How do thieves use fake buyer meetings to steal bikes?

The fake-buyer play comes in three flavors, and knowing them is most of the defense.

• The test-ride rip. He shows up friendly, asks to hear it run, then asks to feel the clutch. The moment he's rolling, the sale is over. Defense: full asking price in cash in your hand before any test ride, no exceptions.
• The recon visit. He comes to your house, looks the bike over, asks innocent-sounding questions — where do you keep it, do you ride weekdays, is that your only lock? He never haggles seriously. Weeks later, the bike vanishes from your garage. Defense: meet in public, never at home, and never discuss your storage or schedule.
• The night ambush. Urgent cash buyer, tonight only, his location. That's not a sale; that's a robbery with an appointment. Defense: daytime, public, police-station lot, friend along.

Across all three, the constants are the same: you choose the time and place, funds are verified before anything moves, and your address stays private. And while the bike is listed — the exact window when strangers know what you own — a hidden GPS tracker with motion alerts is your recovery plan. If a "buyer" comes back for the bike, you give police a live location. You never chase it yourself.

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