| Mopeds and scooters are selling like hot cakes as fuel | | | | your favorite listing is the cost of getting your moped |
| prices have reached all time highs. USA Today | | | | delivered if you win the auction. If it is located far away |
| reported in August that dealerships across the country | | | | from you geographically the clear option will likely be to |
| are often sold out of moped lines or have only a few | | | | have it shipped to you. Some sellers offer free shipping |
| models and styles available to choose from. If you are | | | | and this can make it a great deal, but if not you will |
| having a difficult time finding the model and style | | | | want to get a shipping estimate from ebay. The cost |
| options locally you might try looking on ebay for a used | | | | will likely be about four to six hundred dollars to ship |
| moped. Ebay is the largest internet auction site online. | | | | directly to you. If you can win the item for a good bid |
| They often have hundreds of listings for used mopeds | | | | price then this would be the most convenient and time |
| and scooters posted by individual owners from across | | | | saving way to have it delivered. A second option for |
| the country. | | | | the more budget conscious is to use the "advanced |
| When buying a used moped on ebay you want to | | | | search" option located to the right side of the ebay |
| keep a couple of things in mind. First of all you want to | | | | search tool. Here you can select mopeds & |
| get yourself a great deal if not at least a fair deal. | | | | scooters under "powersports" in the drop down menu. |
| There are several key factors to analyze when | | | | Then select listings within five hundred miles from your |
| looking at ebay listings to insure you get a good deal. | | | | zip code or from the nearest big city to you. From my |
| Lets take a look at them one by one. If you are new | | | | recent search of San Francisco, Ca I got back sixty |
| to ebay you can register as a new user with ebay in a | | | | five listings to comb through which is a great selection |
| matter of a few minutes, and begin searching the | | | | of deals. If I were to bid on and win an auction I would |
| auction listings for terms such as "used mopeds" or | | | | set up a time to pick up the moped with the seller, and |
| "used scooters". As you click on the individual auction | | | | then tow a small Uhaul trailer to go pick it up. Even with |
| listings, take note of the sellers rank. Are they ranked | | | | the current cost of gas this would save a pretty penny |
| by ebay with a good sellers standing? Are they new | | | | in shipping and might be the best option if you find a |
| and have only conducted a few transactions or are | | | | great listing in your area. |
| they an established seller with thousands of | | | | Now that you have some ideas on buying a used |
| transactions. I would advise not purchasing a high | | | | moped on ebay its time to start bidding on your top |
| priced item such as a moped from a new seller with | | | | choice. I would most importantly only bid on one item at |
| under fifty transactions to be on the safe side. As you | | | | a time since you don't want to risk the possibility of |
| analyze the auction listings jot down any pertinent | | | | winning two auctions simultaneously. Generally it is best |
| information about each one that catches your eye. | | | | to bid on one item at a time, set good bid increments, |
| Select "watch this item" on the individual item pages to | | | | and know when the auction ends so you can up your |
| easily get back to the deals that are most attractive. | | | | bid near the end if you feel you could go higher. For |
| When you have a list of your favorite auction items | | | | some good ballpark bidding advice you can visit kelly |
| choose one to bid on that comes out on top. Some | | | | blue book for a value estimation on used mopeds you |
| factors to weigh in for making this choice are brand | | | | want to set bids for. Ebay is continuously posting new |
| reputation, color and style, miles per gallon rating (70-90 | | | | items so if at first you are outbid, don't despair there |
| is good), miles on the odometer, wear and tear on the | | | | will likely be more used mopeds listed for your bidding |
| frame, recent servicing, previous ownership, and | | | | pleasure in a matter of days. That pretty much sums it |
| current location of the moped. If these items are not | | | | up for buying a used moped or scooter on ebay. If you |
| addressed in the auction listing you can easily "ask the | | | | do your due diligence as a buyer, know what your |
| seller a question" on the right sidebar under "meet the | | | | bidding on, and bid accordingly you can get a great |
| seller". | | | | deal on ebay for a moped. |
| The next thing to factor in before you place bids on | | | | |