11-30-2025, 08:48 PM
I know this has come up before, but I don't remember details and my quick search didn't bring up anything obvious...
There's a guy who wants to buy my Kawasaki W800. He's in Nevada, and thought about driving up here, but is concerned about weather now. He has an ebay store called "Nevada Cycle Parts" and he's been on ebay since 2000, with all positive reviews during the last year and overall very good. His name he texted me matches the ebay store owner's name, not that this means much, but perhaps it's something.
He suggests using a title company / bank of my choice that we agree on to serve as escrow company. We both sign their contract; he deposits money, I turn over title to the escrow company. Once escrow company confirms validity of title and funds, then we sign off. Funds are released and verified, he gets title. Only then does his shipping company stop by to pick up the bike. He's offered to facetime me with his wife to help out as he claims he's a little hard of hearing.
One hears of all sorts of online cases of fraud involving shipping vehichles, and so I'm throwing out feelers to see if anyone here has actually done a bike purchase out of state, and how that went down.
If memory serves me well, I recall one forum member refusing to sell out of state to another forum member a few years ago.
There's a guy who wants to buy my Kawasaki W800. He's in Nevada, and thought about driving up here, but is concerned about weather now. He has an ebay store called "Nevada Cycle Parts" and he's been on ebay since 2000, with all positive reviews during the last year and overall very good. His name he texted me matches the ebay store owner's name, not that this means much, but perhaps it's something.
He suggests using a title company / bank of my choice that we agree on to serve as escrow company. We both sign their contract; he deposits money, I turn over title to the escrow company. Once escrow company confirms validity of title and funds, then we sign off. Funds are released and verified, he gets title. Only then does his shipping company stop by to pick up the bike. He's offered to facetime me with his wife to help out as he claims he's a little hard of hearing.
One hears of all sorts of online cases of fraud involving shipping vehichles, and so I'm throwing out feelers to see if anyone here has actually done a bike purchase out of state, and how that went down.
If memory serves me well, I recall one forum member refusing to sell out of state to another forum member a few years ago.