vtwinvince
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High end stuff is still selling, but at reduced prices. Meanwhile, I actually can't give away stuff right now, so back it goes in to the bunker.
What's happened to all the "stuff"
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The hassle.
Find it.
List it.
Remember someone wants it.
Package it.
Send it.
Forget again.
Remember to take it out of the bag.
Give to the wife.
Leaves it in car.
Eventually it gets sent.
And nobody wants any of my 9sp XT cassette hoard, as it is no mans land.
Not old, not new.
May as well buy a cheapo SRAM or no name one.
And you never know when you'll need that steerer or that bike that's been in the shed for 15years and is probs still muddy after the last ride.
Easier to take bits to events or locals if you can.
Find it.
List it.
Remember someone wants it.
Package it.
Send it.
Forget again.
Remember to take it out of the bag.
Give to the wife.
Leaves it in car.
Eventually it gets sent.
And nobody wants any of my 9sp XT cassette hoard, as it is no mans land.
Not old, not new.
May as well buy a cheapo SRAM or no name one.
And you never know when you'll need that steerer or that bike that's been in the shed for 15years and is probs still muddy after the last ride.
Easier to take bits to events or locals if you can.
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I've got far too much stuff and need to sell.
I've listed a few things at lower than other prices to aid moving it on and the higher price, worse condition items sell and mine are still around.
Getting to the point I'm going to put bikes together to sell whole but that's a conundrum in itself as everyone wants to build their own and the inevitable split question is asked for a few parts and the rest will go unclaimed.
I've got a fair bit of xtr, xo and near top tier parts I'm not going to use, frames, forks, wheels, tyres and everything in between, plus some low rent stuff that's accumulated when a job lot has been bought for a part or two.
I reckon I've got more stock than a bike shop
I've listed a few things at lower than other prices to aid moving it on and the higher price, worse condition items sell and mine are still around.
Getting to the point I'm going to put bikes together to sell whole but that's a conundrum in itself as everyone wants to build their own and the inevitable split question is asked for a few parts and the rest will go unclaimed.
I've got a fair bit of xtr, xo and near top tier parts I'm not going to use, frames, forks, wheels, tyres and everything in between, plus some low rent stuff that's accumulated when a job lot has been bought for a part or two.
I reckon I've got more stock than a bike shop
Scott-S
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I wish I had a garage as my Halfway would be treated like a princess..I buy new old stock and use it, garage Queens
well housed and rode constantly
Prices are not low, they are simply dropping from their peak.
When I first joined the site, prices were considerably lower than they are now.
NOS Syncros stem - £36 including shipping.
NOS Chill pills - £10 a set
Prices were reasonable and this site was for hobbyists, then people started trying to make money and prices rocketed.
A £35 stem became £40 with eBay fees, then £50 with PayPal fees, then £60 with ‘shhhhh, don’t question the pricing’, then £80 with the Covid tax.
Lots of people drank the Kool aid and paid over the odds over the past few years and are now sat on hoards of kit that they can’t/wont sell because they don’t want to make a loss now the bubble has burst.
‘Rare’ kit is listed on eBay next to 20 other identical items all at ridiculous prices.
For kit to start moving again, there needs to be a shift in mindset back to ‘hobby’ from ‘business’.
That Syncros stem that you paid £80 for in 2021 might only get you £60 if you sell it now, but prices are dropping back to normal. Do the decent thing and get it up for sale before it drops to £40
When I first joined the site, prices were considerably lower than they are now.
NOS Syncros stem - £36 including shipping.
Bought this last month for my retro build but decided I probably wont use it.
It's for a 1" steerer. 140mm long with zero rise. It's never been used but does have a couple of teeny, teeny marks on the stickers which i feel is fair for the age of the item.
Looking for £36 but I will include next day Special Delivery postage in that price.
Ta for looking.
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It's for a 1" steerer. 140mm long with zero rise. It's never been used but does have a couple of teeny, teeny marks on the stickers which i feel is fair for the age of the item.
Looking for £36 but I will include next day Special Delivery postage in that price.
Ta for looking.
P.S
Paypal only
NOS Chill pills - £10 a set
Got 4 sets of onza chill pills knocking about,
Brand new in original packaging case with little allen key, unused!
