[Closed] Advice on bike i have for sale

Needs photos.

You can't bump classified posts.

You listed it two days ago, no need for the thinly veiled extension to your advert.

Need to post or host and link to some good photo's of the actual bike.

Odd ball stuff will take a while to sell, and you need to be quite specific about the condition of parts, particularly as it's several years old...

fast training bike

mine would have had a lot of use and be knackered after 4 years!

I think, unfortunatly at £300 its too much. Maybe 150-200?
But with pics you will get a better response.
EBC have a very similar bike on sale for [url= http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-courier-race-disc-14? ]£290 [/url] and the 2015 model when it comes out will be £399.

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Thanks,will try and figure out how to put actual pics up.(have offered to email pics of actual bike if anybody interested) I prefer to ride off road so hasn't seen an awful lot of use. Am pretty anal about keeping my bikes running smoothly. So as described, works as it should with no issues.
Njee20 are you the internet police? I'm keen to sell as midway through building up a mountain bike for my partner and run out of funds. Excuse my impatience/enthusiasm. Thought the post was overt, nothing veiled(clue was in the title.)
Thanks all for your input

You could post a thread in the main forum section drawing attention to your for sale ad 😉

Thanks DB Cooper. Spec on mine is a lot better, bike is significantly lighter but appreciate is secondhand. Will bear comments re price in mind though.
Thanks Boredombob but already done that mate 😀

£800 in '07

50% first year 10 % subsequent years leaves closer to £200.

You want too much money for it.

Where do you live?

Njee20 are you the internet police?

Toughen up princess. These posts piss me off. It's not sold because you haven't found someone who wants it. You want a quick sale? Get it on eBay with a 99p start price, it'll find its value.

Get on eBay with a 99p start price, it'll find its value.

This ^. Ebay is the great leveller.
If it was worth £300 it would have sold.

Cokie: I live in Cumbria(South lakes)
Take on board comments re. price. Had stated offers around £300 posted.
Njee, thanks for your input. You appear to be carrying around a lot of anger. It must be a right bloody minefield for you navigating the internet; if you're moved to action every time you read something that offends you. Unplug yourself and go and get amongst it.As I said in title- "advice on bike i have for sale" If you're ever up this way I offer free hugz to the disillusioned.
Gouranga!

To be honest it does not look like njee is the one getting his knickers in atwist. His posts read as honest not vitriolic.

I think we all get fed up with covert bumping of sales, it is hard to discern whats chat and whats bumping. This looks like bumping to be honest.

I'm obviously not very well versed in the nuances of ST forums. Just wanted some advice on how to sell a bike that i've got up on the classifieds. i'm not a big seller, just enjoy bikes. I put a link up to the sale as thought it would save people trawling through classifieds to find my ad. Seems a bit precious to me but hey ho i'll know for next time.

dbcooper's spot on, I'm not remotely angry, although I do roll my eyes at threads like this, particularly when they're from [s]parasites[/s] folk who are more active on the classifieds than the forum.

You sought advice. Your bike is worth what someone will pay for it. Someone may pay £300. You have not yet found that person. It's been 2 week days. Leave it a week, give it another go, post it again (as I said, you can't bump classified ads). If you want a quick sale, try dropping the price. Include photos, I'm not gonna bother to email you, I want photos of the item, not "it's like this" photos, even less so when it isn't really "like this", as it's a different colour.

All that said, IMO this is not the best place to sell stuff, I much prefer eBay these days. Yes there are fees, but your market is vastly bigger, and you don't get beaten up on price for a few pennies.

Thanks, but i'm no parasite Njee just wanted some advice. Your tone throughout has been pretty negative which is why i responded accordingly. if you look at my history it is fairly balanced between selling/general chat. Thanks for the advice though, will bear it in mind.
Good day to you all and thanks for the advice

Cokie are you interested? Email me I so thanks

Cokie are you interested? Email me I so thanks

😆 🙄

It's been 2 week days

mekkenolly - Member

I have one of these for sale: http://road.cc/content/review/10877-gary-fisher-mendota 2007 with hydraulic brakes medium. Has been brilliant for exactly the sort of riding you describe....
Posted 8 months ago

it's been a while. 😯

it's been a while.

Aah, yes. Didn't notice the thread that long ago!

Thanks for your interest

You seem to think your classified ad is more important than everyone elses. It isn't.

The SB66 and Banshee Legend where my favorite daily bumpers of last year.

Glasgowdan I'm afraid you've arrived rather late to the party. Never mind, there's plenty of room for a l'al 'un.

