and it is online banking!

My worry is that you have had to ask the question. Please be careful!

[stuartt]

it'll be cash on collection if anyone wants it !

[suburban myth]

[Rogerborg]

£9K bikes and Gumtree buyers don't really go together. I'd get that on AutoTrader and eBay (as a classified!)
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[stuartt]

the guy from france never got back to me after i mentioned bank transfer

if it doesn't sell in the next week or 2 i'll stick it in autotrader .

[Rogerborg]

I detect a lot of "NO MORE TIME WASTERS!!!" in your future.
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[stuartt]

if someone pays by bank transfer can they claim it back ?

the guy who says he's from france says bank transfer is ok .

i emailed him " what about bank transfer " yesterday & he's just emailed me back saying "Ok but we will use dhl delivery "

what do you guys think ? it's not sitting well with me .

[Ste]

DHL delivery?

[stuartt]

it must be a con , who in there right mind would transfer 9k to a stranger i suppose .

[Northern Monkey]

If it feels wrong, it normally is wrong.

That feels like a massive scam. I'd avoid.

[stuartt]

it feels totally wrong , there was just a tiny bit of me thinking maybe he is ok

[Az]

As Ste said, I think cash on collection is best really. It's the safest way and your guaranteed the money. Unlike with all this online transfer malarky, it's not worth the risk mate, especially if it's a £9k bike.

You also said your bike is the cheapest Rocket in Britain, maybe it's worth getting a dealer to value your bike, they may give u a reasonable amount.

I got offered £900 for my bandit yesterday and I only paid £925 (admittedly £985 for it on the road) and it needs a new set of tyres now as well.

[stuartt]

my local triumph dealer said someone would be getting a bargain at 9k .

if i mind right theres quite a few for 10k or a bit more on autotrader yet 2 dealers offered me 7.5k , do they really need to make up to 2.5k profit on my bike plus about 1k profit of the bike i buy !

[clancy]

Not saying whether this is a con or not, hard to say without seeing all the details

However last year I sold my rvf for 2.5k, guy paid via bank transfer without seeing the bike and he sent a courier to collect. So its not unheard of
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[stuartt]

ok , thanks

[clancy]

Oh and not sure if it was answered but

I direct bank transfer to your account is irreversible. So he couldn't get the money back once it's in your account
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[Ste]

[Rogerborg]