Maybe call the area’s non emergency number and see based on the serial? But that still isn’t perfect and gonna be hard to do unless they give it to you which seems doubtful.
Best practice is “if it’s too good to be true, it probably is”. If they want $25 for a $2.5k bike, it’s probably stolen or you’re going to be mugged/stabbed by a psycho.
Maybe call the area’s non emergency number and see based on the serial? But that still isn’t perfect and gonna be hard to do unless they give it to you which seems doubtful.
Best practice is “if it’s too good to be true, it probably is”. If they want $25 for a $2.5k bike, it’s probably stolen or you’re going to be mugged/stabbed by a psycho.