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CB 750s not selling?

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ziggy stardust:
Well I have an eBay watch list full of good unsold CB750s, I spoke to the seller of one attractive K4 dressed as a K2 that did sell but he had to let it go for under £6k.

I've noticed on the http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/501/cb750/ site that some good examples that didn't sell have been re listed at a lower price, cheaper one's that need work I don't pay attention to, same applies to KOs.

Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: ziggy stardust on August 11, 2017, 08:46:48 AM ---Well I have an eBay watch list full of good unsold CB750s, I spoke to the seller of one attractive K4 dressed as a K2 that did sell but he had to let it go for under £6k.


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Yes, but I think you have answered your own question there. If it was a K4 pretending to be a K2 then it wasn't a K2 and should not expect to make K2 money. I suppose it depends if you want a pedigree or a mongrel. I have seen the bike you referred to in Middlesbrough, it is a very nice bike. Did you go and see it?

Trigger:
Some of these CB750's you see are not what they seem. I am sure some vendors use the same cameras as the estate agents, went on a 340 mile round trip to authenticate a bike which looked great from the pictures and the vendor had it advertised as very good condition.
On arrival I could not believe it was the same bike from the pictures. I advised the vendor who I was and what I do for a living, whereupon the vendor agreed that I could test ride the bike ( with trade plate fitted) after that he shied away and locked himself in his house and never said a single word to me.

ziggy stardust:
Julie, the K4 dressed as a K2 was just an example I posted of what's available at a lower price and sold, that's not what I want. I know bikes are never as good as in the photos and sellers do tend to exaggerate as to their condition and might possibly forget to mention certain changes from standard that have been made along the way.
The Middlesbrough bike in my opinion is the best and most correct I've seen recently, the seller has done a number of these restorations  and had nothing but positive praise. I haven't seen the bike in the metal as it's over 300 miles away but speaking to the owner I was happy with what he told me.
You say you have seen the bike, so what do you think? Is it as good as he makes out and model correct?

Nurse Julie:
I think his restoration of that bike and the others he has done that I have seen are very good. I didn't go over it with a view to buying it, I was looking at another one of his bikes he had for sale (not a CB750). I also think the prices he asks for his bikes are a bit on the low side. Just because the one you bid on didn't meet his reserve, it doesn't mean it's overpriced, just no one was prepared to pay what the owner thinks its worth. As a seller, there is little point in devaluing your product, there are plenty of other people out there that try and do that for you!!
In my experience, the right bike will always sell for the right price, maybe not today or tomorrow but, it will sell.

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