fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Current Second hand market
- Thread starter fossyant
- Start date
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sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Disciplines / areas / bikes I’m ‘interested’ in look from the outside to be at pretty much rock bottom. And still not selling. Sure there’s people asking and advertising sales at 4/5ths of a bikes value because they’ve “only used it once”. But the reality of a bikes value on the open market is a different prospect……
And of course you have to remember ‘we’ (Fairly serious cycling enthusiasts) may not be a true reflection of the bike-buying populous as a whole.
And of course you have to remember ‘we’ (Fairly serious cycling enthusiasts) may not be a true reflection of the bike-buying populous as a whole.
Everything seems to have come down a bit in price, lots of cycle to work and ex covid impulse buy stuff on the market, so a mixture of too much supply and a lack of disposable income.
I mainly buy and sell Bromptons and the last two have definitely been a bit tougher to sell.
I mainly buy and sell Bromptons and the last two have definitely been a bit tougher to sell.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Still falling price's I feel, but bargains to be head .
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
In fact a local trader to me was saying the other week when we were talking the only things that he seems to be selling are tandems which really surprises me
wiggydiggy
Legendary Member
The eBike 2nd hand market still sems a bit varied still, I've seen 6-7 year old bikes still wanting half their cost back. Even if they haven't been used as much the technology in them has moved on.
That said there are some bargains about: Raleigh Motus Tour 2023 <250 miles £990 . If the description is honest thats a 1 year old bike with £6-900 off what they are being sold for new.
At at the optimistic end of the scale Raleigh Motus Step Through Unknown Year £850. It boasts of yearly servicing but its looks heavily used, and they've not even bothered cleaning it for the pictures. No later than 2018 so for a 6 year old assumed heavily used bike I think thats overpriced.
That said there are some bargains about: Raleigh Motus Tour 2023 <250 miles £990 . If the description is honest thats a 1 year old bike with £6-900 off what they are being sold for new.
At at the optimistic end of the scale Raleigh Motus Step Through Unknown Year £850. It boasts of yearly servicing but its looks heavily used, and they've not even bothered cleaning it for the pictures. No later than 2018 so for a 6 year old assumed heavily used bike I think thats overpriced.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
out of interest i was having a look on fleabay and just saw a 15 year old (?) boardman team carbon listed for only £50 less than the original purchase price .It does look mint but not £950 mint .
Gillstay
Veteran
I have reduced the number of bikes I have and really struggled to sell good ones. Cheap ones, fully serviced dont even make £20, so i give them to a hospice charity nearby and they can sell them to walk in customers. Mainly short term immigrants on the veg and fruit farms I think.
The English wanted to give me £15 notes for it and drive 30 miles to deliver.
The English wanted to give me £15 notes for it and drive 30 miles to deliver.
wiggydiggy
Legendary Member
I have reduced the number of bikes I have and really struggled to sell good ones. Cheap ones, fully serviced dont even make £20, so i give them to a hospice charity nearby and they can sell them to walk in customers. Mainly short term immigrants on the veg and fruit farms I think.
The English wanted to give me £15 notes for it and drive 30 miles to deliver.
The one bike I have sold went for £300 which was less than 50% of its RRP (at the time), this was post pandemic lockdown in early 2022. Quick look online and another of the same bike is for sale at £287.50 so about the same really from 3 years ago.
Gillstay
Veteran
It being for sale is not the same as sold. If you watch how far some bikes have dropped whilst advertised then that gives a better idea.
wiggydiggy
Legendary Member
I know, it was just a quick search in the here and now.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Bromtons are still over priced,
They are, but are definitely cheaper than a couple of years ago. You can now pick a fairly decent one for under £500, a couple of years they were £625 for the same bike. So definitely now is the time to buy one.
Fastpedaller
Über Member
I'm surprised they command such a high 2nd hand price, given that some people (I guess not the people buying them 2nd hand!) cab get them on bike-to-work. Also the original price includes VAT at 20%, so certainly for a recent one it's expected to drop by 20% ?
They’re like money in the bank, I’ve bought and sold quite a few, I’ve never lost money on one.
But they’re a marmite bike, I personally love them, love the ingenuity of the design and the convenience of being able to pop it in the boot of the car.
