Check this out another scam?

[BatesTLR1000]

http://adcache.cycletrader.com/5/2/8/51824428.htm

What is wrong with people today? This bike is over $20,000 dollars new.

[Bugtooth]

From what I know about Ducs, this is about a $12K -$15K bike, no? How can it be going for $4500 Hotter than hell ya think?

[RiverRat]

just tell him ya I'll come down tomarrow to pick it up. You'll hear all kinds of excuses

[NKED TLS]

I saw that ad earlier this week. I figured it was $14,500
This is the latest scam I found

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6707&item=2427170313

$10,000 for a Moded 2002 V-Rod -

Okay

[Stupify]

I don't get it. What's the scam?

[BatesTLR1000]

Originally posted by Stupify
I don't get it. What's the scam?

The price for the bike. ($4500)

[Bugtooth]

Stupify - The way these things work is the seller places an item at an crazy under market value price and then asks for a deposit to hold the item - Do that to 100 folks and remove the auction and you can make some serious $$$$ - We uncovered one for an '02 Duc 998r for $11K - We did what was mentioned - I was going to take 2 days off work and drive to NY to pick it up - $11K for a $30K bike - hell yeah I'll do that - When we contacted (term used very loosely) the dude asked for a $2K deposit and was only taking 200 biders w/5 star ratings - We offered him $14K and he said just send the deposit

Hence, the scam

[Wondertwin]

just tell him ya I'll come down tomarrow to pick it up. You'll hear all kinds of excuses

Exactly...

Check-out THIS this Katana Planet thread for more info.

[powrserg]

Hmm... I live a few miles away from this town, maybe I'll give he or she a call.

[kevh]

just show up and tell them you are ready to pay cash on the spot...then smack em upside the skull when they dont wanna sell it to you

[KBOlsen]

I'm skeptical... and a tad confused.

Granted, the two ads make no sense (I have no idea what a four-year-old Ducati is worth, but I know that used 'Rods are selling in the $16,000 range). I would think that a seller would only be able to pull a stunt like that (a non-refundable "bid list fee") with eBay just once or twice before they shut him down. The guy with the V-Rod has apparently conducted a large quantity of business on the site. "Buy it Now" is, literally just what it says. Once a bid is placed, the "BIN" option goes away anyway.

[powrserg]

It figures, number has been disconnected.

[Wondertwin]

Read my link!

I would think that a seller would only be able to pull a stunt like that (a non-refundable "bid list fee") with eBay just once or twice before they shut him down.

It's not on eBay. If you check the links, it's a CycleTrader.com add. The guy is a scam artist who says the bike is in Italy or something and tries to get people to send money to a bogus escrow service (and takes it without giving them a thing). Feel free to call, but for crissakes don't give them any money!

[powrserg]

I would be nuts to give that Joker any money but would have been mighty interested to hear the excuse he would give me.

[Bugtooth]

KB - I have not dug too deep on these listings but when we researched the dude who tried to scam us for the 998r, his history was that of small less than $10 items and all were sold to the same two buyers They can pull this scam but then when cought, just have someone else do the same, kinda like a team effort - The 996 SPS was the Duc of its day in '99 and went for about $25K new I believe - As of today they tend to go from about $12K to about 15 or $16K for real nice ones!