Scam

[Whizzy]

Does anyone recognise this bike? Sellers profile on Facebook has gone, does not answer any form of communication, after taking a deposit. Deposit has been regained since from the bank.

[Rog1]

It's likely that the seller never owned this bike. There are a lot of scammers on Facebook at the moment; I posted about it there where I said:

    "Scammers... I'm sick of seeing their posts.

    "A common trick they use on Facebook is to join a group and their first and only post is to offer something for sale, using photos they've lifted from a genuine post elsewhere. Inquiries are often answered with "PM me".

    A good trick to ferret them out is to ask a nonsense question. For example, one scammer was selling parts from a Yamaha XJ650. When asked if they had a "flex capacitor" for sale, they said yes! (Just the job for going back to the future!)
    Common on photography groups too, if they are selling a camera ask them if it's the version with some sort of feature you know they never had; for example a built in flash for a camera that never had one."

    If you spot a scam post, report it to the admins."

I shared it to the BSA Members-Only Rally & Events page, where Bill Nelson commented:

    "Thanks Roger,
    If anyone sees anything here, post a warning immediately.
    I don't just delete the scam message I also ban the poster & for what it's worth report them to FB."

[DerekAnderson8]

advertised on facebook at £1000 surely people know that cannot be genuine?

heres a tip right click on image and click "search google for image" this will show you if the image has been on before, in this case it came up on car and classic auction ending at £3800!

if it sounds to good to be true it usually is

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1969-bsa-500-royal-star-nrpOe8