| Motorcycles are expensive toys. Many people would | | | | most of the deals are cheap. There are many |
| love to own one but a motorcycle is a luxury that it's | | | | auctions out there where people buy new |
| financially out of reach for many people. | | | | motorcycles but after a while they are forced to sell |
| Buying a brand new motorcycle on a dealers stand is | | | | them due (mainly) financial or health problems. |
| obviously the best option, but even with all the | | | | Their loss is your gain. |
| promotions and freebies, it's still too much expensive | | | | On 2006, I wanted to buy a new motorcycle in order |
| for the pockets of many motorcycle enthusiasts. | | | | to celebrate my new job promotion. |
| So what do you do? Give up your dream of owning | | | | I searched and searched for several weeks for a |
| a brand new motorcycle or try to find that sweet | | | | good deal (both online and offline) but Lady Luck |
| deal that it's out there? | | | | wasn't with me that time. |
| There are several ways you can acquire a used | | | | However a few days later, I noticed an eBay auction |
| motorcycle: friends and acquaintances, classified ads, | | | | for a Harley-Davidson Softail for only $5500. Since I |
| dealers and my favourite one...auctions! | | | | thought something had to be wrong with it since it |
| Friends and acquaintances are the answer for many | | | | was so cheap I checked the seller's trade rating and |
| folks but personally I never mix friendships with | | | | contacted him. |
| business. If something goes wrong, you may lose | | | | After we exchanged emails we closed the deal. |
| more than a few thousand dollars. | | | | Unfortunately for him, he was going through a rough |
| Dealers | | | | time and needed the money to pay off his debts. |
| You should visit your local dealer to see if he has | | | | Later on, I became the owner of a nice |
| something that suits you, but depending where you | | | | Harley-Davidson. |
| live results will vary. Unfortunately I never found | | | | Even though you know nothing about the seller or |
| anything that spiked my interest. | | | | the desired item per se, you can always check their |
| Classified Ads | | | | seller score to see what kind of people they are. I |
| Personally I never met someone who got their | | | | recommend always reading the negative feedback |
| motorcycle through a classified ad, so I never | | | | and only doing business with someone that has |
| considered it. Even though I browse through them | | | | +95-98% positive ratings. |
| every now and then, I never found something that | | | | It can take a while until you find something you |
| 100% interested me. | | | | want, but when you have hundreds of new |
| Auctions | | | | motorcycles auctions it will be a matter of time until |
| Auctions are arguably the most popular method | | | | you find The One. |
| nowadays, simply because it offers you tens of | | | | See you on the road. |
| thousands of choices at a distance of a click, and | | | | |