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bike buy and sell info page?
we have a very nice page with peoples experiences shipping the bike, but why not a page with peoples experiences buying and selling their bikes on different continents.
I just spendt a few days and a fair bit of cash driving to Uruguay, only to find out that it is not legal to sell bikes there. I couldent find that info anywhere so sucks for me.
I think that my experience should be in a database so that others may benefit from it, rather than it being hidden somewhere on the boards.
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Forgive me Peter, but what do you mean when you say "not legal". You can sell a bike anywhere.
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Sorry. I just saw your other post and it seems you are trying to sell a foreign registered bike to a dealership. The point in question is whether the bike can be registered locally, so it's a matter of whether the importation of a second-hand vehicle for resale is allowed. Yes?
I imagine that this, as opposed to selling to another traveller is going to be a problem in most places and more so because of tax implications than anything else. Especially as the vehicle would have been imported on a temporary permit.
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hi stretchermonkey
The idea was not only in relation to my own bike, I think it is of interest to many people.
You can sell bikes in Argentina and Paraguay, but someone has to pay an import tax. In uruguay there is a rule against importing used bikes, so the dealers dont even give you a lowball offer - they just say no.
This is important knowledge I think.
I would also like information about peoples experiences buying bikes in China, Russia, Brazil or whereever. I is really nice to be able to read what bike another person bought, how they registered it, how they got rid of it.
Bikes that are being sold traveller to traveller are not really a part of this idea.
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Originally Posted by peter-denmark
hi stretchermonkey
The idea was not only in relation to my own bike, I think it is of interest to many people.
You can sell bikes in Argentina and Paraguay, but someone has to pay an import tax. In uruguay there is a rule against importing used bikes, so the dealers dont even give you a lowball offer - they just say no.
This is important knowledge I think.
I would also like information about peoples experiences buying bikes in China, Russia, Brazil or whereever. I is really nice to be able to read what bike another person bought, how they registered it, how they got rid of it.
Bikes that are being sold traveller to traveller are not really a part of this idea.
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Ok, now I understand and a great idea - a bit like the "shipping" information.
For my dos centavos worth; the permanent importation of used vehicles or parts thereof is forbidden in Colombia.
Buena suerte!!
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Good idea - now on the list!
It will be much the same as the shipping system. NOTE - the shipping system needs to be completely rebuilt (it's 5-6 years old) - then we can "clone" it and tweak to set up new systems like this. However, needless to say that will take a little while 
We'll get there...
thanks for the idea and feedback to all.
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