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Offline merc2dogs

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semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« on: May 12, 2009, 06:57:26 PM »
Last 4 months there've been a few dozen posts that say simply:

"Wanted older model 750 honda."

 Lately it's been changed to:

"wanted to buy older honda running or non running ok."

Pretty much have all of west michigan covered.

Ordinarily wouldn't be concerned, but I know at least 5 people who've responded without hearing anything, and with 8 listings since april 22nd, you sound pretty desperate, so check your spam folder.

Ken.
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2009, 07:29:19 PM »
Yep, check other areas for that same type of post, somebody's hoarding parts for their retirement fund.  Hell it worked for Carol Shelby...
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2009, 07:33:49 PM »
I've seen them here in Maine too.
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2009, 08:39:43 PM »
Maybe not this ad but some are exporting. I hear back to japan. They are popular there again too. ::)
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2009, 08:42:31 PM »
Local here is willing to pay "Top Dollar" for a 69 to 76 CB750K.  Has posted at least once a week for Several months.

You have to believe that someone has contacted him by now.
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2009, 12:17:42 AM »
Quote from: luckydevil on May 12, 2009, 08:42:31 PM
Local here is willing to pay "Top Dollar" for a 69 to 76 CB750K.  Has posted at least once a week for Several months.

You have to believe that someone has contacted him by now.
I see these here in Nashville as well. Spanner1 knows a guy in Ireland that has a buyer here in the states that ships vintage bikes to Ireland. He wrenches'em and flips'em Apparently the taxes and what not on a new bike over there are ridiculous and old bikes are cheap. If he's doing it, I bet a lot other are folks are doing it too.

I think this is it if I remember what Spanner1 told correctly:
http://www.classicmotorcycles.ie/bikes_for_sale.html#honda
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2009, 12:29:28 AM »
Quote from: cb750fbomb on May 13, 2009, 12:17:42 AM
Quote from: luckydevil on May 12, 2009, 08:42:31 PM
Local here is willing to pay "Top Dollar" for a 69 to 76 CB750K.  Has posted at least once a week for Several months.

You have to believe that someone has contacted him by now.
I see these here in Nashville as well. Spanner1 knows a guy in Ireland that has a buyer here in the states that ships vintage bikes to Ireland. He wrenches'em and flips'em Apparently the taxes and what not on a new bike over there are ridiculous and old bikes are cheap. If he's doing it, I bet a lot other are folks are doing it too.

I think this is it if I remember what Spanner1 told correctly:
http://www.classicmotorcycles.ie/bikes_for_sale.html#honda

After looking at that site for a minute....WOW!!! I want to go over there and get a bike.
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2009, 09:14:51 AM »
 I've been thinking that they hope someone will call up and say 'I have this 1969 honda 750 I just want out of here.'
   
 I just think it's strange that myself and a few others I know have emailed them without a response.

  Ken.
 
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2009, 09:26:28 AM »
Quote from: cb750fbomb on May 13, 2009, 12:29:28 AM
After looking at that site for a minute....WOW!!! I want to go over there and get a bike.

The hell with that, after looking at those prices I want to go over there and sell my bike. Seventy five hundred Euros is currently $10,000...
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2009, 10:02:45 AM »
There's a guy in my area that has been advertising his 500cc '85 Magna as the ideal license-test bike available to rent for $50. If it handles anything like my 550cc Nighthawk (it looks almost identical) then there's no way I'd want to use it for the test. He posts at least twice a day, so I've been marking his posts as spam.
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2009, 02:35:46 PM »
when i see that crap I always click the 'spam/overpost' link at the top right. they aren't supposed to be posting want ads in the for sale section. it'll get taken down if you do that.
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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2009, 02:50:20 PM »
A buddy of mine told me that people post those kinds of ads on craigslist to get people to reply so they can compile working e-mail addresses, presumably to sell later on.

I don't know how true this is or not but I do know that I once responded to a for sale for a cheap project ford falcon and the "seller" spamed me with e-mail about automobile insurance for a while (probably still does but the spam filter catches it). There was no ford falcon. There never was. :-[

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Re: semi OT, who's spamming craigs list?
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2009, 03:03:33 PM »
Quote from: boxnife on May 13, 2009, 02:35:46 PM
when i see that crap I always click the 'spam/overpost' link at the top right. they aren't supposed to be posting want ads in the for sale section. it'll get taken down if you do that.

+1

I also flag all the ads I find where someone posts in the motorcycle section that they have a car/truck they're willing to trade for a bike.  I'm not looking in the motorcycle section for a car or truck!! >:( 
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