crazy craigslist

[CaptainKyle]

Wow who wants to call this guy about his great priced 1900 cc vmax.LOL http://maine.craigslist.org/mcy/2551339924.html

 

[vmax2extreme]

case of the fat fingers for sure......lol

 

[ninjaneer]

case of the fat fingers for sure......lol

yep

 

[Thevmaxrider]

The title typo not withstanding, take a look at the price:surprise::surprise::surprise:

Must be one of those "special" Vmax's:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:

 

[CaptainKyle]

The title typo not withstanding, take a look at the price:surprise::surprise::surprise:

Must be one of those "special" Vmax's:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:

Yeah thats what I was talking about. between 1900 cc & $ 9999 that thing must be special.

 

[Thevmaxrider]

Yep, has to be one them there high priced, very rare, STOCK Vmax's!!!!

 

[Fire-medic]

"I'll pay cash, your price, just bring it to Gander AFB, Labrador, you can't miss me, I'll be the one in the RAF uniform! See you tomorrow at 6 p.m."

 

[88vmx12]

holy crap 10K damn mine has to be worth 15k then

G

 

[GREEN light BLITZ]

Sign me up for selling my Max for $15k too! Out here in SoCal 15k gets you a barely ridden 09!

 

[SpecOps13]

Hey, if I can sell both of mine at $9999.00 I'll be getting a Gen II..:clapping::eusa_dance:Oh, wait, one of mine is newer and neither is stock. Maybe I can get 2 Gen II's.:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:

 

[CaptainKyle]

I think I should call him & offer 2 grand.LOL

 

[GREEN light BLITZ]

I think I should call him & offer 2 grand.LOL

Yes! Do it! Let us know what he says...tell him if he won't sell it to you for 2k then will he at least pass the crack he's smokin?!

 

[SpecOps13]

Think he's got his nose stuck in the crack.....:rofl_200:

 

[gamorg02]

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Bob <[email protected]> wrote:

Yea I know and I?ve seen some of these at the book value and I would never buy them..... Some of them at the book value were projects. This one is not it is a rider right now. I think that make a pretty big difference with the VMAX line.

From: Garrett Morgan
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: 1900 Yamaha VMAX - $9999 (Parsonsfield, Maine)

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Hello,

Curious as to why this bike is listed at 3x times the book value?

thanks.

-garett


http://maine.craigslist.org/mcy/2551339924.html

 

[gamorg02]

anyone wanna give me a few 'examples' to send him

 

[Fire-medic]

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/mcy/2551506781.html
yr. 2000, $5600

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1998 Yam Vmax Supertrapp exhaust, Corbin seat $3200
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/mcy/2549903939.html
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http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/mcy/2549903939.html

and comes with:

our newbie looking for a nice ride should consider this one!
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1999 VMax $4300

another cherry one for a newbie looking for tasteful mods & a bike in what appears to be good shape.

And be sure and tell that Maine dreamer that no one, no one, pays above book value, or even book value in this economy!

 

[gamorg02]

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Bob <[email protected]> wrote:

I hear you there. I might consider offers but I love the bike so if I have to keep it I’m pretty OK with that too. It is still a tough economy and all so.... we’ll see. I do not have many options on there but the maintenance has been very good. The valves were set two years ago, new alternator new voltage regulator new final gear assembly, clutches inspected yearly all that sort of stuff. I can hop on it anytime I feel the need and know that it will perform as expected.....

From: Garrett Morgan
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:16 AM
To: Bob
Subject: Re: 1900 Yamaha VMAX - $9999 (Parsonsfield, Maine)

Yea there's always a few odd prices for vmaxs', but i have to tell you i think the price is a bit extreme on yours. I have around $8k of extras in my '03 and i couldn't even get a bite at $6500.

just for an example:

http://greenville.craigslist.org/mcy/2536072585.html

i know this guy hasn't really gotten a bite at that price either, and he has almost half your miles..

 

[old timer]

...Maine...cant get thayah frum heah...:rofl_200:

 

[Rusty McNeil]

I think the guy knows what it's really worth and doesn't want to sell it. His old lady is probably on his ass something to get rid of it.

Or else he's testing the market value just to see if he nut's or not.

I put mne on there at 10k once after it was pretty heavily modded "just to see"

And found of course what we all know to be true.....Modding out a max is pretty much the same as lighting $100 dollar bills on fire and tossing them out your car window, only funner...

 

[RaWarrior]

I think the guy knows what it's really worth and doesn't want to sell it. His old lady is probably on his ass something to get rid of it.

That's what I was thinking...."well honey, I listed it for weeks and didn't get any interest, guess I'll have to keep it around!". Neglecting to say he was asking triple book value for a not-that-rare bike, nothing exceptional about it, in an economy where getting even 75% of book value is a fantastic deal.

Definitely a case of sentimental value exceeding monetary value. I tried to sell my '97, 25k miles, loads and loads of extras, super clean for $4k and didn't get so much as a nibble of interest.


Seems like mod money into the bike returns maybe 25% back at sale time. $3000 bike, plus $2000 of mods, equals maybe a $3500 bike. Maybe. To the right buyer, in the right time, in the right place.

I didn't realize the clutch needed routine "inspections" either. That must be why my bike is worth peanuts, I've neglected to regularly check the clutch plates for......something.