So I'm thinking about selling my carbon road bike to fund my purchase of a tourer. I've never sold a bike before (they've either been nicked or I've still got them) so what I want to know is where I'm likely to get the best price for it and the least amount of nonsense, on STW classifieds, ebay or somewhere else (maybe Cycling Weekly ad)? I'm a classifieds virgin (although I've been on here a while) and I've never sold anything on ebay either!!
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selling a bike advice
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Posted 8 months ago #
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I use here,ebay,local forums or bikeradar.
I have sold 3 bikes in the last 3 weeks.My son
s bike I sold to a friend via a Facebook wall post,my Trek road bike via a local mtb clubs website,and an old steel road bike via lfgss forum classifieds.It`s very much dependant on what you are selling and how quickly ou need the sale really.
Posting here gets lots of exposure but I
d only use here after Id tried more local clubs forums first,because I generally dont want to be bothered with posting and I prefer payment in cash.Also everyone here is after a bargain so don`t expect to attract top dollar!
Ebay wants 10% in sellers fees and you have to be prepared to post if you want to maximise your price.Don`t do ebay unless you put a very good description and photos on there and have decent feedback if you want to get a good price.
I use ebay for buying,if the buyer is local and I can collect and they have little feedback precisely because the item attracts less bids.......
Always worth a trawl through the wanted ads to see if anyone is looking for your specific bike too.
For a carbon road bike I`d probably try the bikeradar road section classifieds first.
Posted 8 months ago # -
Oh, and keep your advert in only one font, otherwise you will seem untrustworthy
Posted 8 months ago # -
Oh, and keep your advert in only one font, otherwise you will seem untrustworthy
Hmmm,posted that without changing
the font and some how the site seems to have changed it for me.....Strange.Posted 8 months ago # -
CHEers FOr that..
Think I won't do ebay as selling a bike as a first-time seller would look well dodgy surely...will investigate the avenues you suggest
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