Craigslist Never Ceases to Amuse Me!

I posted up an ad to feel out the interest in my 02 CR125. Aside from some scammers, I have gotten some interest in the bike (I have a "collatoral" check, and am waiting for a buyer to come pick it up with cash in hand).

Maybe it is mean to laugh at those who pretend to know what they are talking about...but here are some of the funnier responses I've gotten. I've highlighted my favorite parts!

1 - "hey i have a 1999 cr80r this is a nice bike it has a new vortex sprocket on it, fmf shorty silencer, fmf sst pipe, wiseco did the whole engine, new tires, enjoy graghics, moose racing handguards, its a limited edition kinda cause it has 6 gears and a powerband in every gear, this is a beautiful bike, its all set up for racing i origanly bought it for 1200, would you be willing to trade?"


I responded by asking what color and brand of powerbands it had, and gently pointed out that NADA blue book lists it top price for 670$. Whereas, I am selling my 125 for about a hunnerd bucks below the lowest price.

2 - "hey, I was wondering if there is oil injection, since its a race bike I didn't Know if you went on the safe side and took it out and mixed in the tank. when you said you changed the oil every other ride,where you talking about the transmission oil?"

I am pretty sure this wasn't a serious inquirey (if I could spell that). :whoa:

No reply as of yet, but I did get a little further background on the woman who asked about the oil injection system. She ran an older bike that actually had one (funny, my first bike had one too!)

I am awaiting the powerband reply with baited breath!

kmccune, I see that you're in Somerset, Wisconsin (which is where I'm heading to pick up a modded 85 soon!) How far are you from the gloriously acclaimed "sandbox arena?"

So...the chick that had given me the "collatoral check" called me last night, as today was the last day I had promised to hold the bike for her.

She had given me a story (when she came to check things out), about how she had to cash a check (pay check or something like that) before she could give me the cash...I told her flat out that the bike did NOT leave my apartment until I had the full amount in hand.

So...she says "will you be home tomorrow (which is today) morning" and I said yes. Her reply was that "I am going to withdraw the last 600 from an ATM on my way there."

As I thought about it, I remembered that most banks allow a maximum withdrawl of 250$ per day...at that point, I realized that she was a hopeless case...maybe not trying to scam me...but she wasn't going to have the cash.

I called another person that had emailed me, and said they could come and pick it up. They will be getting far more use out of it than the first person ever will!