I only deal with people who will talk to me on the phone. I'll answer questions asked in complete sentences by people who are demonstratively actually interested in the bike but only set up a viewing if they contact me on the phone. Otherwise it is a waste of time.

When communicating with a seller it is best to never use the words "come see" or "come look at" when attempting to set up a face-to-face. Use the words "pick up" or "buy" instead and I am sure you will be taken much more seriously by a seller. Many buyers who have the nicer bikes end up showing the bike to quite a few lookie-loos who are not interested in actually buying the bike or want to throw lowball offers at them. Most prospective buyers only waste his time.


Sellers will filter prospective buyers so as not to waste a ton of time with those who are not serious. Make sure you don't sound like a problem buyer (or seller if you are selling) to the people you are dealing with and you will be less likely to be filtered and/or ignored.