A friend is buying a bike, privately, at a distance, including getting it delivered and thought I read somewhere there was some way to mortgage the risk with a middle man interceding?
Any help or advice appreciated.
Find a local bike shop and ask if they will provide an inspection report for it. I've seen companies who do this as well as organise the transport in the past.
Cool, so RAC/AA do then for bikes, also what world be the safest way to hand the money over, given no face to face contact?
Bank transfer - you do internet banking ?
You need to satisfy yourelf that the bike meets your expectations though.
So on the courier turning up, transfer the money then? Just trying to think how not to hand money over and no bike is forth coming
safest way to do it yourself
can he not agree with the seller that if its not as described they will reimburse his transport costs?
Christ...... it's scary how my mind works..... I read the thread title and assumed that there must have been a dog in the garden or something.
'kin ell
Lot of trust involved in the person doing the buying. Thought I had heard/read of some way of
mitigating (not mortgage) the risk, seems not. :/
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on May 13, 2014, 01:35:00 PM
Christ...... it's scary how my mind works..... I read the thread title and assumed that there must have been a dog in the garden or something.
'kin ell
:lol: :lol:
Always fraught...so either the bike is cheap or the bike is rare...if neither then I would either travel the distance and satisfy myself (Mmmm) or source nearer home.
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on May 13, 2014, 01:35:00 PM
Christ...... it's scary how my mind works..... I read the thread title and assumed that there must have been a dog in the garden or something.
'kin ell
Lateral thinking...it's a gift.
Quote from: Alzo on May 13, 2014, 10:30:43 PM
Always fraught...so either the bike is cheap or the bike is rare...if neither then I would either travel the distance and satisfy myself (Mmmm) or source nearer home.
Hmm, you wouldn't think it rare, but she'll looking for a Green ZX6R g/j for around £1500, got to be green
loads of fake ads and fake escrow companies going about gumtree etc at the moment, so double and triple check before partin with any money
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on May 13, 2014, 01:35:00 PM
Christ...... it's scary how my mind works..... I read the thread title and assumed that there must have been a dog in the garden or something.
'kin ell
Thank you for this