*or quicker, depending on how awake we are. Breed of duck may vary.

SPAM ALERT: It's a sad fact of e-life that people selling goods through the internet who list an email address may be targeted by fraudsters. These people aren't interested in motorcycles at all and won't care what condition your bike is in. The mails often come from Nigeria or thereabouts, and can be written in pidgin English. They ask for your bank details and promise to send cheques on behalf of third parties - it all sounds very dodgy and it most certainly is. The simplest solution is to consign such spam to the bin, without replying to it. Treated thus it's no more harmful than other junk mail and the 'delete' key enjoys a bit of exercise.

If you feel strongly about it then go to the sender's email service provider and make a complaint about the sender.

Alternatively, you can simply list a phone number in your advert!