Falco Frank
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Just sold two faithful bikes to be able to afford my first recumbent, so thought I'd jot a few pointers down.
Ebay do make selling a lot easier these days, 10 free photo's being one good point, recommendations for pricing and style of auction to use another.
I was a little disappointed at the values realised, but I guess it is what it is, they were old bikes, my Dawes Galaxy, bought from new by me, converted to city use with flat bar and XTR V-brakes sold for £200
While my Trek 1000SL with nice upgrades and spare wheels sold for only £150.
One buyer commented because I was selling two bikes together that he thought I was a dealer, so only bid the minimum amount?
Meanwhile on the cost front, Ebay auction fees were free which is just as well as the final fee costs came at £35
£20 fee for the Dawes and £15 for the Trek, yep - 10% no wonder Ebay is rich...
Sadly, to add a little insult as well, the Dawes buyer paid using Paypal, which I didnt realise the seller paid for completely and in this case, to the value of £7.03 - no wonder PayPal is rich...
So, if on a budget you might want to state cash-on-collection or cheque etc.
Or better still, advertise to a much nicer class of people on CycleChat classifieds
Ebay do make selling a lot easier these days, 10 free photo's being one good point, recommendations for pricing and style of auction to use another.
I was a little disappointed at the values realised, but I guess it is what it is, they were old bikes, my Dawes Galaxy, bought from new by me, converted to city use with flat bar and XTR V-brakes sold for £200
While my Trek 1000SL with nice upgrades and spare wheels sold for only £150.
One buyer commented because I was selling two bikes together that he thought I was a dealer, so only bid the minimum amount?
Meanwhile on the cost front, Ebay auction fees were free which is just as well as the final fee costs came at £35
£20 fee for the Dawes and £15 for the Trek, yep - 10% no wonder Ebay is rich...
Sadly, to add a little insult as well, the Dawes buyer paid using Paypal, which I didnt realise the seller paid for completely and in this case, to the value of £7.03 - no wonder PayPal is rich...
So, if on a budget you might want to state cash-on-collection or cheque etc.
Or better still, advertise to a much nicer class of people on CycleChat classifieds