[MrsBillyBobcat]

All I can say is that you cannot be too careful! Make sure that the check clears your bank before releasing the bike. Keep in mind that it can take up to 17 days for an international check to clear. A couple months ago, my husband and I posted a car for sale on the Internet. We were contacted immediately by a gentleman from South Africa. He said that he wanted the car, that he had an agent in the states to take care of the shipping, and then asked for our address to send the check. I was suspicious right away [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]. He did not ask any questions about the car, nor did he try to negotiate the price. So I sent him back a reply stating that ìI would not release the car until the check clears our bankî. Guess what? I never heard back from him! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]

After that happened, I ran across a ìNigerian Scamî article on the net. I guess these "Nigerians" are not even after your car, they want your MONEY! They claim to be from Nigeria, Israel, or even places like London, England. They send you too much money and try to get you to send the overpayment back before you realize that their check is no good. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

Hope this is not the case with your bike, but like I said, you cannot be too careful.

Good luck!

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