Bike supply shortages

[Levo-Lon]

Due to supply I thought I will try and sell the Boardman again.

£325 Ono. Put it on market place FB

Advertised it about 11.30. messenger was red hot, lots of "I've only got 200 mate ".
One offers 350*but wanted it posted.

Sold for £325 and collected from my work at 3pm to a guy who was chuffed to bits with it.

He's been struggling to get a good bike anywhere..

Bye little Boardy , I won't really miss you

 

[Cuchilo]

Mate of mine said the same . Cant find a bike anywhere . I had one i found so put it in my allotment shed . Reported to the police with frame number before Christmas . Now has a new owner yay

 

[Venod]

I had a similar experience, put the bike on Yorkshire Cycle Sales on Facebook about lunchtime, sold by 19:30 for asking price. I had another buyer who wanted to pick it up the day after if the sale had fallen through.

I did put it on here and only got one guy asking me my dimensions, I have never had luck selling complete bikes on here, sold a few parts though.

 

[HMS_Dave]

I sell items online as part of my business and i can tell you, if i had a quid for every time ive had 'ive only got £XX.XX mate' i would probably be up 50% on the year.
I used to respond, now i don't...

 

[Levo-Lon]

I sell items online as part of my business and i can tell you, if i had a quid for every time ive had 'ive only got £XX.XX mate' i would probably be up 50% on the year.
I used to respond, now i don't...

i know ..pita time wasters

 

[davidphilips]

What i found if you have any weights they are like gold dust now with gyms closed they sell for far more than they are worth as soon as they are advertised on gumtree etc.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I tried to sell daughter's Carrera last weekend, absolutely minty it is, 3 months old with one tiny scratch on the derailleur.

I wanted 100, I was offered 100 the same day and accepted, but unfortunately the buyer has been pissing me about ever since, just weird games like "I'll pay you tomorrow" and then tomorrow moves to Wednesday and so on. I've just closed the unpaid item case, 1 week on, and I'll have to relist or try another channel.

So the demand is there, sadly the timewasters and trolls are still there too.

 

[screenman]

What i found if you have any weights they are like gold dust now with gyms closed they sell for far more than they are worth as soon as they are advertised on gumtree etc.

Not getting that as something is worth what somebody is prepared to pay for it.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Not getting that as something is worth what somebody is prepared to pay for it.

It's a false market caused by idiot politicians putting a spanner in the works and preventing the economy from operating normally.

 

[davidphilips]

Not getting that as something is worth what somebody is prepared to pay for it.

Any weights sell for about double what they would have sold for before the lockdown, people are prepared to pay a lot more for them at present maybe at present thats what they are worth? But i am sure when lockdown ends there value/used prices will fall again.

 

[Levo-Lon]

I have some weights ,I don't use them

 

[screenman]

Any weights sell for about double what they would have sold for before the lockdown, people are prepared to pay a lot more for them at present maybe at present thats what they are worth? But i am sure when lockdown ends there value/used prices will fall again.

I agree, but stand by my point.

 

[screenman]

It's a false market caused by idiot politicians putting a spanner in the works and preventing the economy from operating normally.

Is that the same politicians who are stopping the hospitals from being overwhelmed. False market or not somebody was prepared to pay the price.

 

[C R]

Is that the same politicians who are stopping the hospitals from being overwhelmed. False market or not somebody was prepared to pay the price.

It sounds like some libertarians won't be happy until we have 10000 people dying each day and bodies piling up in the streets.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I have some weights ,I don't use them

I think there is actually a law that states “Every middle-aged male should own a guitar, some weights and a George Forman Grill that are never used”.