I don't know a thing about what a used bike like that would be worth, but that's a nice ride if it is legit.
http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?arc=2008&sid=08BigHit Looks like it is what they claim and its OBO too so I'm sure you can get the price down a bit too. Too bad you have to drive to Indio if it ends up being a no-go.
I would check to make sure serial number is intact on the bottom and may be worth a quick call to local PD/Sheriffs to determine if any stolen bike reports
I think that's totally legit that it's a real bike for sale. It could be stolen because the price is low but I don't think it's a scam. Sometimes people need to sell something right away, they can't wait, they may need the money for rent or something in the next 24hrs and they just put a low price.
It probably is, who would put a telephone number in an ad for a stolen bike. The number could probably be traced. I called it and the person said it was sold.
In this bad economy, there are unfortunate situations that one has to let items go to cover some bills. So, it may be ligit, but again, hard to say. :?: