Something doesn't seem right

Something doesn't seem right about this add.....anybody lose one of
these lately?

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1999 cbr600 f4 for sale - $3500

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Reply to:
Date: 2003-08-05, 5:53PM


im all out of garage space and i need to sale this bike.bike is in
good shape yellow and black needs a few small t5hings but its all
there and runs great.hit me back and lets go from there.cash talks.
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Brett
01 Yamaha R1
89 Katana 750

 

It's likely fine....just seemed like a low price for the bike and very
little information, about what I'd expect from someone trying to sell
a stolen bike on craigslist.com.

Figured that it wouldn't hurt to post the add here in case someone had
a bike stolen that fit that description.

Brett
01 Yamaha R1
89 Katana 750

 

Something doesn't seem right about this add...

Actually, that price sounds just about market correct for a
1999 F4...with salvage title.

--
-Craig Haggart
Sunnyvale, California
'99 Honda CBR600 F4
'94 Suzuki DR350 SE
DoD #2120


...or
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Something doesn't seem right about this add...

Latest Add:
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1999 cbr600f4 (today only) $2000!!!!!!! - $2000

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Reply to:
Date: 2003-08-09, 4:21PM


1999 yellow and black cbr600f4.its a little rough around the edges but
its all there and runs great.i need the cash and am all out of garage
space.yellow and black must go.$2000 cash money.today only,tommorrow
no good for me.leave a number to reach you at.peace.
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Still seem kosher? Same bike, much lower price just a few days later.
Brett
01 Yamaha R1
89 Katana 750

 

..com related failure, perhaps. Some people are that desparate.

If I had the money, and a local bank, it WOULD be worth looking at
($2k for the last comfy CBR600s? Yeah), but there would be some care
involved:

1: Go down, inspect bike (FULL anal inspection), inspect title.
Record VIN, plate, engine #.

2: Record/photocopy buyer's driver's liscence.

3: Call police autotheft dept on cellphone. Phone in Vin, plate,
engine serial #. They will be able to tell if its stolen, and should
be able to say if it is salvage. Likewise, ask if they can verify
driver's liscence #/name/address association. they might not, but
they might.

4: Pay for bike with cashier's check. Take posession of the bike.

Not a perfect model, but a thief would have to both have sold the bike
before owner reported it stolen AND would have to have a decently good
fake ID, but the desparate seller would be willing to comply. Would
also only take about an hour or two, only a little longer than a
normal trasaction.


See, it sometimes helps to work in the security world, I'd feel
comfortable buying such a bike IF the procedure above was followed,
because the thief would have to be both very sophisticated AND
prepared AND willing to take a big risk to sell a stolen bike in this
manner.

 

(Nicholas C. Weaver) wrote in

Gah! Remind me to never sell you a bike...

Geo
--
George Mealer | DoD 2170 | '00 Suzuki GSX1300R
geo*AT*snarksoft*DOT*com

"Alright, it's Saturday night...I have no date, a two-liter bottle
of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape. Let's rock!" -- Philip J. Fry

 

Actually, for a bike in good condition, the full anal inspection
really only takes about a half an hour to perhaps an hour. Basically
the Adam Glass's motorcycle inspection guide as a condensed checklist,
so I don't need to carry around a 10-15 page guide.