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MURRAY — It's not the cheapest hobby in the world, but for some, it's all that matters.
For Garek Parry, he sure loved his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
"Other than my wife and kids, it's my baby," Parry said. "It’s my stress relief; it's the thing that gets you excited about the day. It lets you get out and you get to ride before you go to work."
That's why when he needed to sell it, Parry was emotional.
"We got to sell it, get rid of the loan we have on it, and get a new car that she can have and feel more secure if something were to happen to the baby."
He put the bike on KSL Classifieds a few days ago. On Friday, he met a potential buyer at a bank parking lot in Murray and even recorded the guy with his cell phone, just to be safe.
In the video, the man who met Parry about the motorcycle said, “I’m Jason Walker and I take full responsibility for the vehicle." Of course, “Jason Walker” probably isn't the man’s real name — especially when, after he rode it around the parking lot for a minute, he asked to take it on the road for a better test ride.
"So I said sure, but I want to see your driver’s license first,” Parry said. “And so he acts like he's going to get his wallet and says ‘OK’, and then just starts going."
The man and Parry's bike were gone.
“And so we waited a couple of minutes and then I looked at my wife and said, ‘He's not coming back.’”
To try and make these Internet transactions a little safer, many police departments, like the Sandy Police Department, have come up with e-commerce trading zones. It’s where people can come and do Internet transactions knowing there are cameras, is well lit and, of course, you're at a police department.
Parry tried to do it the right way: meeting the guy in a public place, not his home; getting video of the guy and even asking for his license. Despite all of this, the motorcycle still got stolen, leaving his family in a tough spot.
Parry filed a police report. He just wants his bike back and the guy found.
"Right now, we can't get a second car and I can't ride my bike as a commuter to leave a car home with my wife," Parry said.
