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Shady eBay Seller

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Educated

Educated

You're so right, Jim. I did live and learn with this purchase. Did you get the wheel deal get straightened out? I hope so.

I thought that I'd let you know that on the way back home with the GT on I80 in Illinois, I hit a huuuuge chuckhole at a bridge joint that was caused by the enormous amount of rain. It wasted an aluminum front wheel, tie rod, and tire. The side of my truck was dented up from the tire carcass slapping around. The jolt was so bad that the bike's back end shifted way over onto a wheel well. 'Glad I had good tie-downs! Being road burnt at ten p.m. and having that happen was definitely an adrenaline rush event that wasn't too welcomed. The coffee didn't help much, especially when it flew out of the cup holder and onto my leg. I got legal with the state and it paid for the damage, so overall, it wasn't all that bad. Then there's the now hilarious story of my trip to Colorado Springs to buy a KZ1000J with a friend who decided to develop a bad kidneystone problem...................
 
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GS ace said:
You're so right, Jim. I did live and learn with this purchase. Did you get the wheel deal get straightened out? I hope so.
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No I just groused about it. :mad:

When I got them they looked OK with a quick look so I said to the seller they were OK. Then later noticed some not so nice stuff (filed road rash). And then even later when I spun them was the real surprise not so true after all.

I was ****ed because the seller would certainly know these were not the best wheels he had ever seen and far from it, but now it is a matter of opinion of what he would expect v.s me so I did not care to have that conversation.

He did say he was concerned about selling to me, but I said I was not looking for mint just good. Everybody has a different opinion on what that is. :cool:
 
Expectations

Expectations

I can only feel comfortable buying things non-electrical or without moving parts from a seller on eBay.

What I've come to recognize is that a whole lot of sellers, particularly on CL, seem to have a higher opinion or are just stupidly proud of what they are trying to unload. This is evident in some of the attached photos. I mean some machines are just hideous to the point where I have to look away while clicking off of the posting.
 
GS ace said:
I can only feel comfortable buying things non-electrical or without moving parts from a seller on eBay.

What I've come to recognize is that a whole lot of sellers, particularly on CL, seem to have a higher opinion or are just stupidly proud of what they are trying to unload. This is evident in some of the attached photos. I mean some machines are just hideous to the point where I have to look away while clicking off of the posting.
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You Sir a a whiny simp! Either adress the issues you have with the perp. or go whine in a better place. I think you mommy's teat will do nicely.

You are very obviously a **** disturber who lacks the intellignece to asure a proper online transaction, and the dignity to live down the demise of a bad one caused by your own shortcomings.
 
Focus

Focus

In my last post, I don't recall mentioning a particular individual, nor a specific transaction, mein Herr. Now, pay attention to this. Your unwelcomed and unqualified condescendence is very much in contrast to the level headed postings by the rest of us on this site.

Did I strike a nerve as you may be just one of the squirrels that posts hacked and rattle-canned garbage on the net?
 
pretentious crap by a whining backstabber. Good luck with the rest of you gutless backstabbing life!
Your a clas A jerk coming on a website slandering a person with an unblemished record only in an effort to exact a meaningless revenge.

Dig deeper in your thesauras if you want to imnpress your self.

Rest assured you will impress no one else. Pathetic sore guy who could not make an effective deal.

I hope you spin a bearing and have other mechanical faults unrelated to the seller befall your almost 40 yr old bike.
 
Fng

Fng

Well, your tenure as a GSR member is starting off with a bang. What is it now, a whole week?

Your tenure as a student should be a life long one, because it's obvious that you need it. Listen and learn, kid.
 
Sie Motorr?der said:
just learned how to ban people.
Buh BYE!
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You might have learned how to use the IGNORE feature but you don't have the ability to have anyone banned. If anyone has ever deserved to be banned it's probably me, and I'm still here.
 
Sorry, this thread is useless both pro and con as a buyer review, IMO. Maybe the original poster can delete it (edit 1st post and choose delete) or the admin can move it to the OT section where the bickering can continue.
 
I'm surprised this thread is still alive.

Caveat Emptor

Everyones been burned, and buying used stuff is risky. Period.
 
Billy Ricks said:
You might have learned how to use the IGNORE feature but you don't have the ability to have anyone banned. If anyone has ever deserved to be banned it's probably me, and I'm still here.
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I will vote for keeping you here, Bill, as long as you avoid becoming a rusty German jeep. :D
 
Well this thread certainly got into the realm of the weird.
I don't get it - if the transaction occurred 2 years ago, why complain now?
I restored a '75 Suzuki GT750, posted it for sale, and a fella drove 20 hours to pick it up (Halifax to Montreal!). The bike looked fantastic, ran well but really needed somone to set up the timing and tune the carbs properly. The guy who bought the bike rode it around the parking lot, declared it fine, and took it home. He emailed me a while later to say the electric starter was weak/failing. I didn't have another starter to send so he fixed it himself. Months later he sent me pics of the bike - he had been riding the wheels off of it while leaving his Hayabusa in the garage. He was really happy with the bike and had no regrets buying it from me even with a few glitches it had.

Moral? I advertised the bike as a 9 out of 10, and it still had faults even though I had been through the bike completely. NOTHING is perfect when it comes to old machinery. I honestly represented the bike, and the buyer knew he would need to do a few things to make it run the way he wanted it to. Both of us were happy.

From the list of problems on the GT750 you bought I would think these were fairly minor - almost to be expected. With the years of motorcycling experience you have i'm sure you realize that most people are not perfectionists when it comes to maintenance or repairs, and ALL old bikes should be expected to have SEVERAL minor faults - either not noticed or not important to the seller.
 
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