Trademe Know-alls

**marty** · 15th July 2009, 14:20

Originally Posted by skidMark

i make comments along these lines for the simple fact some people make slimeball sneaky listings that can catch a newbie out...

like the "1990 zxr 250" for 6 grand with brand new paintjob...

he neglected to mention a giant crash that caused it to need this... and only a trained eye such as mine could spot it...

ie... it had a 1989 swingarm and a 91-93 rear wheel...

theres some dodgy patch ups on trademe and i feel its not right...

well you would know, trying to sell a POS with mismatched (leaking) forks......i would have thought you'd need an LVC with 250cc forks on a 650?

**Sparky Bills** · 15th July 2009, 14:20

Its doesnt just happen on tard me...

**FROSTY:Me** · 15th July 2009, 14:31

Originally Posted by topher

What is it with these know-all pricks who "ask questions" with no intention of buying anything? Who cares whether the brake lever is from another year or the snatch licker is not standard. Fuck off and start a blog here where you'll really find out how much you know; let actual buyers and real sellers talk about what matters to them. Morons. It's too late for you to get a life, just jump off somewhere high onto something hard.

Hate to say this dude but I ask questions like this fairly regularly.
When dealing with a trader from a long way away its a way of guaging the honesty and attitude of the trader.
it might seem unimportant to you but your response will decide if I bid on your bike or not.
I wouldn't call myself a tyre kicker
I've been known to buy a bike or two over the years. In the last 2 weeks Ive purchased 4 bikes and Im interested in two others.

**imdying** · 15th July 2009, 14:36

Originally Posted by FROSTY

When dealing with a trader from a long way away its a way of guaging the honesty and attitude of the trader.
it might seem unimportant to you but your response will decide if I bid on your bike or not.

Well put, I've done the same myself.

**topher** · 15th July 2009, 17:55

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Hate to say this dude but I ask questions like this fairly regularly.
When dealing with a trader from a long way away its a way of guaging the honesty and attitude of the trader.
it might seem unimportant to you but your response will decide if I bid on your bike or not.
I wouldn't call myself a tyre kicker
I've been known to buy a bike or two over the years. In the last 2 weeks Ive purchased 4 bikes and Im interested in two others.

Look. If you're genuinely interested in buying a bike (or whatever) of course you ask questions. And keep asking till you know what you need to know. But if you're using TM as a forum to show off your prodigious knowledge, stroking your own ego with the excuse you're looking after "the little bloke" ( when your own little bloke is what you're really stroking) , then piss off and get a life.

**FROSTY:Me** · 15th July 2009, 18:04

Methinks sir you protesteth too much.

**James Deuce** · 15th July 2009, 18:04

Originally Posted by topher

Look. If you're genuinely interested in buying a bike (or whatever) of course you ask questions. And keep asking till you know what you need to know. But if you're using TM as a forum to show off your prodigious knowledge, stroking your own ego with the excuse you're looking after "the little bloke" ( when your own little bloke is what you're really stroking) , then piss off and get a life.

Nah. If I see blatant BS I'll call it. I've both bought and helped people get crapheaps rideable after gross misrepresentation on TM and "inspections" by supposedly reputable people.

Who bunched your undies? Scammers are scum. Trademe aren't going to help when it goes wrong, and I'm picking you won't be either.

**short-circuit** · 15th July 2009, 18:45

Originally Posted by topher

Look. If you're genuinely interested in buying a bike (or whatever) of course you ask questions. And keep asking till you know what you need to know. But if you're using TM as a forum to show off your prodigious knowledge, stroking your own ego with the excuse you're looking after "the little bloke" ( when your own little bloke is what you're really stroking) , then piss off and get a life.

Yep I agree with you - You're problem is that you're (for the most part) appealing to another audience full of know alls and strokers

**James Deuce** · 15th July 2009, 19:01

Originally Posted by short-circuit

Yep I agree with you - You're problem is that you're (for the most part) appealing to another audience full of know alls and strokers

Ooo, strokers. That reminds me, Piratejafa has an RD350E on Trademe.

**ducatilover** · 16th July 2009, 00:13

Hmmm so because my bike has a few different pieces does that mean it has been crashed skidmark? It hasn't been laid down in new zealand, but it has new paint. And a different guard on the front, and a silly fairing which I love.

**dave_a** · 16th July 2009, 01:45

Dont sell anything dodgy and you wont get dodgy questions,I havent had anything like that on any of my auctions, I think someone has every right to know everything possible about what they are buying.

Sounds like you wher snapped out trying to lie about something you where selling

**Hoon** · 16th July 2009, 12:46

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Hmmm so because my bike has a few different pieces does that mean it has been crashed skidmark? It hasn't been laid down in new zealand, but it has new paint. And a different guard on the front, and a silly fairing which I love.

No it just means that if you sell it you should explain this in the Ad, instead of conveniently overlooking it in the hope of not putting anyone off. Also 'hasn't been laid down in new zealand' can be interpreted as 'was crashed overseas' so you would no doubt be getting questions asking to elaborate on this.

**Bigsexy** · 16th July 2009, 13:50

Originally Posted by wbks

I can't imagine how a diferent year wheel and swingarm is dangerous assuming it's from the same model bike and obviously bolts straight in, but when I was a n00b looking for bikes, shit like that would scare me off the bike. I'd be pissed if some knob did that to my auction

I dont think he said it was dangerous ???

The point is: dude hears about the orsm-ness of a kawasaki 250c and wants one but doesnt know what the fark he is looking at and just hands over 6g cash right?

Then this nubee rocks up chuffed as with a kwagi that his mates have raved about how they are so great thinking he has "The real deal"

Then!!!

Na bro thats a Bitsa...

Honesty is the best policy