Sellers that are cocks!

**Crazy Steve** · 14th October 2010, 20:49

I want to buy a road registered motocross bike.

Im currently looking a these two flavours..

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=302490078 TE510 05 $4500ish

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=323160761 KTM525 05 $6700ish

Now the guy selling the KTM is off to Aussie this Monday so he needs to sell by then.....

So one would think he hasn't sold it yet, I might get a good buy as the Market is truely dead ! !

Now I see both bikes above very simalar in Kms/Age and style...Problem is they are $2.2k difference in price.

What would anyone here offer the guy with the KTM ? ? ( or what would you think would be a fair price ?)

Crazy Steve.

Part one.

**Mully** · 14th October 2010, 20:51

A lot of people (particularly with vehicles on TM) have optimistic opinions of what their vehicles are worth.

It's mildly amusing to watch the same cars being listed at $10K more than they're worth month after month.....

**AllanB** · 14th October 2010, 21:01

Why are they cocks?

Mate - you keen on one contact them and make a offer. You may end up riding home.

**Maha** · 14th October 2010, 21:05

Im cant wait for Part II......

**Crazy Steve** · 14th October 2010, 21:05

Originally Posted by AllanB

Why are they cocks?

Mate - you keen on one contact them and make a offer. You may end up riding home.

Ok im keen on Both ! ! the Ktm more than the Te510....

And I have made a fair offer on the KTM but the seller said "IM DREAMING"

What would you think a fair price for the KTM ? ?

And do you agree that these bikes are each very close to the same spec ? ?

Crazy Steve.

**onearmedbandit** · 14th October 2010, 21:38

Originally Posted by Mully

A lot of people (particularly with vehicles on TM) have optimistic opinions of what their vehicles are worth.

It's mildly amusing to watch the same cars being listed at $10K more than they're worth month after month.....

A bit like this one. It's been advertised for frickin ages now, at the same money.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-163044966.htm

**rwh** · 14th October 2010, 21:48

I know little about dirt bikes, but they both seem remarkably low km for their age - would they have had the speedos taken off for dirt riding? Or is it just that dirt bikes don't get ridden so far?

As for the price difference - you prefer the KTM yourself, so you'd presumably pay more for it. I guess it's reasonable to think that others will prefer it even more? KTM does seem to be the 'in' brand at the moment.

If you think they're close enough to the same spec, why not just buy the vastly cheaper one?

Richard

**Berries** · 14th October 2010, 22:10

Offer $500 less than your fair offer on the KTM tonight.

Offer $500 less on Friday night.

Offer $500 less on Saturday night. If he hasn't had any other interest there is going to come a point where he either decides to keep it or offload it before Monday.

Either way, if you can find out where he lives you can go and nick it on Tuesday

**Sensei** · 14th October 2010, 22:12

$5200 cash

**Scouse** · 15th October 2010, 01:30

Originally Posted by Crazy Steve

I want to buy a road registered motocross bike.

Im currently looking a these two flavours..

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=302490078 TE510 05 $4500ish

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=323160761 KTM525 05 $6700ish

Now the guy selling the KTM is off to Aussie this Monday so he needs to sell by then.....

So one would think he hasn't sold it yet, I might get a good buy as the Market is truely dead ! !

Now I see both bikes above very simalar in Kms/Age and style...Problem is they are $2.2k difference in price.

What would anyone here offer the guy with the KTM ? ? ( or what would you think would be a fair price ?)

Crazy Steve.

Part one.

I know and there was some silly young nob jockey on here recently trying to sell his old r6 for some rediculesly high coin

**Brian d marge** · 15th October 2010, 01:46

never could understand this re-listing, doesnt it cast coin to re list? so after a few month,, of paying money and no one is interested because the price of ya prized dunga is way to high
one would start to realize ,,,and maybe eeer...lower the price ,,just a thought , I would say that most of trade me bikes are over priced in this economy

Stephen

**gale_wolf** · 15th October 2010, 06:19

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

A bit like this one. It's been advertised for frickin ages now, at the same money.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-163044966.htm

Same with this one (which I actually took out for a test ride but got a better deal elsewhere for a newer, lower km's machine):
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-118541453.htm

**gale_wolf** · 15th October 2010, 06:25

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

never could understand this re-listing, doesnt it cast coin to re list? so after a few month,, of paying money and no one is interested because the price of ya prized dunga is way to high
one would start to realize ,,,and maybe eeer...lower the price ,,just a thought , I would say that most of trade me bikes are over priced in this economy

When I sold my previous bike and car (both within the last 12 months), I paid a one off listing fee for each that allowed me to re-list as often as I liked at no extra cost. Re-listed the bike twice and the car once. They both sold pretty quickly, but then I wasn't expecting outrageous coin for them...