Re: buying a bike from eBay
I’m sorry to hear about your troubles. The same thing happened to me years ago with a bike I bought out of trade-it. It was continually in the garage and just cost me hundreds, in the end I sold it and cut my losses putting it down to experience.
Re: buying a bike from eBay
Sorry to hear of your troubles, got to say I have not purchased anything from ebay of high value, especially not unseen.
I think in our lifetime we all get stuck with vehicles like this, I bought a "mint" RS Turbo once...i spent as much on it as it cost :'(
Moral of the story is cheap is not always best, and I think you would agree with me ;)
Hope you get it through the MOT and hopefully it causes you no futher issues.
Re: buying a bike from eBay
Hi flyingosca,
well, no real conciliation, but I'm also an eBay 'been had' person! Doh! Basically a friend sent the link and said it had only a few minutes to go, why not bid on it? By the pics it looks okay, and the right up looked sort of alright. I bought a bike from eBay...
Anyway, when I went to pick it up in Oxford I went "OH my god its a dog!"
Broken down on me about 4 times already in under 200 miles! I've tried to go to Mudeford twice but both times the dog has conked out on the way home. Both times in Ringwood....
oh dear...
eBay is a No No for bikes if you ask me. However, having said that, I know someone who has got two diamond bargain gems of a bikes (Dukati and a Suzuki) so he raves about the bargains. Just, I'd say, don't pay for the bike until you have seen it!!!
Re: buying a bike from eBay
I think regardless of if you get it from ebay or anywhere else you need to be ultra streetwise....check it out fully (Take someone with mechanical nonse if you don't have any) and don't hand over 1 penny till your 100% happy with what your buying.
Finally by law for private or business sales your allowed to take it back within 28 days in the same condition for a full refund if your not happy, if they refuse you can take legal action.
Re: buying a bike from eBay
I must admit I bought my bike from ebay last September and it has been running sweet as nut ever since. The only money I've spent was on tyres but that was my choice because there were different makes front and rear so not all ebay sellers are rogues
Re: buying a bike from eBay
Thanks for your input guys, I bought a car from eBay in Dec 05, but checked it out with a mech pal of mine before paying for it. I've done 35k in it since and had no trouble at all so yes, there are good guys and bad guys (and gals) out there. I think my 'need' for the trike over ruled my common sense. I will get it sorted though so hopefully I'll catch a few of you out on the highways and byeways of Wiltshire one of these days.
Ride safely.