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| *Vultures Knob>>>Street Bike |
Could this be a scam? |
my 21 yr old son is looking to buy a used motorcycle so i'm trying to help. i contacted this person who has an add running in our local area with a bike for sale. he said to make this deal 100% safe, the money goes to a third party, he'll ship the bike, have 2 days to test drive and decide if he wants to buy it. if so, the money goes from 3rd party to him, the bike stays with us. if we dont want it, he'll pay to have it shipped back. the catch is it's a very nice street bike with very low mileage for only $2,700.00. can this be too good to be true? is it possible for him to get loads of $ from people and sell nothing? how would the 3rd party thing work? To be entirely honest I have never heard of any 3rd party system for buying something. If the person wishes to sell a product generally (the obvious) money goes directly to him. Now, especially on a motorcycle, for you to give someone money and then ride the bike around for 2 days to see if you like it? I'm not sure about any other state but in MA it is like pulling teeth to let a dealer even let you take a bike out around the lot to see what it is like. I've not known anyone to let a 'newbie' (which I am as well) rider just take the bike for a few days. With a car it is a little different -- bikes have a much higher tendancy to tip over (especially if your new). Quite often any slight tippage of the bike can cause hundreds of dollars worth of damage to the plastic fairings (or even scuffed engine parts on a cruiser bike). I would be very leary of any offerings that sounded like that. He'll ship the bike and if you don't like it he'll ship it back? -- so for a $2,700 bike he's willing to possibly be out a few hundred bucks in shipping if you should not like it -- and presumably he'll do this for not just you but for anyone who wants to 'try it out'-- yeah, thats a red flag right there, sorry. Not to mention the legalities of registering a bike for the road etc. My personal opinion -- avoid this offer. SCAM! Dont do it...I saw a tv special on NBC were they did the same thing with 3rd parties! Dont give them any money That definitely sounds shady. If it's too good to be true,it usually is. I think it's a scam. Don't give them any money! Go directly to a bike dealer/lot. There shouldn't be any third party involved. The process should be about the same as buying a car would. Anything else is a SCAM. yes. it sounds too good to be true it usually is. this 3rd party thing is the most common ways people are taking your money, cashing your western union or check, and can even steal your identity. Allows follow your gut instints, that why we have them. Okay mamma? you will find another bike, maybe at a shop that offers payment plan. the good news, not to worry, it's not the only bike. i wish u the best of luck, and invest in a good helmet!! brother in law scammed on a "dream car" with 3rd party, it was a "classic" car, he even flew to visit it, and it didn't exist, it took him over a year to get his money back test drive the bike, transfer title to you and the seller gets the money. There is no reason for third party. I wouldn't trust seller. Scam. Call the police. Really! The third party is his partner. |
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