Posted by Dave Maher on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 8:09PM :
In Reply to: Re: "A" Cummins posted by Paul (in NY) on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 7:12PM :
Don't laugh! Several year ago, our son put his motorcycle up for sale, and the ad was immediately answered by a guy who was looking to buy every motorcycle he could! When he arrived with a rental truck loaded with bikes, and paid our son a rasonable price, I offered him a beer, and we got talking. The guy was from California, a dealer who was out here on a buying trip! He told me that the bikes out here are usually low-mileage, kept under cover examples, dictated by our less-than-perfect weather, and that they commanded a premium out on the left coast, where used bikes have high-mileage, and are usually weather-beaten, as well! He was nearly ready to go back, having been out here only a few days, with his truckload of nice, hardly used bikes! So how's that for a bit of marketing savvy! Makes sense. Dave Maher