Rebuild or split and sell?

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Not sure if this technically comes under this thread but seemed the best fit. I have an old BMC alloy bike in good nick. It has a 10 speed campag record groupset on it which is also still in a good 8/10 condition. I have various spare components which I could use to return it to a complete bike. My aim is to sell it on but I am not sure whether it is worth rebuilding it and selling as a complete bike or just breaking it down and selling the component parts? I suspect the groupset sold separately may command a similar price to the actual bike, as I suspect any buyer would just see the bike and not place that much emphasis on the groupset, whereas a campag enthusiast might well be interested in a complete 10 speed group.

What would you do?

 

[DCLane]

A bike's always worth more as parts, rather than the whole. Whilst I don't like splitting bikes up if I have to then I do.

You could advertise the whole bike first and see what happens?

 

[Jameshow]

Deffo split the record groupset is probably worth twice the price of the bike complete.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Depending on what other bikes you have in your collection, I'd evaluate whether to keep it as a dedicated turbo trainer bike, commuter, winter or pootle bike... Or a combination of these things!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Deffo split the record groupset is probably worth twice the price of the bike complete.

You are probably right on that, I think the value of it might get lost as a complete bike.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Depending on what other bikes you have in your collection, I'd evaluate whether to keep it as a dedicated turbo trainer bike, commuter, winter or pootle bike... Or a combination of these things!

Good point. It is definitely surplus to requirements, have both turbo and winter bikes so this particular one is just hanging up doing nothing!

 

[Punkawallah]

Double bubble. Sell the Campag group set, buy a second hand replacement group set, re-build the bike and sell.

 

[davidphilips]

Perhaps post a few pictures on here, might get a reasonable offer, if selling on Ebay be perpaired to post or you may only have a few offers.
The record groupset is highly sough after, if i owned it i would keep it.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Perhaps post a few pictures on here, might get a reasonable offer, if selling on Ebay be perpaired to post or you may only have a few offers.
The record groupset is highly sough after, if i owned it i would keep it.

I did think to post it and see if there was any interest.
I do have another record group, and an 11 speed chorus, otherwise I would keep hold of it!

 

[biggs682]

Please don't split it, offer it as a complete bike first and see what happens you might be surprised

 

[88robb]

Not sure if this technically comes under this thread but seemed the best fit. I have an old BMC alloy bike in good nick. It has a 10 speed campag record groupset on it which is also still in a good 8/10 condition. I have various spare components which I could use to return it to a complete bike. My aim is to sell it on but I am not sure whether it is worth rebuilding it and selling as a complete bike or just breaking it down and selling the component parts? I suspect the groupset sold separately may command a similar price to the actual bike, as I suspect any buyer would just see the bike and not place that much emphasis on the groupset, whereas a campag enthusiast might well be interested in a complete 10 speed group.

What would you do?

Sell the Campagnolo group separately. A 10-speed Record group in good condition is worth a lot more to a vintage component enthusiast than it adds to the price of the complete bike. Sell the BMC frame and fork separately, then sell any leftover parts as a lot. You'll make more money than selling it as one complete bike.

 

[cyberknight]

I agree with the above as you have decent components, in the past i have sold complete bikes and the offers are so low that i know i would get more selling the bits separately. Currently trying to shift the boardman hardtail and some of the offers are so pathetic i would rather keep it and split another bike for parts i have mothballed.