Pissed... when you sell to a dealer...

[Blunet600]

Sold my R6 not too long ago. Bought it for £3100. Sold it to a guy on eBay, who turned out to be a dealer. Nice guy mind. Anyway I knew the company he worked for so had a little nose on their website.
I sold my bike for £2,850 to him/dealer.
This is my very bike. Listed by the dealer. I feel sick.... :-/
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[Fisty]

You got you wanted for it, he will never get what he wants for it. Forget it, get on with life.
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[clancy]

He will never sell it for that so don't beat yourself up. You got what you wanted, he's dreaming
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KLX 300r

[drzsta]

Anybody who pays anywhere near the asking price is a complete cock.

[Eddie Hitler]

It's his bike, not sure why you feel sick. Good luck to him.

[Nexus Icon]

There's a dealer near me offering a bike identical to mine and the same vintage to the very month for £65 more than I paid new, three years ago. Whoever part-exchanged it in must be thinking, "WTF...?"
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[Commuter_Tim]

[speedy]

dealers can offer warrenty and peace of mind that a private seller cant, alot of people prefer to buy from a dealer so as not to get stung by a bike with hidden issues.
even if some dealers are con artists

[-Matt-]

Looks overpriced. I wouldnt give it much thought. Okay he may get that eventually as hes a 'trusty dealer' when someone wanting a 'checked bike with warranty-x' comes along and pays more for something they could get identical for much less privately. By the time you sold it for that price as a private seller if you ever did you'd probably have to start renewing tax/mot/bike depreciated after years of overpriced attempts to sell it not worth the hassle.

[DottyDuck]

Ouch end of the day, it is done now I know it is easier said than done but forget about it! otherwise it will eat you up.
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[covent.gardens]

[arry]

You sold it for what you were comfortable selling it for. You received that cash. End of responsibility towards the bike.

What he has it advertised for is irrelevant. If you wanted more for it, you should have held out for it.

Further still, a buyer comes to you on a private sale and buys your bike and the engine lunches itself 1000 miles later = buyer's problem. Buyer buys same bike from your new seller and it lunches itself in same time-scale = sellers problem. Has to build at least a provision for that.

[clancy]

I'd say a bike at a dealer is worth £3/400 more than if it was private, not £1000
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KLX 300r

[speedy]

its what all dealers do an have always done he will have to cover his overheads, plan for any damage while bike is under some sort of warranty and then make his profit
when have you ever part exchanged or sold a vehicle to a dealer and they turn around and just chuck a few hundred on top and try resell?
the bike will be costing him money in shop space or garage space to store hell have probably thrown at least an hour on checking over the bike etc etc then there's the chance once sold the bike comes back in under the warranty that he needs to cover his ass on, id imagine there's some major costs he needs to recuperate and they probably wont come from 3-400 turnaround on a bike which will likely sit there for at least a month
as long as the op got what he wanted, as soon he found out it was a dealer he should have know the bike is going to be put back up for sale for more than he sold it for, don't let it bother you, its a business and you accepted his offer so got what you thought the bike was worth

[defblade]

Don't forget, he'll have to pay VAT out of that, too.
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[arry]

[Motorhate]

Anyone who uses the word "pissed" to mean they are angry and not intoxicated deservers everything they get.

Have a nice day y'all
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[JP7]

[Baffler186]

this is normal.....if they are a good dealer then they will service it, MOT it, and stick 3 months warranty on it, and still get knocked down on the asking price, so yes they have to take all that into account when putting on the price tag, and of course still make a profit.

My purchase was a prime example - I knocked them down £300 off the asking price, they then serviced and mOTd it, and had to fit a new rear tyre. Then i took it back and they fitted a new starter relay (under warranty). Now I've taken it back again for a new throttle position sensor (again under warranty). So all in all, they've already "lost" £400 off that inflated asking price.
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[Jayy]

I sold my ZX10R to a dealer for £2,300 a few weeks back. I wanted £2,500 but he knocked me down on a few issues (cracked front mud guard) and a few scuffs, even threw in a Racefit Super Slash and all the extras.

He's put it up a £3,495, which after a few repairs, he will probably make a standard £1,000 on it.

https://www.shorrocks.co.uk/used-motorcycles/used-motorcycles/2004-04-reg-kawasaki-zx1000-c1h

[Skudd]

What really would make you sick is if you gave a perfectly good Africa Twin that just needed the brakes servicing and a good clean to your newly passed test 17 year old nephew for free and he gets it stolen because the dick can't be arsed to lock it up properly because it is on his driveway. Then you realise that Africa Twins are sort after and hold their price, even for a bike that needs a bit of TLC.

Now that would make you sick............................. I fucking know.
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[MaybeGuy]

You did pretty damn good to get that much for it in a private sale, especially considering what it is.
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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

[G]

Remember the dealer has business rates, has to provide warranty backup, pay a range of taxes on the profits, spend a lot more time with time wasters and tyre kickers... and still be able to "make a living" out of it.

[YZFR1-Dave]

could buy a 2co for that price lol
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