Hello fellas,
My friend and I bought a couple of cycles in KL (bad idea, I know. Didn't realize that cycle prices are severely marked up in Malaysia until it was too late) and have been driving them in Thailand for the past three weeks. Our original plan was to try to sell the bikes in Cambodia, since Thailand is very strict about making sure imported bikes actually leave the country. We came in through the westernmost border crossing, Khaki Bukit-Khuan Don. It is a very obscure crossing crossing and we were able to get in without waiting in line. The process was deceptively simple: we were able to get in with a simple stamp of the passport and arrival/departure card. They didn't ask for or give us any paperwork for the bikes, even after I asked the immigration official about it. So here we are in Thailand and the Thai government has no record of us bringing bikes in. I think this will have to change our plan somewhat, since I doubt it will be easy to leave with the bikes with no documentation of coming in with them. Obviously, leaving without the bikes won't be a problem, and we have already left the country and came back twice (once by plane, once by land crossing to Cambodia).
I have a copy of my Malaysian registration / bill of sale / insurance papers with me, and that was enough to satisfy the police checkpoints and the cargo official when we had our bikes shipped by train (in Thailand). My question is, what is the best course of action for selling the bike? At worse, it seems I may have to just sell it off for parts, but that'd be a shame since the bike is in working condition.
Thanks in advance.
--Chris
My friend and I bought a couple of cycles in KL (bad idea, I know. Didn't realize that cycle prices are severely marked up in Malaysia until it was too late) and have been driving them in Thailand for the past three weeks. Our original plan was to try to sell the bikes in Cambodia, since Thailand is very strict about making sure imported bikes actually leave the country. We came in through the westernmost border crossing, Khaki Bukit-Khuan Don. It is a very obscure crossing crossing and we were able to get in without waiting in line. The process was deceptively simple: we were able to get in with a simple stamp of the passport and arrival/departure card. They didn't ask for or give us any paperwork for the bikes, even after I asked the immigration official about it. So here we are in Thailand and the Thai government has no record of us bringing bikes in. I think this will have to change our plan somewhat, since I doubt it will be easy to leave with the bikes with no documentation of coming in with them. Obviously, leaving without the bikes won't be a problem, and we have already left the country and came back twice (once by plane, once by land crossing to Cambodia).
I have a copy of my Malaysian registration / bill of sale / insurance papers with me, and that was enough to satisfy the police checkpoints and the cargo official when we had our bikes shipped by train (in Thailand). My question is, what is the best course of action for selling the bike? At worse, it seems I may have to just sell it off for parts, but that'd be a shame since the bike is in working condition.
Thanks in advance.
--Chris