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Old 04-05-12 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by wrk101
+1 And one can argue that dealer or not, the person selling the bike is the "owner". I doubt anyone in my area will list as "by dealer". On every bike I have ever sold, I was the owner. Some I owned for a long time, some I owned for a few days...
Yes, I agree. It's still unclear where the distinction is supposed to be drawn. Is "dealer" supposed to mean a brick & mortar shop? If an individual sells/flips 2 bikes per year or 100, they are still for sale by owner in my book, and I wouldn't fault someone like wrk101 (who I know sells a lot bikes) from listing in the "for sale by owner" category. I don't see how this is going to separate your average Joe or Jane from a high volume flipper (is that even the point?). There is one local used bike shop that lists on CL without any reference to the store name and is notorious for bad service and selling stolen bikes. Notwithstanding that one exception, I haven't found listings by brick & mortar outlets to be a problem or an annoyance. If you check out the bike, you'll find out who is selling it anyway. A deal is a deal is a deal. I don't care where I find it (so long as it's not stolen).
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