I’m thinking about selling a 3 year old road bike but haven’t sold a bike since during COVID when it was a wild seller’s market. It’s a 61cm frame and we’re heading into winter in the northeast US so timing is not ideal. Am I setting myself up for a bad time? :rofl: I’ve sold a bunch of stuff (incl…

Just be prepared to take a beating…it is still a buyer’s marketplace. May be worth asking the revamped Pro’s Closet for a quote. They are gonna need inventory once they reopen so they may be a bot more generous to start, just so they can stock their shelves.

Strip your bike of all upgrades and replace them with the original (or cheaper if you have them) parts. Sell parts separately. Be patient, set yourself a minimum don’t sell below. Ask a friend to make a bid. Occasionally delete advertisement and make new one

I think they went to just offering store credit before they collapsed…wonder what they’ll do now. Sold them a bike during covid and barely lost any money. The good old days :sweat_smile:

Without knowing the specific bike, $2500 for a $6500 MSRP bike 3 years ago is really good. I sold my bike yesterday through FB in two days. I made a super detailed description for it and found a great buyer. It really surprised me. I was really shocked. I also asked TPC for a quote, and they offered…

I hear that, but I don’t see that reflected in prices. Maybe stubborn sellers, but I don’t see it reflected in transactions. I guess I can only see eBay for the most transparency.

TPC is offering 2-3 options for purchases right now (a friend just submitted a road bike to them yesterday): 60-day delayed cash value Consignment pricing Store credit. In my friend’s quote, store credit was 10% higher than cash value, and consignment ranged from 80% to 120% of the cash value pri…

[image] FrankTuna: so is $2500 reasonable? Search ebay completed auctions. I’d do craigslist and FBM and if it doesn’t sell locally, I’d probably do ebay.

I just sold a 2022 Epic Evo on FB marketplace and did ok but it took over a month. In the old pre-covid days everything seemed to go for about half of original purchase price assuming it was a few years old and in pretty good shape. I’d look everywhere for listings of similar bikes and then price …

I do a LOT of selling of old gear because of how much crap I buy to try out. Facebook works for this type of stuff. Not just Marketplace, but also all of the buy/sell groups. I belong to a bunch of those for a bunch of different hobbies (New England MTB Buy & Sell as an example, Online Swap Meet …

Any tips for selling a used bike given current market/time of year?

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ScottReed November 8, 2024, 8:27pm 5

List it and see what happens. $2500 sounds reasonable and serious cyclists are always shopping year round.

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Any tips for selling a used bike given current market/time of year?

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