Can't sell my TMax

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bozzy.

778 posts

77 months

Thursday 18th April 2019
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Dog Star said:
Jazoli said:
It will sell eventually, try putting the price up! it has worked for me in the past.
I do wonder if that is the way to do it. All my stuff is always seriously well looked after, minted up etc and generally way better than anything else I see advertised, yet even though I always have the lowest priced stuff it never sells.
Working within the motor trade I’ve got experience of this first hand.

We often reduce the cars as they reach 30, 60 & 90 days, etc, until the sale price ends up being what the car owes us. You’ll often get customers come in at this point as they are the cheapest on the web, however pride doesn’t allow them to buy as we won’t agree to a further discount. If we still have no joy selling after a few weeks, we often increase the price. You’d be amazed how often the car then sells at this point, often with numerous people enquiring about the car at the same time!

p.s. Psychologically, people often think that expensive = good. If yours is the cheapest for seemingly no reason, people may be assuming there is something wrong with it.

Edited by bozzy. on Thursday 18th April 07:52

croyde

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22,709 posts

229 months

Thursday 18th April 2019
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mudster said:
Sold an R6 and a CRF250 on ebay using the 99p method. In both cases I got more than I was after and both buyers actually turned up and paid. Got plenty of the 'how much' questions and a few offers to end, but I stuck with the auctions. Just kept it polite and sent details/photos when requested.

Takes a bit of nerve but you can get a feel for the likely outcome by the number of questions and watchers.
I'd be a bit nervous sticking a £6k OK I'll take £5k if forced smile, on eBay with no reserve.

I tried the Maxi Muppets forum as suggested but it seems they think that the bike is too much of a thief magnet and that people would expect that a London bike to be a ringer or nicked.

Best suggestion was maybe try to sell it in Poland smile

cat with a hat

1,484 posts

117 months

Thursday 18th April 2019
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Try a high price with ONO (or nearest offer)


croyde

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22,709 posts

229 months

Thursday 18th April 2019
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Mods, may I post a link to my ad?

Ta.

cbmotorsport

3,065 posts

117 months

Thursday 18th April 2019
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croyde said:
Mods, may I post a link to my ad?

Ta.
Lol.

okenemem

1,353 posts

193 months

Thursday 18th April 2019
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mudster said:
Sold an R6 and a CRF250 on ebay using the 99p method. In both cases I got more than I was after and both buyers actually turned up and paid. Got plenty of the 'how much' questions and a few offers to end, but I stuck with the auctions. Just kept it polite and sent details/photos when requested.

Takes a bit of nerve but you can get a feel for the likely outcome by the number of questions and watchers.
that's a great bit of advice which I second

croyde

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22,709 posts

229 months

Friday 19th April 2019
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Sold this evening after dropping the price.

Relief it's finally gone especially as new tyres were needed and was not looking forward to the insurance renewal in June. Riding it with the vendor on pillion nearly made me not sell it, as it's just so good to ride, but needs must.

I winced as the guy was trying to get insurance on the phone after he had transferred the money to my account. Was worried that he would change his mind.

£900 Third Party only, jeez. He was a lot younger than me, but then who isn't. My current price is £620 fully comp for the TMax and the Vespa GTS but that'll look cheap come renewal.

Edited by croyde on Friday 19th April 00:57

Jezza30

264 posts

178 months

Friday 19th April 2019
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3rd party only on a TMax eek

croyde

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22,709 posts

229 months

Friday 19th April 2019
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I know. He'd had his last one nicked but so wanted another.

Frankly I'm glad to be shot of it despite losing a packet between buying and selling, plus insurance, service and tax and all for barely 500 miles.

Really bad that this theft business had just put me off riding it and leaving it anywhere. Became a real headache.

So I have just got my my Vespa back, which got nicked a year ago. Looks like crap, worth bugger all so have downgraded it to TP only and have actually got a refund amount coming my way.

One day I will finally leave London for good and get a decent bike again, if not a fleet smile

croyde

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22,709 posts

229 months

Friday 26th April 2019
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Well a week later and no calls apart from the guy last weekend who did buy it. Seems I have to accept that I made the right decision to let him have it for what to me seemed such a low price.

I lent him a helmet so he could ride it away and today he contacted me and bought it off me for £40. Cost me £50 last year and I never liked it, so some solace smile