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Mike Burnstead wrote:
>> > > To be honest I think he might be reading a bit too much into this. > It's quite common > when advertising a bike (or a car, for that matter) to get called up > by people wanting > to advertise it elsewhere. This is called canvassing - you > someitmes see a line at the > end of an ad 'no canvassers' which means they aren't supposed to call > you. Don't forget, > a potential thief would only need to call up and pretend to be > interested and you'd have > to tell him the address anyway. > > It could also be coincidence - after all, you did say he's been > trying to sell it for a while! > > > Mike They didn't seem much interested in the bike apparently - they were after the address and although it's been on sale a while this weeks MCN was the first one it has been in. If I were selling a bike I wouldn't give my address to just anyone who asked - I'd wonder why they didn't want to see the bike first. Anyway, it won't hurt to put his bikes in my garage for a while. -- Alan ZX9R E2 (Green of course) '03 Tiger 955i (A pleasing shade of green) |