I'm looking at buying a high end expensive bike. I asked the vendor for a copy of his purchase receipt. He said he couldn't find it.Nope, buyer beware
have him email you the bike's serial number and check it here...I'm looking at buying a high end expensive bike. I asked the vendor for a copy of his purchase receipt. He said he couldn't find it.
How do I know the bike isn't stolen?
Thanks. I wasn't aware of this resource. Also, if he declines to provide the serial number, that would raise a red flag.have him email you the bike's serial number and check it here...
http://app.cpic-cipc.ca/English/searchformbikes.cfm
Laughing. Yeah right.I asked the vendor for a copy of his purchase receipt. He said he couldn't find it.
That will only tell you if it's been reported stolen. It still may be but the original owner never reported it. If you buy it and it's later reported stolen, you can be charged with possession of stolen property and lose the bike.have him email you the bike's serial number and check it here...
http://app.cpic-cipc.ca/English/searchformbikes.cfm
Is this a new bike from a vendor or a used bike from an individual? If it's used - how old is it? If it's more than two years, not having a receipt isn't that odd. There are definitely some resales of stolen bikes on kijiji but if it's really high end, this would be the first place for the legit owner to look. Another tell for something suspicious is if he only wants to meet in a parking lot somewhere to transact. A legitimate seller (in my experience) would be selling from home or have a store and you would be able to take the bike for a test ride (leaving eg: ID for the seller to hold).I'm looking at buying a high end expensive bike. I asked the vendor for a copy of his purchase receipt. He said he couldn't find it.
How do I know the bike isn't stolen?
Sell one of the accounts on Craigslist.A neighbor who doesn't speak English asked me to post an ad on Kijiji for him. So, I created a new account to post one, just one, ad for him. Now Kijiji is telling me that I am not allowed to have two accounts.
What to do?