Sounds dodgy - what do you think? - SV650.org

06-01-11, 05:06 PM

I saw this bike for sale and made an enquiry with the seller about mileage, previous owners etc.

http://gloucester.gumtree.com/glouce.../66777798.html

Leaving aside the dodgyness of putting carbon-bloody-fibre on a Thruxton, his reply has worried me:

Quote:

Hi, the bike is still for sale and it has done 4000 miles. It was
used only by me and I took care personally of it, I washed it
meticulously after every ride and I changed the oil periodically.
It`s HPI clear and will come with a full up to date Service History,
Owner?s Manual, Log book and with two sets of keys. By the way, it is
now stored in Scotland with a shipping company and if you were to buy
it, an agent would have to deliver it at your location.

2K is suspiciously cheap for a bike with only 4000 miles, but it was advertised yesterday as being in Gloucestershire and is now in Scotland with a shipping company. I'm starting to think Scam. Should I touch this with a bargepole?

andrewsmith · 06-01-11, 05:12 PM

is stored in Aberdeen by any chance?

Edit: ring the plod this guy is a serial scammer. Inform Gumtree that the guy is a scammer

munkygunn182 · 06-01-11, 05:23 PM

Is this another Tolsage job? Wouldn't even sniff at it!

andrewsmith · 06-01-11, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munkygunn182

Is this another Tolsage job? Wouldn't even sniff at it!

Sounds like it!

maviczap · 06-01-11, 05:34 PM

Pound says it is a Tolsage scam

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...ht=mini+digger

06-01-11, 06:04 PM

Type into google

"it is now stored in Scotland with a shipping company and if you were to buy it, an agent would have to deliver it at your location"

This guy is raking it in.

06-01-11, 06:21 PM

Thanks guys. It looks too much like a scam to touch. There's plenty of decent bikes about at good prices, without bothering with this.

06-01-11, 07:32 PM

Yeah phil 24_7 had the same guy but with some machinery or a digger or something...

keith_d · 06-01-11, 07:45 PM

I've seen a similar scam with a camera. It all went very quiet when I replied, "I've got plenty of air miles. It will be no trouble to fly up to Dyce and collect in person."

Keith.

Biker Biggles · 06-01-11, 08:44 PM

Leave well alone.Even the pics look like they were taken in warmer times.

06-01-11, 05:12 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? is stored in Aberdeen by any chance? Edit: ring the plod this guy is a serial scammer. Inform Gumtree that the guy is a scammer __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi Last edited by andrewsmith; 06-01-11 at 05:13 PM.

06-01-11, 05:23 PM	#3
munkygunn182 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Paisley Posts: 330	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? Is this another Tolsage job? Wouldn't even sniff at it! __________________ 2014 Triumph Explorer 1997 Honda VTR1000 - project bike - now working!

06-01-11, 05:34 PM	#5
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,096	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? Pound says it is a Tolsage scam http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...ht=mini+digger __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

06-01-11, 06:04 PM	#6
B1k3R Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? Type into google "it is now stored in Scotland with a shipping company and if you were to buy it, an agent would have to deliver it at your location" This guy is raking it in.

06-01-11, 06:21 PM	#7
wyrdness Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? Thanks guys. It looks too much like a scam to touch. There's plenty of decent bikes about at good prices, without bothering with this.

06-01-11, 07:32 PM	#8
Sally Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? Yeah phil 24_7 had the same guy but with some machinery or a digger or something...

06-01-11, 07:45 PM	#9
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? I've seen a similar scam with a camera. It all went very quiet when I replied, "I've got plenty of air miles. It will be no trouble to fly up to Dyce and collect in person." Keith.

06-01-11, 08:44 PM	#10
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,069	Re: Sounds dodgy - what do you think? Leave well alone.Even the pics look like they were taken in warmer times. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

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