Facebook marketplace

[Spare tyre]

I had a lad years ago getting stty because I wouldn’t take a Xbox, moped in PX for a saxo, 50% up front and the rest at x a month

Morons

[untakenname]

For some reason Facebook marketplace keeps now recommending me cars and parts from America despite my range being set at 50 miles.

Dog Star said:

I think FB is great ir awful depending what you are selling.

Victorian fire surround? Stack of slate tiles? Calligraphy pens. No problem - they’re not things chavs want.

Off road motorcycle - well any motorcycle? Audi? Mobile phone? You’re fked. Proper fked. And it’s not just on FB.

I’ve currently got two motorbikes to sell - one an enduro bike and the other a 1000cc sports bike. I’m currently stuck in a sort of paralysis as to what to do and how to sell them and where. I’m genuinely bricking it about the enduro bike - these things attract the wrong type worse than just about any other item you can sell, I reckon, and I’m simply asking for a stolen transit van full of feral rat boys to arrive at 2am and rob my garage for it.

That was the plot line for the first episode of the last season of 24 hours in Police custody.

[austinsmirk]

Yep and he went to prison after he ran them down when they tried to steal it.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Dog Star said:

I think FB is great ir awful depending what you are selling.

Victorian fire surround? Stack of slate tiles? Calligraphy pens. No problem - they’re not things chavs want.

Off road motorcycle - well any motorcycle? Audi? Mobile phone? You’re fked. Proper fked. And it’s not just on FB.

I’ve currently got two motorbikes to sell - one an enduro bike and the other a 1000cc sports bike. I’m currently stuck in a sort of paralysis as to what to do and how to sell them and where. I’m genuinely bricking it about the enduro bike - these things attract the wrong type worse than just about any other item you can sell, I reckon, and I’m simply asking for a stolen transit van full of feral rat boys to arrive at 2am and rob my garage for it.

In Somerset? Yarp!

[2gins]

Another one on motors. Ebay is not a lot better but it does at least have a petrol/diesel filter. On FB you have to look at every ad to work out if it's cheap because its extinct or if its salvage

[Dog Star]

Philvrs said:

I replied to your last post webuyanybike.com
Ive never used them, just curious if they operate like the car version.

Just out of interest I’ve webuyanybiked the R1 for a laugh.

Bear in mind that these fetch strong money nowadays - this one is totally original and in nice nick.

I’m expecting an offer of 1000 to 1500 tops. It wouldn’t give me an instant quote.



This at least will be easier than the enduro bike - I suspect I’ll suffer a burglary. I hate selling vehicles.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

You'd accept 1500? I'd have it!

[Condi]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

You'd accept 1500? I'd have it!

I'd pay him 1600, so get to the back of the line

[vikingaero]

Rob_125 said:

Unfortunate.

Do you stick them over her mouth to stop the moaning?

[kowalski655]

If you can't make a we,of all people, moan then there is something wrong with your technique!

[vikingaero]

kowalski655 said:

If you can't make a we,of all people, moan then there is something wrong with your technique!

Easiest way to make a we moan is to not pay her.

[Dog Star]

Condi said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

You'd accept 1500? I'd have it!

I'd pay him 1600, so get to the back of the line

That’s the whole point - it’s be taking the piss. I’m just WBABing it just to see what derisory amount they offer.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Personally I think you are being over paranoid.

Screen potential buyers out, you tend to get a feel quite quickly who is middle aged and is fairly educated.

I tend to only give out my postcode not my house number. If in doubt I say sorry its sold.

A few texts/messages and a call first - if they know the model or have obviously researched the year and model then it's a kosher buyer.


If its is it still for sale? Yeah pal I've just passed my test need a bike. Or we can collect tonight cash pal.

Sorry its sold.

Personally half the trade buyers are far worse timewasters.

Input all the details, give you a awful price then they try to chip you on pick up.

I sold my KTM to what I thought was a private buyer, he came from the lakes to collect, some 100miles each way. He turned up then said 'it's largely as described can we talk about the price'.

