Originally Posted by
ChainlessRev
Here's a not-so-common scam...
My friend (seriously my friend - not me!
) is selling his bike and some dude checks it out & wants to test drive it. Ok no problem, right?
The guy rode off & never came back!! My buddy actually found it funny.
Actually, this is a fairly common scam. The best defense against it is to refuse the test ride; instead, offer them a one-hour buyback option. They buy the bike at the agreed-upon price. If, within one hour, they decide it's not right for them, they return the bike and get their money back. No risk for the seller, little risk for the buyer, problem solved.