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I spotted this bike for sale a week or so back on Ebay at £3500 on a classified sale....HERE I recalled the mag article about it and was half-toying with the idea of buying it. I do like different.

Until today that is lol ....

I get dealers need to make money - but surely this is one of the bigger piss takes of the modern era ? HOW much now do ya think I mean really, adding on £K's for just shifting it 25 miles up the road ....

Fair or foul ?

Well if you want it - at least you know the dealer has plenty of wriggle room in it ....

I sold this restored UK H1A to a dealer around 18 months for £7.5k.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Mac ... Swi8xaODMS

Charlie wrote:I spotted this bike for sale a week or so back on Ebay at £3500 on a classified sale....HERE I recalled the mag article about it and was half-toying with the idea of buying it. I do like different.

Until today that is lol ....

I get dealers need to make money - but surely this is one of the bigger piss takes of the modern era ? HOW much now do ya think I mean really, adding on £K's for just shifting it 25 miles up the road ....

Fair or foul ?

Well if you want it - at least you know the dealer has plenty of wriggle room in it ....

Funny that, no mention of the Yoshi parts (or stickers) used either...........

Garry.L wrote:I sold this restored UK H1A to a dealer around 18 months for £7.5k.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Mac ... Swi8xaODMS

An old departed mate of mine used to say 'where classics are concerned, you never pay too much, but you can buy it too soon'.........

Dealers run as a business to make money. If they see something they think they can sell and make a tidy profit then they'll be on it.
Dealer prices will always be a lot higher than private. And if you sell a bike for a price your happy with, you can't really complain if the buyer sells it for more.
If a bike's not worth what a dealer is asking, it won't sell - just like the £15K Rex that has been unsold at Roy Jervis for 18 months now.

Ultim8pc wrote:Dealers run as a business to make money. If they see something they think they can sell and make a tidy profit then they'll be on it.
Dealer prices will always be a lot higher than private. And if you sell a bike for a price your happy with, you can't really complain if the buyer sells it for more.
If a bike's not worth what a dealer is asking, it won't sell - just like the £15K Rex that has been unsold at Roy Jervis for 18 months now.

Agreed. I've sold a couple of bikes to dealers and got the price I wanted (or very near). What they then go on to advertise (or sell) them at is their business. The H1A I linked above has been for sale for several months and was actually £15K when it was first listed.

Garry.L wrote:

Ultim8pc wrote:Dealers run as a business to make money. If they see something they think they can sell and make a tidy profit then they'll be on it.
Dealer prices will always be a lot higher than private. And if you sell a bike for a price your happy with, you can't really complain if the buyer sells it for more.
If a bike's not worth what a dealer is asking, it won't sell - just like the £15K Rex that has been unsold at Roy Jervis for 18 months now.

Agreed. I've sold a couple of bikes to dealers and got the price I wanted (or very near). What they then go on to advertise (or sell) them at is their business. The H1A I linked above has been for sale for several months and was actually £15K when it was first listed.

Very poor feedback for them too, I would entertain buying anything of a dealer or anyone with that bad feedback.