When you sell something..

[SouthPaw]

If you're buying a used crotch rocket for $3k you're getting ripped off. Those things are a dime a dozen. $1500 max and if it's been wrecked and reassembled, $700 - $1000. There are too many good bikes out there to spend real money on junk.

It's a serious buyers market out there for used motorcycles.

I'd love to see what you are buying for $1500 for ANY motorcycle lol. They may be a dime a dozen but they sell like hot cakes around here. I've sold at least 15 of them.

[SouthPaw]

.Also I hate when people constantly answer every question by bumping their ad. If someone asks a question. You could send that person a pm. Then fix your ad. It would help if people would just add the proper info at the beginning.

Getting a tad off topic but I hate when people ask questions when they aren't really interested in said item..
-"What's the round count?"
-"Zero"
-"Ok thanks"
Were you generally interested in buying the item or just taking a survey? Let people who are actually interested in the item ask the questions they want answered.

Oh and can't forget the "Last bump before going back in the safe/Gunbroker!" - Two months later "btt."

[BlasterBob]

Recently sold our 2008 Toyota Tundra Crew Max LOADED. Had about 60,000 miles, absolutely immaculate and totally adult driven. Was sold in two days for $19,500 cash and buyer didn’t even test drive it drive it out of our driveway. I believe the buyer did get a bargain. Had spent all of it’s life in Trinidad so absolutley ZERO rust and a vehicle that age with no rust in Illinois (rust belt,of,the USA) is very rare.

[Great-Kazoo]

If you don't like the price Frugal or not, don't buy it.

I (personally) price stuff to sell, as those who donated to our relocation sale can attest.

However i do agree a vehicle with even 80K is not LIKE NEW. especially when you mention has salvage title

Same for the EXCELLENT condition low mileage (gun, truck, boat) only X rounds, miles etc on it. Then when asked tell me well maybe 2-3 mags fired from me. But not sure what the guy i got it from shot ..................


IF you're not the original owner it's not LOW MILEAGE. UNLESS it's in the box, spotless, minimal if any brass marks etc.



FWIW: it's not limited to CO. Like Elvis, it's everywhere. The up side of the local gun show i went to last weekend. NO beanie babies or beef jerky. The tables with PSA AR's for $800 Glocks for $600, no box 1 mag. Cash n Carry with no BGC means squat when you want $1-400 more for used than new.

[Ridge]

I mean, I don't see a lot of value in taking someone's virginity?

[Zundfolge]

The problem with used car "values" is that KBB is owned by AutoTrader (so they have incentive to inflate the value of vehicles since they facilitate a big chunk of the used market) and NADA is owned by JD Power (who also has incentive to inflate the value of their vehicles so they can sell advertising to car companies for more).

So the prices in the price guides have been massaged and don't really reflect the real market value of things (or worse, they have enough power to distort the market value).

[Little Dutch]

The problem with used car "values" is that KBB is owned by AutoTrader (so they have incentive to inflate the value of vehicles since they facilitate a big chunk of the used market) and NADA is owned by JD Power (who also has incentive to inflate the value of their vehicles so they can sell advertising to car companies for more).

So the prices in the price guides have been massaged and don't really reflect the real market value of things (or worse, they have enough power to distort the market value).

KBB is on crack. NADA is sometimes better, in my limited experience.

Blue book of gun values calls the importer of the firearms for the current value every year. They print whatever the importer thinks it should be. Very little of the blue book stuff is an exact science.

[Irving]

I don't think insurance companies have used KBB to value vehicles for at least ten years now. Not sure about NADA.

[ray1970]

I’ve been looking daily for about three months for a decent deal on another motorcycle. Zero luck so far. I have actually seen better prices on used bikes at local dealers than I have from individuals lately.

[CS1983]

While we are complaining, I'd like to thank ya'll as a forum for being cool about payment methods and such as I have experienced both as a seller and buyer here.

I've been spending more time on archerytalk lately to scour for good deals. Their forum exchange rules are quite strict and selling there is a pain because paypal has to be regular, not friends/family. A lot of guys are basically giving things away once paypal takes their cut, shipping is factored, and tire kickers have done their rounds.