Topic: Big Rant Need to vent (missed a 71 750)

[78 k550]

Hey All,
I'm on graigs list last night 8:30 a 71 CB750 comes up. Not 4 min. after his add I'm emailling and calling him. I said I go to bed around 10:30 please call me. Nothing. I go to work today and told him on a previous message that I would call him at 8 in the morning. I call no answer, I call every hour and a half all day no answer . I get home message from him stateting he will be home all day come look at it. I call him back on my home # no answer, 3 min. later he call's. I'm starting to get all happy because I'm pretty sure I was the first person to contact him. We talk for about 10 min. and stated they where sold. My head starts boiling. I asked him if I was the first persoin to contact him. He said yes. I ask well then dont you think I should have first crack at it. He say's Ya I've been burned before like that  on a couple 4 wheeler's and really pissed me off. I say's so you decided to burn me. He says sorry but my phone was cutting out and a few other exuces. I said sure #$%* happens, you still could of gave me first shot at it. He says the phone has been ringing off the hook and I must have 20 emails. He even told the other buyer interested in the 750 chopper project and he was not interested in the bike. But since he had cash he sold it. I thanked hime for his time then said you really want to know what you could of got for it. He say's what. I said 2,200 or around that. He say's no way. I ask look at the responce you got. He said he didnt think these bike;s where that popular. I said yup they are going for that. I just wanted to throught that in there for his knowledge of what he could of got out of it. I said have a nice day and hung up.
So it looks like I'm going to plan B.
Get my 750F frame and build it up from there.
Parts I will need.
Gas tank
instument cluster
wiring
coils
engine
Pipes

I have 500 and 550 parts to trade if interested.

Paul

[Jay B]

I had about the same thing happen from a BANK no less, I called them on the phone, made a deal, and actually mailed them a certified check from another branch of the same bank. They sold it to someone in the door with cash in hand before they received my check. I talked to a friend who is a lawyer  and he told me I could win in court, but it wouldn't be worth the cost. Instead he told me to give them hell. I reported them to the better business buero, office of the comptroller, their corprate office, MN state police (because they deal with rip-offs on vehicles I guess) and anyone else I could think of. Didn't get me the bike but it made some peoples lives hell for a while. This has been about 3 years ago and it still pisses me off to no end.

[Japbikemike]

Gee, I guess I was treated pretty good!

I called on a barn fresh 750, emailed, finally called again hours later.  Was told someone was coming to look at it around noon tomorrow.  I offered to come NOW and pay full price cash sight unseen. 
The seller felt compelled to wait and see if the other party showed.
I told him I'd have a bike on the trailer by 9am tomorrow and it likely wouldn't be his.
I thought sellers were motivated by cash in hand.
I was mistaken.

[prsman23@hotmail.c]

This happened to me a month ago on the same list in Saint Louis. It was a 69 750 with 2900 miles, that had sat for years. Was asking $800. Gone in a flash, not to me though.... 

[Gordon]

Well, if it's me doing the selling, the bike goes to the first person to show up with cash in hand, regardless of who contacted me first.  There's no "dibs" involved, but then again, I tend to sell bikes for what they're actually worth so there's not usually a huge flurry of activity on the first listing day. 

[Raul CB750K1]

After having lost good purchases for hesitating, when I see something I'm interested I call quickly -but try not to look desperate-. I always ask the seller when can I see the item and wether somebody has already arranged to see it. If I'm the first one I ask him if he doesn't mind to give me the chance to be the first one to decide. I try to be the first one to go there, but if for any reason my schedule and his doesn't match, I ask him to let other people go there but tell them that he has agreed that I still have to go and see it. I never take full cash with me but doesn't mind to give the seller a non-refundable amount as a compromise that I want the item.

Raul