I am pasting my post on your identical duplicate thread here (and hopefully deleting it there).
Seems to me the answer depends in large measure on whether you've got anyone else ready to buy. Without an alternate buyer you've got little to lose. However, I'd think that anyone who's really interested would at least meet you halfway....cash in hand. Of course, you need to arrange this without letting on that you're on the verge of desperation, or they'll know that all the leverage is theirs ("Oh, I had no idea singles made so much noise; I'll have to take a thousand off the price. Take it or leave it!").
But you must have an alternate plan, right? What were you planning to do if this person didn't come along? Or did you buy your ticket only after coming to an agreement with them? And did they only then refuse to come to where the bike is at (a bad sign for sure)?
I keep getting into similar situations, and I've stopped going to great lengths for people because normally it's the ones who are the biggest pains in the butt who end up making excuses and backing out of deals that the last moment. Not always, but usually. This applies to vehicles, houses, tools: whatever I've ever put up for sale.
Hope that helps, somehow.
Mark
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