Today's Ebay optimist

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2438617473&category=9807

I particularly like the fact that it has a valid MoT!

Remember, kiddies, just because you spent a grand on it, it doesn't
mean it's worth a grand. He'd be better off flogging all the parts
individually on Ebay.

 

What's most astonishing is that someone's already bid £495 for what is
basically a box of bits. And shirley it wouldn't be worth more than
about £750 completely restored and running, would it?

 

He types and spells like a troll !

 

Huh?

History: 0 bids

I'd guess not. If you already had a Z400 that you wanted to tidy up, it
/might/ be worth buying it for the parts, but otherwise...

Does he really think that third photo (of a couple of boxes of bits) is
going to encourage anyone to bid?

 

Ace was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Mebbe Petrolcan is really worried about the availability of spares?

If that. My guess would be a lot lower, actually...

 

Starting bid £495.00 (Reserve not met)

YTC.

 

No Of bids 0.
The starting price is what the TC selling the bike has started it at.
YTC
:=}

 

Ace typed:

Yes but it is,
"belived to be jenuine"
and has the benefit of,
"re cromeing"
so its not all bad news..

 

Heh

 

must be selling it to pay for his Engleesh lessons

 

The thing is, I'd actually be tempted if it were a more reasonable
price (like about 300 quid) because I'm looking for another project
and he's done the expensive stuff. But I expect he's set the reserve
close to 750.

For about 300-350 I'd have a punt, take it home, rootle around and see
if it could be built up, and if not, flog the various bits and bobs
individually- the exhausts have got to be worth a ton a side to
someone, for example, and we all know what decent mudguards fetch.

But he thinks that because he's spent a grand, it's worth a grand....

 

Jeeze. and don't the frame look skinny, when you see it naked...

 

What he said. YTC.

 

In the 3rd Millenium, on Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:58:13 +0100, Bruce D

Well, TOG is a journalist after all.

Oh, ISWYM

 

Cnut.

 

In the 3rd Millenium, on Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:35:26 +0100,
(The Older Gentleman) submitted
this:

Point proven. ;o)