Tradme bike selling hates

**MattRSK** · 30th April 2006, 10:37

Does anyone know what it costs to sell a vehicle at turners auctions?

**RantyDave** · 30th April 2006, 11:21

Originally Posted by gav

My personal pet peeve is auctions that met reserve and then get withdrawn before the auction ends!

So red rep the bastards. It causes much bitching and whining, particularly with those misguidedly attempting to become millionaires off it, but ultimately there's nothing they can do about it.

Dave

**Drew** · 30th April 2006, 14:57

Originally Posted by MattRSK

Does anyone know what it costs to sell a vehicle at turners auctions?

Costs nothing. If it sells, they add $150 auctionairs fee to the buyer.

**sefer** · 30th April 2006, 15:12

I often wonder if sellers register other names and bid on their own auction to up the price.

I wonder at that sometimes too. Trademe should really have some sort of IP logging that bidders can see (not hard to get around, but not everyone knows that).

I also hate any auction that doesn't start at reserve or at least give an indication of expected price (i.e a buy now), auctions that have a reserve higher than the buy now, auctions that start at $1 when the reserve is $200, auctions with no photos, people who make offers at the over the reserve price or at the reserve price (if I wanted it at reserve I would have bid!), or worse, people who make a high offer, then relist at a lower price I would have paid (thus another week if I choose to buy).

**Karitane pete** · 30th April 2006, 19:14

How about the auction with the little yellow flag "NO RESERVE" my arse the starting bid may be set at $100, its a "NO RESERVE" auction, I should be able to bid $1.
By putting the $100 starting bid that set a reserve.
Yerr saw the GSXR250/400 tidy bike, but no 250.

**Coyote** · 30th April 2006, 19:22

Originally Posted by inlinefour

Its against turdme's rules to put keywords onto an auction. However every wanker is doing it.

Shit, it's against the rules? I used a bunch of keywords when selling the CBR, including other 250 bike names. I thought that was reasonable

**cruxis** · 30th April 2006, 19:55

I just had a recent success selling my bike on trademe last week. I sold my bike for over 1000$ which I paid only 500$ for 5 years ago. (no reg, n WOF at the time though). Its still up.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...px?id=53978410

Some people just dont have a clue how much a bike is worth. I think the 250 market is way overvalued now days. Some are asking for stupid prices.

A handy tip was to have high res photos on the webspace your ISP gives you. Had comments from people who came to test ride finding that real handy. People want to see detail if the cant come in person. Having a realistic Reserve is also must.

**inlinefour** · 30th April 2006, 20:40

Originally Posted by alarumba

Shit, it's against the rules? I used a bunch of keywords when selling the CBR, including other 250 bike names. I thought that was reasonable

Nothing personal alarumba, but I hate the use of keywords. Biggest nuscience on tardme IMO...

**Cajun** · 30th April 2006, 22:08

Originally Posted by inlinefour

Biggest nuscience on tardme IMO...

Trademe is absolute CRAP and 90% of what it shows you is unrelated to what you're searching for.

At least you can exclude words on ebay. Oh, I love ebay...

**The Pastor** · 1st May 2006, 13:06

Originally Posted by adifferentname

my pet hates.

people who bitxch about trademe

REP FOR THAT!

**HenryDorsetCase** · 1st May 2006, 13:53

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

ummm,....a K3 should be a 1972 model?
And the "exhaust" is hideous !!!

no, the model years (esp in NZ) dont correlate exactly to calendar years.

Agree re the exhaust.

That would be an OK daily rider, not a collectors piece really: sure the paintwork and such is good and the motor (apparently, and taking him at his word) but the big thing is the pipes. Just about anyone who wants a K model 750 wants a four pipe one. they are available, you just have to be prepared to pay. (between $2500 and $3k would do it, depending on the exchange rate).

It also has a hideous non stock pack frame (and you cannot buy grab handles for love nor money except on ebay.... I know, my 400/4 needs one)

as an example I sold a nicely done up (not really restored, it certainly wasnt concours) K2 for $6k about 18 months ago. It had HM330 pipes which were NOS, and had had the motor completely rebuilt (to the tune of $4500... I had the receipts). Mine had original paint and lots of NOS trim bits.

my 2c.

I would think $4k would top that out.... but I'll likely be proved wrong.

this is a much better buy at similar money. they arent sexy though so itll probably languish.

I'd quite like a 550F if I could find a nice one...

**inlinefour** · 1st May 2006, 14:21

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

no, the model years (esp in NZ) dont correlate exactly to calendar years.

Agree re the exhaust.

That would be an OK daily rider, not a collectors piece really: sure the paintwork and such is good and the motor (apparently, and taking him at his word) but the big thing is the pipes. Just about anyone who wants a K model 750 wants a four pipe one. they are available, you just have to be prepared to pay. (between $2500 and $3k would do it, depending on the exchange rate).

It also has a hideous non stock pack frame (and you cannot buy grab handles for love nor money except on ebay.... I know, my 400/4 needs one)

as an example I sold a nicely done up (not really restored, it certainly wasnt concours) K2 for $6k about 18 months ago. It had HM330 pipes which were NOS, and had had the motor completely rebuilt (to the tune of $4500... I had the receipts). Mine had original paint and lots of NOS trim bits.

my 2c.

I would think $4k would top that out.... but I'll likely be proved wrong.

this is a much better buy at similar money. they arent sexy though so itll probably languish.

I'd quite like a 550F if I could find a nice one...

I used to do a bit of restoring of the 1970s Honda CB series. Made a bit of money doing it too. Sadly I did not take pics at the time when I was using a spare bedroom as a makeshift workshop. The only bike I did, sold and wish I'd kept is a early CB350/4. I got the original exhausts as well as having the 4 into 1. Dunno about the rest of you, but although the bike ran/sounded better with the 4 into 1. It sure looked way more sexy with the original exhausts in place.

**Wired1** · 5th May 2006, 19:10

Here's a beauty - the bits that are falling off an look broken are actually just unbolted to stop them being damaged??? yeah right.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-54959490.htm

Oh, and it only needs new front shocks and a bit of a tidy up to get a WOF. What an opportunity...