Uh oh! Trademe balls up!

[Headbanger]

Partial truth will save the day.

Tell him your no longer in a position to buy the bike, and ask him to remove your bid.

No need for details, or pretending to die.....

[howdamnhard]

Why not tell the guy selling it what happened and see if you can just give him $50 or something to make up for fucking him round

Sounds the right thing to do.Saw a nice bike put on yesterday,asked a question and today when I logged on it had been withdrawn by seller.DAMN I should have just gone and bought it.

[St_Gabriel]

I also side with the "congratulations on your new bike" crowd however, you could always hope that he doesnt make contact within the requisite 2 days (new rule in the last couple of weeks). After the time has expired you can legitimately claim that no contact was made therefore no notice in your feedback regarding uncompleted trade.
I had this happen to me but I waited a week with no reply to emails from a seller, gave a deadline of contact by Sunday night, Monday morning got the email back from them. Sorry too late buddy, have since purchased elsewhere. Got the "Please explain" from Trademe, told the tale and violá no bad comment about being a buyer in an uncompleted trade.
Alternativly, just be honest, a fair percentage of traders are understanding and he may just be happy with his listing fee refunded by you.

[slowpoke]

I go with the 'you bid you own it' crowd. People have no integrity anymore....

You own a Spada, bad luck.

You agreed to the real simple rules, whereby bidding, you are legally obliged to buy.

Yup, winning an auction as not an option to buy. You made a commitment so stick to it.

[Mountlocal1]

ERRR you must mean PLAN.

dam it!

[Pedrostt500]

Ah just buy it, I hate tyre kickers & time wasters, if you dont like the bike you can relist it your self, maybe one of the local KBers could go check the bike out for you, if ya ask em nice that is, then you could fly up and ride it back.

[Winston001]

Be honest with the guy. Its a contract. Ask yourself how you'd feel if you were the seller.....? He may be fine about it but if not, hey you got a new bike. You can always sell it again. A deal is a deal. You'll feel better for being upfront that trying to weasel out. We all gotta live with ourselves.

[Griffin]

Geez... what happens if the poor bugger selling the bike is a KB'r and he comes into this thread and realises whats happening???

He (the seller) hasnt done anything wrong, even relisting is a pain in the ass once you think you've sold something. I would hate to be treated with such disregard.

Dude, put yourself in his shoes and then treat him how you would want / expect to be treated.

[McJim]

For $2700 you could do a lot worse than a Spada.

Congrats on your first bike. I had regrets about my Ducati I bought sight unseen on TM. I had a short circuit in the electrics, a hole in the engine and 2 busted cables (speedo and rev counter) swallowed my pride made the repairs and have a sweet ride that I won't part with!

It's all good - karma - meant to be - Spadas are neat.

[fireball]

face the music, just think if someone did that to one of your auctions wouldnt you be pissed?

once you bid you own it im sure you agreed to trade me terms and conditions

[Grub]

It's all good - karma - meant to be - Spadas are neat.

Yes they are ... one of the hot 250's ... ask hXc and Yungatart

[xwhatsit]

$3000 all up for a Spada including shipping ain't too bad, really. From the stories you hear about them, they're pretty resilient to abuse as well.

Do it!

[The Stranger:Me]

You have already been a bit silly (to be polite), don't be a weasel as well.

That said, I see no reason to not be straight with the seller and ask if he will remove your bid or cancel the trade.
I know I wouldn't force a trade if the buyer really didn't want the item and requested an out.

[vindy500]

dont be a dick, you bought it you own it

[gunrunner]

Why not post the link here so KB'ers can have a look and let you know how the bike looks, somebody may even know the bike or be able to help with delivery??

Better still someone might want it , next time bid 1st get spastic later