Oh mate - I'd just stop now. Just stop it.

Oh mate - I'd just stop now. Just stop it.

NOOOO!!!! 🙄 this looked like it had the legs to become a classic!

Bump

you wanna bump, ava bump.
im not gonna look for the ad as its always the same thing.

100% description of the full spec including timings since parts last serviced, assume any potential buyer knows nothing and stick in a link to similar brand new sale.

Pics - not necessary to post fifty detailled pics in the advert, but 2 or 3 shots to whet the appetite is always a. gonna help b. alay fears that the 'bike' doesnt even exist. If there is any damage/wear reported in the description, show it in a pic.

realistic pricing.
sorry, this means you are likely to lose money on your sale.

tell the reader where you live, how far you will deliver/meet

as above, you wanna know what its worth, sell it on ebay and see. Might result in a well below expectation sale price, but it answers the question.

Thanks Soobalius. Just want to sell a bike to finish another bike for my partner. Forgot how wondrous this forum is. I can see why TJ left now 😉

[i] I can see why TJ left now[/i]

I think he wanted to stay and fight, tbh.

Well sometimes it's better to be nice than right

Well sometimes it's better to be nice than right

Not on STW

Wow! Coincidence but this is exactly what I was looking for for my brother in law OP. Is the price firm?

Oh Christ.

WTD: Strider balance bike

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hora - Member

I'm in Manchester unless post is ok?

think he'll need to grow a bit first 😆

[i]Oh Christ. [/i]

don't fret it's not two sizes too small.

Well sometimes it's better to be nice than right

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Oh Christ.

don't fret it's not two sizes too small.

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Hora price is negotiable as stated in orig post. I do have some funky specialised disco slipper sz 11 I can chuck into the mix if interested. Am assumming you re not taking the pee, although the wow! Did make me wonder...

Am I right it is 3rd hand and quite old? Do you have any pics of the actual bike ? you could improve the add by pricing the bike at £150 .

Hora

Am assumming you re not taking the pee,

You're new here, aren't you...

At 150 Crankboy I'd keep it. Thanks though

No Tom, have lurked for years. Part of my new year new me (blah blah)was to be more sociable and less of a cave dweller. As you can see from the above, that's going really well today 😉

It'll all work out for you OP, if you just major in non-sales threads.

See ya around.

Don't follow you Gofasterstripes?

I mean you'll have a nice time here, just be sure to mostly post non-sales threads to chill the unchilled.

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ok mekkenolly, what he means is that there is a serious distrust and dislike on this forum of people who only use the forum to sell stuff.
they contribute nothing and take advantage of free advertising to a wide audience.

ok, so i only contribute drivel...... come here for discussion, advice, banta(sp? not yoof c) and then an occassional sale goes down better.
starting a thread, to promote your sale, is a heinous crime - but you know that from lurking right. (or from various previous posts on this thread)

Thank you for clarifying Sob alias/Gofasterstripes. Wondered where the hate was coming from. Ducking bonkers. Just wanted some advice. Am all up for a bit of bantz(sorry). Just seems like a lot of sycophants jumping on the bandwagon without really makin informed judgements. Had cleared out my shed of spare parts will probably hold off listing for a bit! Not a trader, just Skint and wanted to finish a build for my partner. Have responded to a number of posts in a helpful manner recently. Will continue to try and rise above it

So anybody wanna buy my bike? :-@

you didnt ask for it, but heres my advice on a "shed clearout"

clearing out the shed should reveal lots of stuff that you can sell for peanuts, mostly cos you didnt know you had it, so you wont miss it, so its better to shift it for peanuts+postage. For this create a single, massive, "Shed Clearout" thread with everything listed at the top, links and pics below.

if you want 'real' money for any of the parts, i suggest selling them individually - but as you say, bit at a time.

welcome and that

Thanks again dude, duly noted. I suppose they say no such thing as bad publicity!

Thanks again dude, duly noted. I suppose they say no such thing as bad publicity!

I wouldn't be so sure of that around these parts

As others have said, decent pics and decent price is the way to go. If someone wants it, it will sell. If not, best to try elsewhere

It's all good Piedi, I can hold my own. Just keyboard warriors with nowt better to do. I appreciate when posting on forums you're open to flaming etc. Thanks for your constructive approach to my orig question

Back to my point do you have any actual pics of the bike £300 is steep for a bike I plan to use as a computer(edit commuter) . for £300 I can strip respray and rebuild my current commuter . for a decent running third hand bike £150 is about the most I'd pay to stretch to £300 I would want to see some good picks and even then I'll be test ridding at EBS before I buy third hand. All I know from your add is the person whovasked for pics did not buy your bike .

