Ok, I realized the absurdity of my suggestion. Duh, the guy's located far away. Never mind... Now I feel stupid.
OK, so in the case where the facilitator is out of state, my earlier comment still holds true (the gratis part) but you can always offer to paypal the facilitator a gift, even if he refuses. If he is looking for compensation, it really depends how much out of his way he goes to complete the facilitation. How far does he have to drive to pick up the bike? Is he fronting cash for it? Will he ship it himself or drop it at a bike shop? He may appreciate receiving the fee that the bike shop normally would for shipping, and ship it himself. I once bought a bike from a CL seller out of state, in NYC. The facilitator in this case, who worked in NYC, biked cross-town to see the bike, and when he realized there was a lot of interest in the bike from other parties, he FRONTED the $700 for the bike in order to pay for it there and then... no questions asked. He didn't even know me. He then rode the bike to his home in NJ for me to pick up at a later date. I drove down to his home in NJ the following weekend to pick the bike up from him. We chatted, I payed him back and tacked on $40 for his help and for trusting me to pay him. We've since become friends, and he's hosted several rides of which I've participated. A great guy. Good luck. Anton On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 10:00:51 AM UTC-4, Anton Tutter wrote: > > On most other forums I'm on, this type of thing is done gratis... one of > the things that make these online communities so great. > > That said, it NEVER hurts to show your gratitude... buy the guy a beer. > Maybe you'll not only end up with a successful transaction, but also a new > friend. > > Anton > > > > On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 9:54:42 AM UTC-4, Mark Wilkins wrote: >> >> I know that some folks on the list have helped or have been helped with a >> CL (or other) purchase where the seller wouldn't ship. I suppose this >> involves transporting the bike to a nearby shop that would pack and ship, >> or maybe something else. >> >> What's the going rate for assistance like that? Cash? RBW gift >> certificate? Payment in bike parts? >> >> I suppose it all depends on the effort involved. I guess what I'm really >> looking for your experiences (on either side). >> >> All opinions welcome. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Mark Wilkins >> Camp Hill, PA >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
