Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 240377)

It's me, yup! :D This bike is in the U.S. but I suppose I'd sell it to anyone in N America. I'm just wondering if it's worth it or not. I can tell you this, it's rare in the respect that AFAIK I have the only red 1999 S model in the U.S. that still has km/h.

Originally Posted by Trip (Post 240409)

how you been dude?

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 240720)

Great man, you?

I'd better off if I could figure out whether selling this bike was worth it.

Originally Posted by marko138 (Post 240723)

Whats next? Another bike or no?

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 240735)

Possibly, but nothing in the immediate future.

KBB: $2860

NADA: $2100

WTF?!

Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 240746)

Yea and that's "high retail" I'd imagine... Um wasn't that bike under $5,000 new Shan? I mean, how much do you think a 10 year old bike that sold for 5k new should be worth? :idk:

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 240756)

Precisely the purpose of this thread. NADA, KBB, Cycletrader and Craigslist are all over the place.

$2500 seems reasonable to me. Maybe $3000 since the bikes is famous because of its owner. :D

BTW, the jumblies smilie is very distracting, but in a good way.:yes:

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 240720)

Great man, you?

I'd better off if I could figure out whether selling this bike was worth it.

Originally Posted by marko138 (Post 240794)

I sold my 15 year old GSXR for 2500, you ought to be able to get that out of the SV.

Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 240798)

Yea but you sold before the "market crash" bro. It's ugly out there. If my gf hadn't been in such a hurry to get her bike, I would have held out for a few weeks before buying. We still got an okay deal but some of the other Ninja 250s I was looking at have come way down in just the two weeks since we got hers.

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 240806)

Yeah, market isn't great but this has to be one of the better SV's out there. 10 years old and 17K miles, never wrecked. It's a good track bike, no mods except for the rejet.

Originally Posted by Trip (Post 240814)

i would list it at 2500 on svrider and the wera boards.

Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 240844)

I'd go $3,000 obo and let them talk you down to $2,500...

Originally Posted by Gas Man (Post 241320)

Glad to see you wonder over. Enjoyed IM'ing with you the other day till you disappeared... :lol:

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 244087)

Can someone change this thread title, since I'm selling it now? Or do you want me to create a new thread?

Originally Posted by Trip (Post 240814)

i would list it at 2500 on svrider

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 245235)

I just created an account at svrider and they have a min post count, you know... the same one I implemented to stop spammers. Anyway, I emailed the admin asking if he could remove those restrictions for me providing evidence of my import saga back to 1999 etc. I was attempting to prove I wasn't a spammer.

Cool thing was, he did. Uncool, it looks like VS bought them too and the way he worded his email was somewhat arrogant (at least that was my interpretation). I won't deal with them, so they're off the table.

Whatever...

Originally Posted by Trip (Post 245239)

yeah, VS got them the end of last year I think. Stew probably knew who you are.

Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 247783)

I was very very sad to see SVR go. I've been a member over there since 2003. :(

Originally Posted by Trip (Post 247786)

Currently is a local here and was uber pissed because some of them paid for the owner to get vbulletin and he totally didn't include them in the decision.

Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 247910)

Alls I know is that my membership date stayed the same but my post count hit the floor and everything is "paid" this and "paid" that.

:(

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 247959)

Wow, getting LOTS of people interested in the bike but there seems to be a lot of indecision. Mostly younger folks that want it but don't have any $$. Why would you waste your and my time if you have only $1000 for a bike that is listed for $3K? :td:

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 247959)

Wow, getting LOTS of people interested in the bike but there seems to be a lot of indecision. Mostly younger folks that want it but don't have any $$. Why would you waste your and my time if you have only $1000 for a bike that is listed for $3K? :td:

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 247959)

Wow, getting LOTS of people interested in the bike but there seems to be a lot of indecision. Mostly younger folks that want it but don't have any $$. Why would you waste your and my time if you have only $1000 for a bike that is listed for $3K? :td:

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 248544)

Ok, so assuming that someone actually comes to look at it... how are you supposed to handle a "test ride?" My inclination is to say no, start it up, sit on it, I'll get the industrial floor fan to blow your hair but you're not taking the bike and wrecking it.

Is that wrong?

