the same thing happend to me at the ann arbor show, by a buddy of mine and a member here! it was a ct70 and the seller was calling me he was bringing it to the show for me and he was also calling my friend, well he got to it first so? thats just how it goes and no biggie there is alot more out there! its happened to the best of us!
I've lost out on a few things. I drove 2 hours one way to pick up a Hodaka Bonanza and the guy got a better offer while I was driving and quit anbswering his phone by the time I got there. I waited around for an hour tring to keep calling before I decided I got chumped. 5 hours and a LOT of gas wasted in my 9.5 MPG Chevy 4x4 that night
Got chumped on a Mickey Bike that I thought I had a deal on as well. Drove 2 ours round trip on that one...and the worse part is that the guy had been to my shop the week before when I sold him a GTO hood...and he saw all the classic cars and minibikes then. Seems he should have known I was serious. Can't wait until he needs to do the 2 hour drive on another Pontiac part
I've actually offered people extra money to hold things for me though. Got a guy to hold my Steens Lil Pal for several days. But then again he may never have even gotten another call for all I know. It is rough as hell and I didn't even recognize it for what it was until I looked at it a few times.
Got chumped on a Mickey Bike that I thought I had a deal on as well. Drove 2 ours round trip on that one...and the worse part is that the guy had been to my shop the week before when I sold him a GTO hood...and he saw all the classic cars and minibikes then. Seems he should have known I was serious. Can't wait until he needs to do the 2 hour drive on another Pontiac part
I've actually offered people extra money to hold things for me though. Got a guy to hold my Steens Lil Pal for several days. But then again he may never have even gotten another call for all I know. It is rough as hell and I didn't even recognize it for what it was until I looked at it a few times.
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On the other side of the coin I tried to buy a gun safe off craigslist last week, and they kept telling me that someone was coming to pick it up that night. It was so refreshing to hear that that I didn't even try to offer more. Probably the only guy in the world to do that.
But then again I can't blame a person to take the cash when they can....
But then again I can't blame a person to take the cash when they can....
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that's how I got my Arco on craigslist. the seller said that someone wanted it a was going to come and pick it up. I asked him if I can have it if I got there first, he said the first one to put the cash in his hand gets it. Well the old fat guy did some fast driving, put the bike in the truck and got the hell out of there before anyone else showed up. And drove home with a nice roller for 50 bucks. The seller just wants the item gone and money in his hand most will take a sure sell rather then wait on a guy that might not show up.
I think I explained that it's a little different here. On craigslist and anywhere else in the world where the 2 parties didn't know each other beforehand and don't plan to hang out afterwards then there is no expectations. If a deposit is taken then that's crummy, but just because I saw something on craigslist doesn't mean I expect them to hold it. I've lost out on some deals myself like I stated earlier, but I still don't expect strangers to have any kind of honor towards me.
But I expect that you know that and are just trolling as usual. Do you troll craigslist too?
But I expect that you know that and are just trolling as usual. Do you troll craigslist too?
I used to try and by mini's on CL.i would even check all the surounding areas. i would even use my phone and check them a few times an hour. I gave up after a few deals like this one it also seems like there are alot of people watching them here in socal. my last experince i had found a fairly rare mini. guy was asking 200 i told him it was worth more to me and i would feel bad so i offerd him 250 he said wow great come get it the mini was about 30 mins aways so i hopped in the car and drove to get it. i get about half way there and he calls me to say that some else called and offerd him more and he was now accepting bids I said f that and went home two days later it was listed on ebay by the guy who bought it. funny thing is he only ended up getting 300 bucks turns out the mini was in worse shape then the guy had lett on.
I'm not sure what you mean by the term trolling. I don't buy off craigslist either. I do know about honesty,integrity and honoring your word. Principles and guidelines I try to live by,regardless of the profit margin.If your a business man that lacks ethics, your not going to be in business very long. But hey,what do I know, I'm just a stranger trolling..
Shows like pawn stars American pickers don't help either people see them going for crazy prices (which are usually crazy inflated) so instead of putting them on CL they throw them on eBay. Not a big deal it's our economy works iv just noticed fewer old minis on CL since those shows came on.
On another note those bars look more like the older go kart cycle bars my flexo has taller handle bars. The go kart cycle green horn and big bear scrambler had shorter bars like those
On another note those bars look more like the older go kart cycle bars my flexo has taller handle bars. The go kart cycle green horn and big bear scrambler had shorter bars like those