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Old 05-27-12 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TNDave
I adjusted the seat for her, gave her some maintenance instructions, and told her that after she rode the bike for a bit to call me and I would give her a free tune it up and adjustment as necessary for her......
Absolutely never do that again. Once you start giving advice and free tune-up's your acting like a 'dealer'. Before you know it some bone head is going to crash or something's going to break and they'll try to come after you. I've flipped alot of bikes....alot, and I've always acted like I was some guy looking to sell an old bike. Think garage sale....

Regardless, congrats on your first flip. One of my rules of thumb is to make a $100 on every bike.
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