So what I am looking for is a commuter and short distance easy riding. Not interested in going 80 so the small displacement bikes are what I want to get now to learn on. I'm also buying used to keep costs down.

On CL there is a 2013 Ninja300 with 3k miles and a 2016 cbr300r with 500 miles. Both are asking 3k. Now I've done my research as much as I can but the only comparisons (besides numbers) are always for same model years. So how do I compare which one is better? I know going and test riding both would be best but without any experience they would honestly be too close for me to judge, right? Also looking for opinions on which one is the better bike and if the bikes are priced high or not. Seems that the ninja might be high being 3 years older and 2.5k miles more or the cbr is price low for the same reasons.

Help me out. Please.