Sorry Crankboy. Didn't realise you were interested. Am at work at the moment, could I hav your email and will ping some over later this evening?

My email identifies my name and or employer which for paranoid reasons I don't publish on here . if you put yours in your profile I'll get in touch I am looking at a pragmatic purchase weighed against referbing my trashed but perfect p7 from the 90s so price is a big issue.

Fair enough will do later dude. Thanks

Crankboy. Have added my email in profile

Why not get a photo of your dog riding it. That would attract attention and encourage people to buy it.

Buy my bike, it's so easy to ride, even a dog can ride it.

I would suggest an Irish wolfhound or one of those deerhounds, a chicwawawawawawa would look silly.

Option 2 would be to get a local sexy chav to sit on it, short shorts, Elesse trainers and some gold bling would do.

Buy my bike, get a chav with it.

Nobody is going to steal a bike from a fellow chav, so it will always be safe.

I could almost fulfill both criteria if you think it may help Quirrel. I own a 'chavvy' dog(large Staffy).Also have a bald head and my knowledge of Patois is extensive.

Bump for the morning crowd!

I would buy this bike if there was a picture of a dog riding it. As long as the dog was naked anyway. And you'd post to Hong Kong.

Now that's the funny thing about nudity. Wouldn't a dog wearing a bikini be that little bit sexier?

[i]Wouldn't a dog wearing a bikini be that little bit sexier? [/i]

Only if they have come hither eyes...

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Awaiting dog riding photo

The thread that keeps on giving!

Just keyboard warriors with nowt better to do. I appreciate when posting on forums you're open to flaming etc. Thanks for your constructive approach to my orig question

Where? You got advice, you didn't like it. That doesn't make people "keyboard warriors". It's all totes bantz though, for LOLz.

Now you've progressed to actually just using this thread instead of the classifieds, that's even more irksome.

Has it sold yet?

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Can I do that on your bike?

Are you for real Njee20? You responded to my initial innocent question with the suggestion that I was being underhand in some way("Thinly veiled"). It wasn't the case;I was guilty of being naive to the unwritten rules of this forum re. selling etc.
I have only been polite if a little goading towards you despite your unhelpful/friendliness("knickers in a twist princess","parasite" etc) I was grateful of the advice i've been given and have taken it on board.
I'm afraid that you have to take equal responsibility for the perpetuation of this thread by your Jack Merridewesque behaviour(The main antagonist in the book lord of the Flies).Like any social grouping there is a heiracy (both perceived and actual.) You chose to "kill the pig" rather than show humility and fuel a Stw feeding frenzy. That sort of behaviour although recognised as a base human trait, does little to forward humanity- It is a problem all to prevelant online and is essentially bullying.
I would say that if i were to meet you for a pint and ask you the same question, your answer would've been a stark contrast to your typed response. Thus keyboard warrior.
As I said earlier in this conversation, thanks for your input. I do feel bad that this thread alone has "irked and pissed you off" within 24 hrs. I would suggest you go and have a w*nk or something; relieve some of that pressure!

Mr. P, I woke up to a dearth of emails this morning from countrywide. Mainly inquiries about the bike. Some wanting to know how I can live with myself for having the tenacity to post a classified link on a chat forum.
If I got around £250 for the bike Quirrel. I would be only to pleased to be somebody's Goatboy for the day

I fear you're reading to much into this now. But my apologies for my (seemingly not insignificant) part in the race to the bottom for the human race.

Take my original post:

Needs photos.

You can't bump classified posts.

You listed it two days ago, no need for the thinly veiled extension to your advert.

I wouldn't have said the third point in the pub, because it would have made no sense. I stand by the other two though, so it's a bit of a moot point.

I don't think that was rude, aggressive, bullying, "Jack Merridewesque" or anything else personally!

I can't decide if the goat is strapped on or holding on.

Either way, it is a new way to travel.

I'm wondering if he is a gardener and takes the goat to people to mow their grass.

Just seems like a lot of sycophants jumping on the bandwagon without really makin informed judgements.

are you sure you're not new?

Thanks for your apology Njee it means a lot. Was just looking for an answer to a question. If you're ever up this way and fancy a ride out on some less traveled trails, give me a shout. I promise i'm nowhere near as pompous/annoying in real life!

Possibly velcro is being used to hold it in place.

This goat uses velcro

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