I will try and make this short. I saw a white 09 for sale in a city far far from me,approx 3 days drive one way. I answer ad, negotiations ensue, price finally agreed upon.
Then starts the arduous ordeal of using Uship, which for those you have used it, it can take a bit of time to wait for the right bid to come in. I am in contact with seller,he says no worries about shipping, take my time until I find the right quote and comfort level.
So after a couple weeks,always contacting seller to update him, I secure shipping. He did not ask for a deposit, after talking with me and realized how serious I was, he considered the bike sold.
The same day I sent him the email about shipping, he sent me one that he had suddenly changed his mind,he was going to keep the bike. I was very disappointed, I had been to the bank,secured a loan ect.but he did not have a deposit, its his bike to do with what he will.
A week or so later, he has a fit of remorse, sends me a email saying he was sorry, do I still want the bike at the agreed price,he understands if I am wary now, his wife reamed him out about it blah,blah,blah.
So after some thought, I contact the shipper,set it up again, and tell seller what day the truck will be there. The driver agrees to have the bike on the truck before I do the transfer of funds into sellers account.
So I contact seller to tell him everything is set and good to go,but I don't hear back for a day or so.,previously he had been prompt about return contact.
So I figure right away something has gone south and sure enough, he comes back to tell me that he decided to take the bike to the dealer instead. So sorry......But wait!!!
The other day I am lazily scrolling through ads on Kijiji Canada wide. And lo and behold......There is the same white 09 busa for sale!! Pretty much the same text....."Time to sell the bike,got my eye on something else...."picture is exactly the same one,including the ones I asked him to send me.
So.....would I ever buy a bike again sight unseen,even after speaking numerous times with seller,email contact,ect? No.....of course, having said that I DID buy a bike far far from me,sight un-seen,BUT a wonderful Org. member who shall remain nameless.....( cough,cough....Fastfrogg ) went to check out the bike and seller for me.
So there is my story and I am glad it all worked out the way it did anyway,I am happy with the bike I bought but somewhere out there someone else is going to have their chain yanked.....unfortunately....
Then starts the arduous ordeal of using Uship, which for those you have used it, it can take a bit of time to wait for the right bid to come in. I am in contact with seller,he says no worries about shipping, take my time until I find the right quote and comfort level.
So after a couple weeks,always contacting seller to update him, I secure shipping. He did not ask for a deposit, after talking with me and realized how serious I was, he considered the bike sold.
The same day I sent him the email about shipping, he sent me one that he had suddenly changed his mind,he was going to keep the bike. I was very disappointed, I had been to the bank,secured a loan ect.but he did not have a deposit, its his bike to do with what he will.
A week or so later, he has a fit of remorse, sends me a email saying he was sorry, do I still want the bike at the agreed price,he understands if I am wary now, his wife reamed him out about it blah,blah,blah.
So after some thought, I contact the shipper,set it up again, and tell seller what day the truck will be there. The driver agrees to have the bike on the truck before I do the transfer of funds into sellers account.
So I contact seller to tell him everything is set and good to go,but I don't hear back for a day or so.,previously he had been prompt about return contact.
So I figure right away something has gone south and sure enough, he comes back to tell me that he decided to take the bike to the dealer instead. So sorry......But wait!!!
The other day I am lazily scrolling through ads on Kijiji Canada wide. And lo and behold......There is the same white 09 busa for sale!! Pretty much the same text....."Time to sell the bike,got my eye on something else...."picture is exactly the same one,including the ones I asked him to send me.
So.....would I ever buy a bike again sight unseen,even after speaking numerous times with seller,email contact,ect? No.....of course, having said that I DID buy a bike far far from me,sight un-seen,BUT a wonderful Org. member who shall remain nameless.....( cough,cough....Fastfrogg ) went to check out the bike and seller for me.
So there is my story and I am glad it all worked out the way it did anyway,I am happy with the bike I bought but somewhere out there someone else is going to have their chain yanked.....unfortunately....
But definately we want pictures 
pics....it never happened
