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Just got one yesterday. User holtjordan255.

I should have read the pinned scam threads before engaging haha. Anyway, we got to discussing payment. I was given a different email for payment (dominictom103@yahoo.com) and that's what tripped the flags. I asked for photos before sending payment and that's when the excuses started rolling in.
 
Just got one yesterday. User holtjordan255.
User banned. A warning to all members of the forum - if you are interested in selling something here, then participate in the forum as a 1200/1250GS enthusiast and introduce yourself with some photos of motorcycle.

While it's fine for members of the community to market their stuff, this is not Craig's List. The Marketplace forum is meant for participating members of the community. Anyone that joins and immediately starts trying to sell something through private messaging or in the marketplace will be viewed as suspicious scammer behavior.
 
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Another type of scam for your information. They contact you about the bike you have for sale and really seem like they want it. They even set up a date and time to come see it and ask typical questions. Then a day or so before the appointment they ask for a VIN report with a site link too due to them being burned in the past and let them know when you have it. Site looks legit and when you run VIN it has multiple entries (I have owned the bike since new so no it doesn't) but you have to enter CC info ($24.95) to see/get report. This is a Credit Card scam to get your personal information!
They were a no show for appointment and when I told them I am not paying for info on a bike I have owned since new they went off about if I can't afford $25 they would refund me when they came to get the bike and buy me lunch too.
 
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When I'm selling a motorcycle I don't suffer the nonsense very well. My reply to everyone is that the bike is exactly as I advertised it and the first person that shows up with cash can take it and the clear title.

I just bought a 2019 Yamaha XT250 for my daughter who is getting her motorcycle license in a few weeks. I bought it from someone in PA who told me that he was called a few times by individuals that wanted to meet in a deserted parking lot at 9pm to look at the bike. He was convinced they would just take the bike and leave him standing there ripped off so he declined all those offers.

It's getting pretty sad for being victimized by criminals. Here around Annapolis MD they are breaking in to garages to steal dirt bikes. Brazen - pulling the garage door off the tracks and rolling the bikes into a van and gone in 90 seconds. The police have theories that they have people scouting for these opportunities like following you home to see where you live if you're hauling bikes. Another theory is that delivery people are noting bikes in the garage and passing that info along to the criminals. My friend had 3 very night MX bikes stolen in this manner. The bikes had AirTags on them to no good effect. The police told him that they know people AirTag their bikes so they make sure no one on their crew has iPhones so the bikes can't be tracked.

I have a garage full of bikes and I keep the dirt bikes locked together to an anchor in the garage. I keep my garage door closed always if I'm not out there.
 
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While our 5x5 rule ( minimum of 5 posts and 5 days) has helped, some scammers are resorting to posting a few brief replies to get around that. Please be vigilant, if they point you somewhere else it is a scam.

The guy below was banned today.
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I posted an ad a couple of days ago in search of a factory lowered R1200GS. I received a response from a brand new member kimdarry16 who informed me he had a friend who could help me find one. The 'friend' could be reached at douglase1403@gmail.com

I reached out and indeed, this guy (douglase1403@gmail.com) responded with a beautiful set of pics and written description of a very impressive bike at a very good price including shipping. The pictures and description were lifted from somewhere.

That's where it all went south - declined to 'talk' with me or provide VIN. This part was all familiar but the 'foreplay' was some of the best I have witnessed. If I knew how, I would post the email he sent with pics.

Be careful out there.
 
Thanks appreciate the heads up. A scam I recently encountered involved texts from interested buyers when I recently went to sell an old bike I had. I received about half a dozen texts from interested parties. Everything from “I want to buy it for my husband” to “I have been looking for that exact make”. After I responded and said I was firm with price they asked if I had a vehicle history and they offered up various car history services that they wanted me to use. I never replied after that I just blocked them. The SCAM was them getting me to use their car history service which would also provide them my credit card information.
 
I recently had a selling experience that renewed my faith in humans. After putting my daughter's Kawasaki KLX 140G out to a few friends and forums and not getting any traction within the first week, I put an ad on Facebook Marketplace. Yeah, I know. That's just inviting knuckleheads in to my life and to be sure, there were a few contacts from bottom feeders but surprisingly no scammers. Maybe it was the inexpensive nature of the bike that just doesn't attract them ($2300 listed).

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There has been an epidemic of dirt bike thefts from home garages in my area so I went in to this telling anyone that wanted to see the bike that I'd meet them a few miles from home with the bike. There's no way I was showing strangers where I live or what else I had in my garage. I ended up with several pretty motivated buyers as I'd priced it to sell a few hundred dollars less than any other bike listed anywhere. I made an appointment with a family that was buying it for their teen and when I heard that the Dad was bringing his son and a trailer from over an hour away to take it home it gave me a good vibe so I vectored them in to my home for see it. A really clean cut and polite teen looked me in the eye when he shook my hand and his dad was active duty Army from Frederick MD. They both rode the bike and it delighted them that the bike was exactly what I told them it was in terms of condition (excellent). My reason for selling was it was a bike very much enjoyed by my teen daughter riding single track but now in college she just doesn't have much opportunity. My daughter was understanding but sad to see it go.

They paid me my asking price in cash, loaded up, and hit the road home. Win-Win for both of us. The next day I got a really nice text message from the kid's mom:
Just wanted to thank you and your daughter. Dylan took it out with his friends last night and had a great time. Let your daughter know that the good times will live on.
 
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