D16 on Vancouver Craigslist

numbskull · July 31, 2009, 11:08:30 AM

Just found this:

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/mcy/1298219910.html

No, I'm not the seller.

numbskull · July 31, 2009, 11:12:11 AM

Never mind. It's a scam. Too good to be true...

NAKID · July 31, 2009, 11:28:29 AM

How is it a scam? He said it's sold...

numbskull · July 31, 2009, 11:53:11 AM

The picture used was from this:

http://www.ridelust.com/frankensteins-monster-replica-of-73k-ducati-desmosedici-rr-built-from-a-monster-s4r/

Either the seller just used this link to fake the ad, or he just sold a modded S4R for $70K

NorDog · July 31, 2009, 12:23:25 PM

It "read" like a scam to me.

mstevens · July 31, 2009, 12:29:19 PM

Oooh! Busted!

How did you find the original picture?

It's just conceivable that the poster just did a quick image search and picked a picture he liked for the ad without really paying attention to the source. He did say he didn't have "time for any brand new new pictures," and if his father really did have cancer one would expect him to be distracted and rushed.

It's getting a bit difficult to believe, though.

KEH · July 31, 2009, 01:08:23 PM

If legit, I wonder how he arrived at the $35k figure. He could easily have sold it for $50k, or put it on eBay.

Maybe he only owed $35k and just wanted to pay it off and be done with it?... Still seems fishy.

teddy037.2 · July 31, 2009, 01:29:14 PM

Quote from: KEH on July 31, 2009, 01:08:23 PM
If legit, I wonder how he arrived at the $35k figure. He could easily have sold it for $50k, or put it on eBay.

Maybe he only owed $35k and just wanted to pay it off and be done with it?... Still seems fishy.

claimed the dealer's trade-in value was 35...

hardly used, but 2100km on a track? and ARE there aftermarket D16 parts?

NorDog · July 31, 2009, 01:34:25 PM

Quote from: teddy037.2 on July 31, 2009, 01:29:14 PM

...and ARE there aftermarket D16 parts?

Cup holders? Highway pegs?

Bill in OKC · July 31, 2009, 02:09:29 PM

Supposedly there is not such a thing as heart cancer... because it is a muscle?

mstevens · July 31, 2009, 06:34:24 PM

Quote from: Bill in OKC on July 31, 2009, 02:09:29 PM
Supposedly there is not such a thing as heart cancer... because it is a muscle?

Well, THAT is a complete load of BS.

There's a whole range of muscle cancers, including heart cancer. One type, the mysosarcomas, are among the nastiest of all cancers, but most muscle cancers are pretty bad.

redxblack · July 31, 2009, 07:08:01 PM

IF legit, I'm glad the guy ended up w/ fair market value ($70k). However, I tend to be cynical about CL postings every time. I bought a NEAR MINT (listed) Honda rebel on CL that didn't have a battery and has gooey carbs. Live and learn.

Vindingo · July 31, 2009, 11:29:20 PM

that replica Desmo is bad ass! I would love that bodywork...

NorDog · August 01, 2009, 07:32:33 AM

Does one really need to raise money for cancer treatment of a father in London? Don't they already have ObamaCare over there?

Bill in OKC · August 01, 2009, 04:51:02 PM

Quote from: mstevens on July 31, 2009, 06:34:24 PM
Well, THAT is a complete load of BS.

There's a whole range of muscle cancers, including heart cancer. One type, the mysosarcomas, are among the nastiest of all cancers, but most muscle cancers are pretty bad.

No mention of heart cancer on the American Cancer Society website... I did a search
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

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