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Old 28 Jan 2007
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Selling in Paraguay
Hi,

What are your thoughs or maybe experiences about selling the bike in Asuncion, Paraguay. All say this is the best option if thinking about selling in SA but that is it, no details. We are riding 2 small hondas enduro with my wife, and they are to small to take them home to Europe

Whould be really grateful for any hints - how to do it, mayby any contacts. Many thanks.

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Hi All,

Sorry to build up my own thread but just out of curiosity - nobody was selling in Paraguay? And so much is said about this being a good idea in all sorts of guidebooks - of course no details. Pls advise. Ihave heard that it is legal, no import tax imposed and selling in Asuncion generally a good idea.

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Know what you mean. It´s legend, selling in paraguay everybody agrees is the best option, but as hard as I´ve looked, I cannot find details of how it is done, rules and reg´s etc. I will be going to Paraguay soon to sell my bike. Will post here what I find.
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The reason no one is saying anything about selling in Paraguay is because it's a "delicate situation". Paraguay is known for being the capital of "fake" items in South America, kinda like China but Chine doesn't give a darn.

I'm sure you can sell it in Paraguay but you'll have to bribe someone or do some funky deals.... you might not have to bribe anyone, maybe the person buying the bike will have to..... just make sure if you sell the bike in Paraguay that you won't have any problems if you go back in the future.
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I sold my bike in Paraguay in early 2008. Here is the information for how to sell your bike there. The laws in Paraguay are still the same as when I sold my bike in 2008.

(((Edit: Hey guys, I wanted to update my opinion about selling your bike in Paraguay. There is a shop called Klein Motos (Klein Motos - Official Website ) in Asuncion that specializes in importing salvage bikes from the U.S. and selling them in Paraguay. This is good because they know how to do all of the paperwork to legalize your bike which costs them around $2000 in fees. This shop will make you a decent (no strings attached) offer on your bike depending on what type of bike you have. For my 2001 F650, 40k miles they offered me $3000. They will not give you any money for aftermarket parts so if you can try and take them home with you.
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thanks for the info guys, I´ll give it a go, and come back and let you know how it went, Obrigado!
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I'm glad you were able to sell your bike Gatogato.

I wonder why they purchase salvaged bikes? Do you think they are able to change the title/registration to a non-salvage bike and then sell them as used bikes for more money? I would think so, which kinda sucks because the bike might have a bent frame or something....

It really doesn't matter to me but as I mentioned before, there's a lot of unorthodix dealings in Paraguay.. which is good if you want to sell your bike.

I'm almost sure the $2000 in fees is really a bribe.... just sayin'

Oh, and BTW, I am from Uruguay and my first bribe was at the age of 13 to a policeman who stopped me while riding my bike so I have some epxerience in the matter.
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I'm glad you were able to sell your bike Gatogato.

I wonder why they purchase salvaged bikes? Do you think they are able to change the title/registration to a non-salvage bike and then sell them as used bikes for more money? I would think so, which kinda sucks because the bike might have a bent frame or something....

It really doesn't matter to me but as I mentioned before, there's a lot of unorthodix dealings in Paraguay.. which is good if you want to sell your bike.

I'm almost sure the $2000 in fees is really a bribe.... just sayin'

Oh, and BTW, I am from Uruguay and my first bribe was at the age of 13 to a policeman who stopped me while riding my bike so I have some epxerience in the matter.
The disassemble the salvaged bikes and then import the parts because it is less expensive for them that way.

The $2000 probably is half bribes and half connections. I went around and checked a lot of the other big motorcycle shops in Asuncion and they all told me that Klein motos is the only shop that can legalize foreign bikes.
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The disassemble the salvaged bikes and then import the parts because it is less expensive for them that way.

The $2000 probably is half bribes and half connections. I went around and checked a lot of the other big motorcycle shops in Asuncion and they all told me that Klein motos is the only shop that can legalize foreign bikes.
They must have some good connections

In any case it's good to know that there is place you can sell your bike in Asuncion.

Hey, for $3K I should've bought it and had you drop it off at my brothers place in Uruguay
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