Originally Posted by Trip (Post 248567)

Money in hand, if they wreck it/they own it. Only way I would do that. Even then, I would say sign BoS first.

Originally Posted by otb (Post 214838)

i sell an average of a bike a month. That means i meet strangers 2-3 times per month. Never at my home. I meet them at a storage area i have for bikes...but i get there early and have the bike outside the gated area...so they don't know my unit #.

I tell them on the phone or e-mail when setting up the meet:

A. No mc endorsement on their dl, i dont care how many friend's bikes they've ridden...no test ride.
B. No dl...no test ride. You "left it at home"? Too bad.
C. Full price cash in my hand or no test ride. Dl and keys to their car in my hand or no test ride.
D. I don't take cashiers checks...cash only. Yes, people do forge cashiers checks try to pass stolen traveller's checks and if it's after hours (95% of the time)i have no way to verify the check's validity...cash is not only king, it's the only way i do business.
F. Like leon, i always have a "contingency plan" when meeting strangers.

You don't like my rules, too bad. Haven't lost a bike yet. Some sellers balk.....


I sold new cars for a while in my misspeant youth; during that time, one of the other salesman was carjacked in broad daylight by a "customer" who pointed a gun at his face during the testride and told him to get out; the "customer" then used the $30,000 conversion van to rob a bank....

I was giving a testride to another guy, who suddenly floored it; we're screaming down the highway at 100+, me screaming at the dude...him ignoring me till i hit him in the head a half dozen times and turned the ignition off.. I literally had to beat the crap out him to get him out of the car, and he called the cops on me by the time i got back to the dealership.......

Originally Posted by Gas Man (Post 248736)

Bam!

Originally Posted by RACER X (Post 271750)

so maybe it's too high........lol

sold my bike in 1 week using C/L.

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 271982)

Exactly, that's why I put it on C/L stating "make me an offer" as in there is no price.

SVrider... yeah. I tried but I had to open a new account and they don't allow postings to classifieds unless you have 50 posts. That site was bought by VS and... well, you know.

Originally Posted by marko138 (Post 272178)

The "make me and offer" might throw people off too. Personally, I'd probably pass on an ad like that. Too many variables if there's no price listed. Just my opinion.

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 272277)

Well chyt, I've done it both ways. I listed it for $3K expecting maybe $2500 based on input here, so that's not working. Now what? $2K, $1K? :whosr:

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 272280)

If you need a tax write off, donate the bike and take the full retail value as a tax deduction.

Originally Posted by shmike (Post 272294)

I know you mean well but stop with the tax advice.

You are way, WAY off.

Originally Posted by shmike (Post 282162)

Very fair price, ShanMan.

I have a '99 also, it is a great bike.

Have you tried the SV board(s)?

If you get desperate, shoot me a PM.

DO NOT follow Rider's advice.

It is wrong, whether he believes it or not.

Originally Posted by shmike (Post 282162)

Very fair price, ShanMan.

I have a '99 also, it is a great bike.

Have you tried the SV board(s)?

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 282164)

I did try SVrider and since my account was sold old it didn't exist anymore. I registered a new one and tried to post it FS and was told newbs can't do that, with attitude from the guy. I explained the situation, then he allowed me to do it as if he was doing me a big favor, "I should know better" and what not. So I told him, essentially, to GFY and remove my account.

:D


So no, it's not up there. ;)

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 282164)

I did try SVrider and since my account was sold old it didn't exist anymore. I registered a new one and tried to post it FS and was told newbs can't do that, with attitude from the guy. I explained the situation, then he allowed me to do it as if he was doing me a big favor, "I should know better" and what not. So I told him, essentially, to GFY and remove my account.

:D


So no, it's not up there. ;)

Originally Posted by ShanMan14 (Post 282164)

I did try SVrider and since my account was sold old it didn't exist anymore. I registered a new one and tried to post it FS and was told newbs can't do that, with attitude from the guy. I explained the situation, then he allowed me to do it as if he was doing me a big favor, "I should know better" and what not. So I told him, essentially, to GFY and remove my account.

:D


So no, it's not up there. ;)

Originally Posted by ontwo (Post 282952)

I can post it there if you want.