I asked and a few days later I got the following response. Fair enough in my mind. I did set a low reserve and description was pretty good, but next time I’ll try to make it ready to post and no reserve. They don’t make much on small sales so I get it. That said, it’s all about maximizing eyeballs. The go carts are amazing. I’ll try again in the spring.
“Hello William,
Thank you so much for taking the time to submit your Bonanza mini bike and thanks for your patience while we get back to you to provide some additional insight during this busy time. It looks to be a very nice example and I'm sorry that we won't be moving forward with a listing.
To give you some additional perspective, we are a curated marketplace and we unfortunately cannot accept every bike that is submitted for consideration. Small displacement and off-road motorcycles comprise a relatively small percentage of what we list on the site, which unfortunately means we often have to pass on a lot of neat ones. We appreciate the merits of your mini bike, but I'm afraid that with our current volume the team simply decided to move forward in a different direction at this time. This does not mean that your bike isn't desirable, and hopefully we will continue to feature more fun motorcycles like yours on the site.
We appreciate that you considered BaT Auctions. As much as we hate to pass on any listing, it is sometimes a necessary part of our curation process. We wish you the best of luck with the sale and hope to have the opportunity to work with you in the future.
Best Regards,
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