I was stupid enough to think we all the same...

[shaunthe2nd]

Well this fella claimed he wanted this restored but doesn't have the time..

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-rd350lc-UK-bike-matching-numbers/254653542892?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

but after swapping a few messages with him its clear he is interested in profit and not getting the bike back on the road.
He has increased starting price from £3,000 to £3,500 on basis he has had a lot of interest, but in reality, no bids yet.

I shared with him some of the previous work I had done to reassure him it would get a good standard original restoration, and also my estimate with breakdown that needed £5,000 min spend on it plus 200 hours labour so would be a labour of love rather than a money spinner, but his reaction is to increase the start price due to the level of interest!

Probably my bad as thought us old bikers were from similar mould, but maybe needs must these days.

[veg]

Anyone stupid enough to get into a bidding war on that deserves all they get. Wasn’t that long ago that was £500 tops it needs so much doing to it I hope he gets stuck with greedy b*****d but you know some fool will be along shortly.

[st66]

It's just going crazy that ebay it's unreal,,, I for one now pledge to only deal with guys from here in both buying and selling,,, the lc parts war on ebay disgusts me at the min,,, 😣😣😣

[earthman]

It's not just folk on ebay, I've been promised/messed about by a member on this very forum even, sad to say, that there's many folk out there who you can't trust.

I wish that only the genuine people were drawn towards these bikes, folk who want to actually ride/use/enjoy them, rather than the folk who use them as some sort of pawn in a game or are only concerned about the money they go for.

[flames]

Trouble is in today's market on e bay, the starting price isn't far off what you would pay if you bought the part's seperately.
Matching numbers for a lot of people is the Holly Grail, I would love to have them , but I ain't paying 1500-2000 for the privilege. Me and mine are 1. If I sold her it would be like losing an arm or a leg. We are all different, we love our machines for different reasons.
Sadly those that love them for the money, are ruining it for those of us that love them for what they are.

[headcoats]

Fookin ell !
I thought it was a trike when I first clicked on the images !

[JonW]

3.5k... mental.

Its a bunch of rough parts that will needs thousands spending on it. just mad.

But I do agree with the OP, not everyone (even on here) has the same mindset. For some its more (all?) about money and not about the bikes themselves. Sad but true.

[Deleted]

He’s dreaming

That’s just bullsh1t

[icarus001]

I have it in my watch list just out of morbid curiosity, but he probably thinks all the watchers really want it.

I'm not following his logic though, if it didn't sell at £3k then why put the price up - unless as I said he thinks all the watchers are potential buyers.

[reedpete]

I’m guilty of watching it too....seems a harmless type of interest, we can all relate to the phrase ‘I’ll get the popcorn out for that one’ but apart from pure ‘entertainment’ there is a tinge of voyerism crossed with rubbernecking !

[muttsnuts]

I've met this guy, we was trying to sell a hybrid project a couple of years back, it was shite, needed everything doing, he wanted £3k for it, I said it was £2k tops, he wasn't interested when I offered that in cash, but a couple of months later he contacted me to ask if I still wanted it at £2k, I said no I'd found another project (which I had), he eventually put it back on ebay and it sold for around £2k - not sure if somebody on here bought it thinking about it !

I saw this bike at the same time sat in the corner, I asked what he was doing with it, he said he was selling the hybrid to fund the resto of the LC, clearly didn't happen.

He's dreaming if he thinks he'll get that amount for it, but I thought he was a dreamer when I met him, not sure if he is on here TBH

[Yogi]

£3750 now 🤣👍

[shaunthe2nd]

Jul 17, 2020 9:00:23 GMT 1 Yogi said:

£3750 now 🤣👍

.... and still no bids. Odd!

[stoney]

At the end of the images is shaunthe2nd message.

[veg]

Thats just the opening bid, I'm going to email him and tell him that he should be putting an £8k reserve on it and tell him the clocks alone are worth £750 the engine is a £2000 at least etc etc etc f**king bell end

[veg]

Is it me or are the cases repaired?
Shaun made me chuckle
Oh and tell him to ignore all the nay sayers as they are just jealous

[shaunthe2nd]

Jul 17, 2020 9:08:14 GMT 1 stoney said:

At the end of the images is shaunthe2nd message.

Love it!

[badger1]

He’s put your EBay message inc into the photos of the listing,
Why would you do that??

[hoist1]

Couldn’t even do a sympathetic resto on it, is the broom handle thrown in?

[Yogi]

Jul 17, 2020 9:10:41 GMT 1 shaunthe2nd said:

Jul 17, 2020 9:08:14 GMT 1 stoney said:

At the end of the images is shaunthe2nd message.

Love it!

I better add you to my block list yr nasty b*****d 🤣🤣🤣

[Deleted]

Ended, no bids

[hoist1]

Just shows that even the stupid people aren’t that stupid.

[JonW]

Obviously he is on here... classy.

[veg]

Dave did allude to it, of course they are on here. Sadly we don’t all come from the same place, look at user details for past 24 hrs 😁
Have they been on watching? Who is it?

[st66]

Dam I missed it,, shaun 2nd message I mean not the bike gutted I needed a chuckle today dam 😭

[alankelly]

Me too😁😁

[steve h]

Bargain, be ok when you spend a shed load on it, well worth it.