it was the shop owner that boosted the prices.... to add to it a bit i told him i wasn't looking to spendover 2k for a bike and that i had found a couple nice used ones but was hoping for a bit more i could buy from him. he then told me that i could be buying something that would need this and that etc.... mainly to scare me from looking at used anything but in the end i did find a bike that was basically brand new for 750 that originally went for 1600 and had original everything on it tits on tires never even off road. so end result i am happy i bought what i did but i gave them a shot to sell to me and they messed up royally