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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: evo550 on March 23, 2013, 01:48:22 pm

Title: HUH ???
Post by: evo550 on March 23, 2013, 01:48:22 pm
I'm bored, it's 45deg outside, kids hogging T.V. so I'm on ebay trolling between U.S. and Aus. and noticed something odd.
U.S has a total of 37 ktm's for sale, Aus. has 202.
U.S. has 32 bikes under AHRMA, Aus. has 37 under VMX.
U.S. has 15 Husky's, Aus. has 30 odd.
So on and so forth, Aus. outstrips U.S. for all dirt bike sales on ebay. Some catagories by a big margin. What gives?
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: Rookie#1 on March 23, 2013, 01:55:58 pm
EBAY is not the main stay of the US advertising sites, start searching VFT, Craiglist and other type sites that are much cheaper or free to advertise on and you'll see your search results increase dramatically.
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: cyclegod on March 23, 2013, 02:42:39 pm
Currently just shy of 36000 bike ads on Gumtree right now.... :o
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: VMX247 on March 23, 2013, 03:07:29 pm
Quote from: cyclegod on March 23, 2013, 02:42:39 pm
Currently just shy of 36000 bike ads on Gumtree right now.... :o

how many pre 85's/vintage modern or mixed?  :)
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: firko on March 23, 2013, 06:54:29 pm
eBay has lost a lot of the USA market...Marks Swapmeet, vft.org and all of the various city Craiglists have absorbed much of the vintage market.
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: evo550 on March 23, 2013, 07:21:12 pm
Quote from: firko on March 23, 2013, 06:54:29 pm
eBay has lost a lot of the USA market...Marks Swapmeet, vft.org and all of the various city Craiglists have absorbed much of the vintage market.
Just went on Marks Swapmeet, it used to be huge, page after page, now there is only 50 listings?
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: JohnnyO on March 23, 2013, 08:01:17 pm
Craigslist is far bigger in the US than Ebay, i think the yanks are sick of being shafted with ebays fees.
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: JohnnyO on March 23, 2013, 08:01:50 pm
Quote from: evo550 on March 23, 2013, 07:21:12 pm
Quote from: firko on March 23, 2013, 06:54:29 pm
eBay has lost a lot of the USA market...Marks Swapmeet, vft.org and all of the various city Craiglists have absorbed much of the vintage market.
Just went on Marks Swapmeet, it used to be huge, page after page, now there is only 50 listings?
Did you sign in?
Title: Re: HUH ???
Post by: firko on March 23, 2013, 10:25:02 pm
Craigslist is most definitely the go and every US city seems to have their own edition. Just for fun I just scanned the Los Angeles list under "vintage Motorcycles" and came up with these among many more........

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/mcy/3687585720.html  (http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/mcy/3687585720.html)
 http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mcy/3684929565.html (http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mcy/3684929565.html)
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mcy/3635679537.html (http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mcy/3635679537.html)
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mcy/3669802967.html  (http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/mcy/3669802967.html)
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mcy/3667311456.html  (http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mcy/3667311456.html)
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/mcy/3696882014.html  (http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/mcy/3696882014.html)
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mcy/3680706304.html  (http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/mcy/3680706304.html)
http://ventura.craigslist.org/mcy/3682132886.html (http://ventura.craigslist.org/mcy/3682132886.html)
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/3664011840.html  (http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/3664011840.html)