I'd already set my stall out on the price firmly and it was priced very keenly. If I saw one now at that price I'd buy it!

Anyway it turns out he was trade. I said to him go to the local shopping centre place. Have a think and if interested come back. I felt insulted.

Edited by Hugo Stiglitz on Tuesday 21st February 10:41

[Origin Unknown]

No he absolutely isn't being paranoid. Have a browse through an MX or enduro forum and this type of theft is rife. These s do come back in the early hours and try and steal it.

Dog Star, when I sold my enduro bike, it was listed as all viewings would be done at my local motorcycle shop who I had approached to say can I use your forecourt. Anything local to you that you could use?

[Dog Star]

Origin Unknown said:

No he absolutely isn't being paranoid. Have a browse through an MX or enduro forum and this type of theft is rife. These s do come back in the early hours and try and steal it.

Dog Star, when I sold my enduro bike, it was listed as all viewings would be done at my local motorcycle shop who I had approached to say can I use your forecourt. Anything local to you that you could use?

Yep - that’s not a problem. I’ll just have some mates with me in a car too.

I don’t think non-mx people have a clue just how much attention that quads and off-road bikes attract. It’s shocking - and it’s not confined to where you live, the stolen ones mostly end up on some urban sink estate. They’re like crack to them.

[Origin Unknown]

Dog Star said:

Origin Unknown said:

No he absolutely isn't being paranoid. Have a browse through an MX or enduro forum and this type of theft is rife. These s do come back in the early hours and try and steal it.

Dog Star, when I sold my enduro bike, it was listed as all viewings would be done at my local motorcycle shop who I had approached to say can I use your forecourt. Anything local to you that you could use?

Yep - that’s not a problem. I’ll just have some mates with me in a car too.

I don’t think non-mx people have a clue just how much attention that quads and off-road bikes attract. It’s shocking - and it’s not confined to where you live, the stolen ones mostly end up on some urban sink estate. They’re like crack to them.

Part of the reason I packed up green laning. Sick to death of the aggro while out riding legitimate byways, all because you're associated with the scrotes and gypsies who are riding stolen bikes on ground they're not entitled to. Trying to keep the bike safe at home i.e. trying to make sure nobody knows you have an MX/Enduro bike at home. And then trying to sell them without being robbed!

[Niponeoff]

I've sold a few bikes now, last one was an RGV. had a few people view it.

I'm not phased by people coming to buy cars or bikes at all.

only time o was worried about seeling something was when i sold Gold on ebay and the person was coming to collect from my flat in Leeds.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Dog Star said:

Origin Unknown said:

No he absolutely isn't being paranoid. Have a browse through an MX or enduro forum and this type of theft is rife. These s do come back in the early hours and try and steal it.

Dog Star, when I sold my enduro bike, it was listed as all viewings would be done at my local motorcycle shop who I had approached to say can I use your forecourt. Anything local to you that you could use?

Yep - that’s not a problem. I’ll just have some mates with me in a car too.

I don’t think non-mx people have a clue just how much attention that quads and off-road bikes attract. It’s shocking - and it’s not confined to where you live, the stolen ones mostly end up on some urban sink estate. They’re like crack to them.

Wow that's an education for me.

[Dog Star]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

Wow that's an education for me.

It’s as Origin Unknown said a few posts up - it ruins the whole ownership experience - you assume that every car behind is following you, you don’t leave them out of your sight if you go anywhere etc etc.

[grumpy52]

I had noticed a person always advertising high end mens watches from a nearby town . I happened to mention it to a friend whose family are jewellers who on viewing the various adverts declared them to be fakes . I didn't think anymore of it until I received a message from my mate saying that the local police and trading standards had done their thing and nabbed a ring of people flogging fakes via internet sites .
We used to have loads of people selling tobacco and cigarettes pre COVID but a few visits from Customs and the closing of borders put a halt to that lot .