Optimistic sellers

**T.W.R** · 9th August 2017, 16:58

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Optical illusion me thinks...but the seat and colour.....

I was gauging the shadows cast by the rear wheel & stand by comparison...something just doesn't look right even though the front is slightly pitched to the left.

I still stand by my comment the 1st time this thing aired about the colour....."cream with a yellow tinge"------PISS STAINED

Though I see he's hidden the brown seat

**jellywrestler** · 9th August 2017, 18:31

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Who has that sort of coin?

lots, the rich are getting richer here, people with coin don't impress their mates with a folder full of property portfolios, but they do with a pretty bike that they've overpaid for and justify it with their little story.
look at the thread here telling us how Britten models are worth $2.5 k cause they've got one, yet after a month on trademe ones reached $760, and it's likely the bidders are jsut hunting that fixed price offer, as we all know there 's a warning when you're within 15% of reserve....

**sidecar bob** · 9th August 2017, 19:05

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

lots, the rich are getting richer here, people with coin don't impress their mates with a folder full of property portfolios, but they do with a pretty bike that they've overpaid for and justify it with their little story.
look at the thread here telling us how Britten models are worth $2.5 k cause they've got one, yet after a month on trademe ones reached $760, and it's likely the bidders are jsut hunting that fixed price offer, as we all know there 's a warning when you're within 15% of reserve....

Interesting take on it. Maybe their property portfolios mean they have some future financial security & passive income & can now waste a few bucks on stupid stuff they always liked.

**Voltaire** · 9th August 2017, 19:22

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

lots, the rich are getting richer here, people with coin don't impress their mates with a folder full of property portfolios, but they do with a pretty bike that they've overpaid for and justify it with their little story.
look at the thread here telling us how Britten models are worth $2.5 k cause they've got one, yet after a month on trademe ones reached $760, and it's likely the bidders are jsut hunting that fixed price offer, as we all know there 's a warning when you're within 15% of reserve....

I don't imagine the guy who paid 50K+ really cares what other think about his purchase, he's probably earned it.

**Ocean1** · 9th August 2017, 19:31

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Interesting take on it. Maybe their property portfolios mean they have some future financial security & passive income & can now waste a few bucks on stupid stuff they always liked.

Rich pricks eh?

In my experience the ones paying stupid money for shit to impress someone else are almost always poor pricks that can't actually afford it. Which makes far more sense when you think about it...

**sidecar bob** · 9th August 2017, 19:36

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Rich pricks eh?

In my experience the ones paying stupid money for shit to impress someone else are almost always poor pricks that can't actually afford it. Which makes far more sense when you think about it...

I buy shit I don't want with money I don't have to impress people I don't like.

**Ocean1** · 9th August 2017, 19:58

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

I buy shit I don't want with money I don't have to impress people I don't like.

Will Smith.

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” – Oscar Wilde

**Voltaire** · 9th August 2017, 20:02

Originally Posted by Ocean1

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” – Oscar Wilde

Another one of Oscars:

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Optimistic Sellers thread motto no less.

**Ocean1** · 9th August 2017, 20:23

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Another one of Oscars:

Optimistic Sellers thread motto no less.

One of my all time favourites: The Best Way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream
— Bill Murray

**pritch** · 10th August 2017, 09:53

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Rich pricks eh?

In my experience the ones paying stupid money for shit to impress someone else are almost always poor pricks that can't actually afford it. Which makes far more sense when you think about it...

Similar to my reaction. The only instances of 'surprise' motorcycle purchases that I can recall were when someone's dear old mum had died and there had been an inheritance.

When I had my S4R the President of the Ducati owners owned an NCR. NCR prices range from US$59,000 to US$220,000. He visited Italy for Ducati week. I don't know but I'd guess he had a successful business?

Here's the NCR catalogue, you have to scroll a long way through to get to the bike prices, but even the parts prices will give you an idea. http://www.ncrfactory.com/eng/html/17.06-dollar.shtml

**jellywrestler** · 10th August 2017, 10:54

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Interesting take on it. Maybe their property portfolios mean they have some future financial security & passive income & can now waste a few bucks on stupid stuff they always liked.

what till the chinese start coming here to buy bikes, that'll clean us out

**Scubbo** · 10th August 2017, 11:19

harder for them to exchange their china dollars to other currency after their government/banks are stopping all the money leaving the country --- a nice chain of events (kinda starting from Canada's kickout of chinese investors) is what made all that money wash over here -- that ship has sailed for the most part however.

**husaberg** · 10th August 2017, 20:06

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Interesting take on it. Maybe their property portfolios mean they have some future financial security & passive income & can now waste a few bucks on stupid stuff they always liked.

Tracey's boobs'?