Selling a road bike

azaro · Jun 15, 2011

Got a new trek road bike last year and just don't ride it (done 1 ride of about 12 miles!) as I prefer my MTB's.
Therefore it's immaculate.
Where is the best place to sell it? Is this forum an appropriate place to advertise a new road bike?
(Not keen on ebay due to rip off fees!)

Elev12k · Jun 15, 2011

At this moment you could advertise it here. No problem. Do not know whether you'll find the right audience, but you could try.

I do not know other ways. In Holland free classified sites are very popular and eBay is pretty much non-existent, but I am not familiar with the UK situation. Others will.

1duck · Jun 15, 2011

I'd try sell it here or gumtree...just to avoid ebay stiffing you for 10% then 10% paypal.

Although that said you get so many more viewers on ebay that its almost worth paying the 10% then only accepting cash on collection or cheque.

eg2 · Jun 16, 2011

gumtree is good, and you could try the road bike section on pistonheads (its in the non-motoring section) as its free...

monty dog · Jun 16, 2011

Try one of the other cycling forums like Bikeradar. Gumtree is often full of knock-off kit, so people expect bargain prices and no questions asked.

bowser · Jun 16, 2011

have you tried loot ?
the manchester edition used to be ok for selling bikes
not sure if its still free
agree about flea bay fees are getting silly
but obviously you have a wider audience

john · Jun 16, 2011

1duck":1p57892l said:
I'd try sell it here or gumtree...just to avoid ebay stiffing you for 10% then 10% paypal.

Although that said you get so many more viewers on ebay that its almost worth paying the 10% then only accepting cash on collection or cheque.

There's the thing, ebay is the biggest market by such a long way it can be worth paying the fees.

For marketplaces I'd recommend here (obviously), ebay, veloriders, bikeradar, singletrack & ctc forum.

Some Guy · Jun 16, 2011

John":f8mdto7p said:
There's the thing, ebay is the biggest market by such a long way it can be worth paying the fees

+1. It's also probably worth trying your LBS or Halfords for a used bike box, as being able to post it helps too.
I've only sold a few bikes on Ebay, but they've all been sniped up to silly money in the end. Easily worth the fees in my opinion.

Selling a road bike

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