General rule of thumb for me is: If the deal sounds shady, even a little, take a pass.
There will be other deals that will be better.

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1981 Yamaha 650 Special(first ride)
1986 Yahama Fazer 700 FZX(sold in 99)
2005 DL 650( best ride so far)

Tell him he need's to put a $200.00 deposit on your bike if he's really interested, He'll get funds back once the SV and clean title have been delivered. Also NEVER do dealings at home !!!! Go to a public place where there are people, I like going to Lowes parking lot, security cameras and people,

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FB MEMBER #133 - 2008 Wee

I asked the guy why he was so interested in this bike to go to so much trouble. He has since said he was originally interested in a Wee and was considering buying one in Mississippi, he wanted the Wee for camping & family fun. He did know a little about the two bikes and story was sounding good. I sent pics of my Wee to him and told him when we get close to the trade Id provide the vin# so he could do any checks he'd like and since my son in law is a State Trooper I'll run his vin# and then it's left up to the bikes. I have not heard from him since. Thank you everyone

I have found that your intuition KNOWS when it's a scam, but the mind is kinda thinking it's OK. So, my rule is if I get any sniff of it being a scam, I move on quickly.

Scammers are looking for easy pickings. One give away of a scam is if they contact you right away. They're gonna find a few gullible people and make away with their money.

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2007 DL650

A little OT, but good friends got caught in a money laundering scheme that took over a month to set up. Their daughter had been looking for a European placement as a nanny for one year, and was contacted by e-mail and then phone by someone in GB. They made many calls and sent many e-mails along with detailed job descriptions and place information and conducted a phone interview with QA. It all sounded legit.

In the end, the fellow in GB advanced a money order purportedly for airfare which was five times that required and requested that the money order be cashed and that they send back the difference. It was all a scam, but my friends ended up with the money and forwarded it on to the police.

So the point is that not all scams are hit and run. Some can be quite elaborate in the setup.

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2009 DL650 ABS (with touring kit)
2004 Honda ST1300