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Post by Chopper on May 15, 2015 21:41:15 GMT
Ok so i had a bike for sale in the past week and advertised it everywhere i could ( that was free ) i really wanted a quick sale and can't be arsed with the E Bay auction, nae patience, so after just a day i was contacted by Bob at www.refreshcycles.com and he made me an offer, not the price i advertised at but it was a figure i had in my head that i would accept, after a few facebook msgs back and forth we settled on a price and when he could pick up, painless and quick and most importantly cash in hand, a real pleasure to deal with, if you have a bike you want to shift and it's in good nick, under 5 yrs old then give Bob a look up :thumbup: |
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Post by Admin on May 15, 2015 21:47:31 GMT
I got quite luck with my sale selling the bike in around 24 hours from the time I first advertised it but had I still had it now I may have given these guys a call
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Post by Chopper on May 15, 2015 21:55:20 GMT
I got quite luck with my sale selling the bike in around 24 hours from the time I first advertised it but had I still had it now I may have given these guys a call You had a bike that was quite up to the minute and only a few months old and that's quite an advantage, a bit harder to sell one that's 2 yr old and old school 26r, all the usual websites are awash with them as people are moving to the bigger wheel sizes, it was a bit of a worry for me cos folk want the latest thing, so for me Bob was ideal |
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Post by hodgy on May 16, 2015 2:13:22 GMT
For what I would get for mine ..when the time comes ..it wouldn't be worth selling ..I will keep her as my bit on the side ..and go lie with her in the shed occasionally !
Oh ..then my lad might want to ride her ...
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Post by lowcogger on May 16, 2015 5:18:02 GMT
it`s definitely a buyers market where used mtb`s are concerned.i`m always looking at the many for sale sites,just out of curiosity and there`s some proper bargains to be had.
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Post by jgmu97 on May 16, 2015 8:37:53 GMT
Im going to have a lot of grief when i sell mine! Spent so much on basically upgrading an entry level hardtail. Best option is to split it and sell parts individually. Depending on how much i work this summer, i've got about 10 weeks off college so will have plenty of time to kill, i may be buying a new bike  Will keep an eye out on their Facebook page. Seen some proper bargains on pinkbike recently though |
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Post by lowcogger on May 16, 2015 8:59:28 GMT
Im going to have a lot of grief when i sell mine! Spent so much on basically upgrading an entry level hardtail. Best option is to split it and sell parts individually. Depending on how much i work this summer, i've got about 10 weeks off college so will have plenty of time to kill, i may be buying a new bike Will keep an eye out on their Facebook page. Seen some proper bargains on pinkbike recently though check out ross`s rides and mtb trader on facebook too. |
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Post by duke on May 19, 2015 8:11:23 GMT
Never had an issue selling my bikes, they get looked after, write a nice description and provide decent photo and answer questions promptly always gets me fast sales, never taken longer than 48 hrs to sell a bike on PB. Just needs a realistic price and consider decent offers. I always bump the price up £100 over what I am wanting then when someone offers £100 less and I accept they feel they have got a deal when in fact they got it for the price I wanted, all parties are happy that way.
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Post by kirky72 on May 21, 2015 6:24:50 GMT
I met Bob earlier this week and sold my Bandit at a fair price but obviously at a level he can make some money on. Rally nice guy, no quibbling or haggling as Kev said great to deal with.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 6:50:58 GMT
Only ever sold one (my Cube) that was on pinkbike and went within a week - all about the pricing, IMO. I was happy with the price I got for it too so it wasn't a 'give away'.
Having said that I only wanted £700, I think the more expensive the bike obviously the more exclusive it becomes. Once you get over the grand mark you are competing with brand new bikes so gets tougher. At £700 and below there are plenty of buyers maybe dipping a toe into MTB whereas over a grand it's the more serious (and more discerning) buyer out there.
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