My brother lives on the other side of the country from me and is trying to buy a mountain bike. He sent me a listing for a bike that is pretty much what he is looking for, his size, looks to be in good shape. He is pretty excited.
I take a look at the ad and my first thought is "that might be stolen" 2018 bike that went for 4k now priced at $600, and looks to have been used very little.
Now if it were me, I would move on, or if I went to look at it; feel like I could ask some questions that would help determine if the person was legit or not. On the otherhand, I know there are a lot of people who are not working right now, and might be moving on from stuff like bikes, someone might have left it in a house they vacated and the landlord is trying to get money, all sorts of stuff happens that leads people to sell bikes below market.
Any tips on helping him make sure it is not hot?
I take a look at the ad and my first thought is "that might be stolen" 2018 bike that went for 4k now priced at $600, and looks to have been used very little.
Now if it were me, I would move on, or if I went to look at it; feel like I could ask some questions that would help determine if the person was legit or not. On the otherhand, I know there are a lot of people who are not working right now, and might be moving on from stuff like bikes, someone might have left it in a house they vacated and the landlord is trying to get money, all sorts of stuff happens that leads people to sell bikes below market.
Any tips on helping him make sure it is not hot?