What price for my Brompton?

[seadragonpisces]

I have 2 folding bikes, but when I am finished paying off my Brompton on Cyclescheme at the end of March, I will either advertise it for sale on here or whack it on ebay. I am now moving to a more remote village in the next couple of months, so I really need to think about going down the Hybrid/Cyclocross/MTB route for a 2nd bike.

I know auction can be risky but if I was to advertise in classifieds what price should I ask?

It’s a 2013 Brompton Barcelona Edition, with unused Edition S-bag. Hardly used the bike at all. Saddle also unused since I bought and fitted a Brooks Ltd Edition Bike Polo Mandarin Orange saddle, also paid extra for some eazy wheels.

I will probably get more money taking the Brooks off and selling it separately but just wanted some views in the meantime.

Cheers

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Bromptons hold their value very well generally and if the congestion charge is going up again it may prompt a few more people into wanting one to avoid driving into London. Also if you word your adverts right for the unique and limited nature of the bike you might attract a Brompton collector or bike geek willing to pay a premuim for the exclusivity rather than simply for a commuter with no colour taste (sorry but its scheme is not my cuppa). You could also try a classified ad in a specialist mag such as AtoB (www.atob.org.uk) although the coverage of that is very small and it may linger for quite a while for want of other outlets.

I'd knock a couple of hundred off and see what interest you get.

 

[Kies]

Wait until the warmer weather arrives, then sell it. I'm sure you will get lots of interest on ebay

 

[seadragonpisces]

Great thanks, I appreciate the views. The bike wouldn’t have been my first choice if I wasn’t buying it through Cycle to Work. The colours do stand out for sure but I am hoping the fact it is an edition and also that Brompton’s seems to resale well might help.

I am not looking to be greedy out of the deal, just try and walk away at the end of it with money around what to what I paid for it. By the time it’s all paid for I would have gotten about a 25-30% discount then I guess i might be achievable.

PS: when researching hybrids last night I came across a bike shop/site in Singapore I think that sells an aftermarket seatpost for a Brompton. It has 5 LED lights built into the seatpost and seems pretty cool. I saved the link to my home tablet and will put it on here if anyone is interested.