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Craigslist Etiquette

Daviderandolph

Daviderandolph

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'78 XS 750, '04 Monster 620, BMW G650x Challenge
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David R.E.
EDIT::: I posted this out of frustration, but I honestly can't blame the guy. He had good reasons and was truly a very respectable person. I wish I could take this down because there's no further value from it, just a story, and one that it sounds like many have been through. I am back on the Hunt!! :) Read, enjoy, sympathize, but know that the person in question doesn't deserve any negativity.

So I have been in contact with the owner of a Beautiful SV650. I was ready to purchase it last Thursday but in that instance it would have left him without a ride home from work. So we had agreed to meet Tomorrow and I would purchase the bike then where by he wouldn't be left stranded...

I received an email this morning informing me that the bike had been sold to his brother..

Should I be extremely upset? Because I am. I asked him if there was anyone else looking at the bike, he said there was not, after we had agreed to meet he removed the posting, and he tells me The Day Before that he sold it to someone else. Albeit to his brother.. but still. IMHO this violates any notion of craigslist etiquette. Sure he has the freedom to do what ever he wants with his property and to sell it to whomever he chooses and that's fine. But shouldn't he have let me know sooner or have waited another day to at least give me the chance??

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I wish him and his brother the best but I still feel completely disregarded.


EDIT:: He made the right choice, family first. It's just tough to be on the wrong end of it. I just had to vent for a moment before restarting my search for another bike!! :)
 
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I was gonna say no big deal until I saw how beautiful the bike is. Damn, major bummer I see why you are mad

If I were in his shoes and had a bike about to be sold and my brother said he wanted to buy it I would let it go to my brother also. Maybe he told you as soon as he knew his brother wanted it?
 
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Kind of a dbag move, esp if he said no one else was interested in it.
Sorry to hear that, but at least he let you know it was sold, I rented a car and drove out to Fairfield where I had per-arranged a meeting with a guy to buy a wheel, and he never called/texted and left me hanging for an hour before I took off.

Criagslist dickbags are dickbags.
 
craigslist=no etiquette
I've bought and sold cars, boats, furniture, animals and even an airplane and there is no etiquette. Expect the worst and be happy when it turns out OK. It ain't BARF.
 
And you're not out anything. So you didn't get the deal of the century, his brother did.
 
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That is a major bummer....sweet looking bike.

Offer his brother $200 more
 
OP, it's a shame you missed out on a bike you seem to really have wanted. That's a real bummer. However, it's been my experience that if I really want a motorcycle, I believe in dropping everything and doing all I can to make sure I take ownership of it immediately. In fact, I've been on the receiving end of the same.

When I posted the last Speed Triple I owned for sale, an interested buyer was eager to see it. Problem was that it was a Monday, and I rode the bike to work. That didn't stop the buyer from meeting me at my place of work, and look at the bike. After he viewed it, he said he wanted to buy it. I told him that's great, but how am I going to get home? He said that if I was willing to ride it to his place after I get off from work, he would drive me home.

Long story short, I didn't come home on the bike that night.
 
banshee01 said:
I was gonna say no big deal until I saw how beautiful the bike is. Damn, major bummer I see why you are mad

If I were in his shoes and had a bike about to be sold and my brother said he wanted to buy it I would let it go to my brother also. Maybe he told you as soon as he knew his brother wanted it?
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I had an hour long conversation with him about the bike and everything he did to it. Second owner, Never been down, 12k miles. He bought the bike stock and did all the upgrades himself (several decades of experience). Brembo masterx SVracing calipers, steel braded lines, progressive fork springs, zx10 rear, corbin seat, aztec8 duel lights, buell flyscreen + custom powdercoated brackets, fender eliminator, shortened indicators, Buell offset pegs, superbike bars, barend mirrors, and weights, two brothers exhaust.... and all the stock parts included. (why I wanted to buy the bike on Monday from his home rather then last Thursday from his work)

I respect that it was his brother that he sold it to, that forgives the situation. But still :thumbdown
 
Spec-ECU said:
OP, it's a shame you missed out on a bike you seem to really have wanted. That's a real bummer. However, it's been my experience that if I really want a motorcycle, I believe in dropping everything and doing all I can to make sure I take ownership of it immediately. In fact, I've been on the receiving end of the same.

When I posted the last Speed Triple I owned for sale, an interested buyer was eager to see it. Problem was that it was a Monday, and I rode the bike to work. That didn't stop the buyer from meeting me at my place of work, and look at the bike. After he viewed it, he said he wanted to buy it. I told him that's great, but how am I going to get home? He said that if I was willing to ride it to his place after I get off from work, he would drive me home.

Long story short, I didn't come home on the bike that night.
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Coulda Shoulda Woulda.. :) I'll know next time. I was trying to be considerate.. but maybe it's better to be direct.
 
When dealing with buying things, the early bird always gets the worm. You should have bought it as soon as it was listed. I've bought many bikes and cars and the first to show up with the cash usually closes the deal.
 
just like a couple of the prev guys have said, be prepared to drop everything and go. sometimes that means having the cash ready (instead of having to go to the bank on a sunday, for instance). if it's not super far away, often times finding out more info in person might give you the edge especially if you've been doing your research!

best of luck finding the right bike - there will always be another "perfect bike"
 
Yea craigslist can be a crap shoot, I've offered people their asking price for stuff and set up a meet time and then have them completely flake out and dodge my texts.
 
That's craigslist for ya. My friend was going to pick up a trailer an hour away. Was paying full price and on his way, and called before he left to verify. The guy calls him 40 minutes into the trip and says he sold it to another guy for $100 less.

What can you do... find another one.
 
Kind of a dick move, especially with a such a pretty bike. That would hurt to lose.
 
I have met two really nice people from CL this past week while trying to sell stuff.

One guy came to look at my bike, I told him not to buy it because I wanted to go riding with him; then we drank a bunch of beers and listened to the ball game. I made a new friend.

I just got back from another persons house I met on CL while renting my rooms out; there's some nice people on CL.

Just don't sweat the small stuff man.. this is small stuff.
 
Ironbutt said:
I have met two really nice people from CL this past week while trying to sell stuff.

One guy came to look at my bike, I told him not to buy it because I wanted to go riding with him; then we drank a bunch of beers and listened to the ball game. I made a new friend.

I just got back from another persons house I met on CL while renting my rooms out; there's some nice people on CL.

Just don't sweat the small stuff man.. this is small stuff.
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The gentleman this post is in reference to is also a very nice person. I hold nothing against him and I respect his decision. It was just really painful to wake up to that email.

I was venting, and now I wish I could delete the post. It doesn't need to still be up.
 
I've had a member of this forum sell a bike out from under me as I drove from SF to SJ to see it.

CL is sharks and thieves, good deals to be had but trust nothing until cash is changing hands.
 
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