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Run you are being scammed, next they will tell you that they will send a truck before your check clears and after the bike is gone your bank will tell you the check is no good, my bank takes 2 to 4 weeks to clear, ask for their check numbers so your bank can check it out. The only ones I deal with is on this forum after we have talked a bit. YMMV, keep your insurance up to date after the sell just in case
I put a bike up for sale (the Honda) on CL and within a few hours have a buyer willing to pay asking price sight unseen (except for CL ad pics). Bike is priced fairly..but not a blue light special. Payment is by check (which I prefer). Buyer email addresses don't look spammy. Other than making damn sure the bank agrees the check is good...am I missing something that I'll regret later? This is going way more easily than I expected....which makes me nervous!!
Agreed, the atypical online scam.The last time I ran across one of these, I had contacted a CL listing for a boat. Seller wanted me to send a money order for payment, and he would ship the 17’ sailboat, right to my house. He would cover all shipping cost.I told him that my nephew, a state Leo, lived just a few miles from his town, and he will check out the condition of the boat, and make a cash payment for it. He ignored my email, again insisting that I send a check ASAP. Never heard from him again.Here is a typical CL scam. This is posted on multiple craigslist sites throughout the country.The images were stolen from a EBay listing.https://delaware.craigslist.org/mpo/d/wilmington-1991-honda-vfr-bike/7367866573.html
Stop payments can be made on cashier's checks. I also don't like people coming to my house, casing it for what they may want to steal later, so if you are paying cash we meet at my bank, if you are paying by check we meet at your bank.
My Van Van purchase was interesting. I saw the add on Craigslist up in Indiana. Contacted the seller who hadn't cleared the title yet. He was coming my way for business so we decided that he would bring me the bike and a bill of sale and I would pay him half the money. He demonstrated that it was his bike by showing me his drivers license and registration.Then when he mailed me the Title and I was able to successfully transfer it to my name, I paypal'd him the rest of the funds "friends and family".So, we had mutual trust / distrust involved in the transaction. We met at my house so he could see I was legit.
This is an example of probably the best scenario in which to purchase a used vehicle/bike from an individual. I will not do any business dealings using texted communications, my first requirement is the seller MUST TALK TO ME BY PHONE FIRST, then the dealing can begin.
Dan,Very much agree with your sentiment, however the trust/ relationship factor that twowheeladdict describes, is pretty rare today. In my experience, sellers and buyers are too impatient these days to invest time in a transaction. Just my 2 cents.