^ true story. i’ve already got bits.. including some purple i’ve been meaning to put on..
eBay maybe on a pre-xmas slow down too..
I know someone who makes a fair bit selling stuff (not bike) on eBay and they’ve gone from making 1K profit per month to almost nothing in the last three weeks.
btw on the topic. i’m reading with interest as I have an old bike which is a tough sell at what it cost to put together, but could be worth as much in parts. i’ll do some research.
but i’m guessing. a good basic split is.
– frame + bars
– forks
– crank arms/chain rings etc.
– wheelset
– mechs individual unless matching set
only thing is, the one i’d break down is cable disc operated so i don’t know if it’d be worth splitting that out, or bundling with the frame or wheelset
btw some big towns have charities that build bikes, any left over spare bits could be donated to their parts bins. i’ve donated to, and picked from one local to me.
btw it is also true that some bikes are overpriced on ebay and people either relist £50 cheaper repeatedly until either they give up, or someone makes a cheeky offer. case in point i guess. I got my bike for a good price almost a year ago, and i’ve yet to see a similar model priced as low since then. I’m even seeing much older models priced higher..