Got 1 x Green,1 x Purple,1 x Silver and 1 x Black.
£10 posted a pair?
Brand new in original packaging case with little allen key, unused!
Got 1 x Green,1 x Purple,1 x Silver and 1 x Black.
£10 posted a pair?
Prices were reasonable and this site was for hobbyists, then people started trying to make money and prices rocketed.
A £35 stem became £40 with eBay fees, then £50 with PayPal fees, then £60 with ‘shhhhh, don’t question the pricing’, then £80 with the Covid tax.
Lots of people drank the Kool aid and paid over the odds over the past few years and are now sat on hoards of kit that they can’t/wont sell because they don’t want to make a loss now the bubble has burst.
‘Rare’ kit is listed on eBay next to 20 other identical items
all at ridiculous prices.For kit to start moving again, there needs to be a shift in mindset back to ‘hobby’ from ‘business’.
That Syncros stem that you paid £80 for in 2021 might only get you £60 if you sell it now, but prices are dropping back to normal. Do the decent thing and get it up for sale before it drops to £40
benjabbi
Bontrager Fan
I can think of 2 things I've made money on, a Ringlé bottle cage, I don't like them, put it up 99p start it went for £45ish and an Orange E3, same 99p start, went nuts unexpectedly at the end £275. Other than that I've routinely lost money. Doesn't really matter, I look at it similarly to my spending years in the pub, god knows how much went into that that I'll never get back but I enjoyed every minute and wouldn't change it.
I have noticed a considerable drop in traffic on the par t s of the forum I regularly frequent, and I'm pretty sure I haven't blocked that many people.
I look for stuff in 3 places: here, g'tree, and the bay. Nowhere else. It used to be enough. Not anymore. The well of interesting things is running dry.
It used to be (here) that there would be a page of new or updated for sale listings daily. Not anymore. But right now I'm kind of at 'peak hoard'. There's nothing more that I 'need', as if there ever was.
I'm genuinely content with the ridiculous amount of 'my golden era' bicycles I have. I've moved a couple on recently, and I have a frame to donate. Other than that I'm not looking for anything now. I have an itch or two that I wouldn't mind scratching, but if they don't happen it won't concern me too much. It's been a hobby I've enjoyed, still enjoy, and it's enabled me to virtually meet up with some genuinely decent people.
That said, my focus is now shifting. I'm getting older, my body isn't as capable as it was, and I'm having problems with long term 'wearus tearus'. I want to ride more but I'm finding the more bikes I have the less I ride. I now have 'only' about 10 bikes (I think), and I ride far less than when I had 2. When I had 2, a main bike and a backup, I rode 5 days a week, 150 miles plus. Now I'm lucky if I've ridden that distance this year. It's like I've completely forgotten why I got into it.
Simple aesthetics, reliable, and I can fix it. Old technology ? So what. I couldn't care less. Many are what I liked when I was younger and couldn't afford. I'm not an athlete but I like to stay fit. I don't need a new bike to do that.
I don't have a lot, but I do. It's the fear of the unobtainable as to why I keep the stuff I have. I don't want to run out of consumables in the items that I like. If it can break I have a spare. It doesn't run any deeper than that.
I probably should have avoided biochemical assistance before starting to type...
I look for stuff in 3 places: here, g'tree, and the bay. Nowhere else. It used to be enough. Not anymore. The well of interesting things is running dry.
It used to be (here) that there would be a page of new or updated for sale listings daily. Not anymore. But right now I'm kind of at 'peak hoard'. There's nothing more that I 'need', as if there ever was.
I'm genuinely content with the ridiculous amount of 'my golden era' bicycles I have. I've moved a couple on recently, and I have a frame to donate. Other than that I'm not looking for anything now. I have an itch or two that I wouldn't mind scratching, but if they don't happen it won't concern me too much. It's been a hobby I've enjoyed, still enjoy, and it's enabled me to virtually meet up with some genuinely decent people.
That said, my focus is now shifting. I'm getting older, my body isn't as capable as it was, and I'm having problems with long term 'wearus tearus'. I want to ride more but I'm finding the more bikes I have the less I ride. I now have 'only' about 10 bikes (I think), and I ride far less than when I had 2. When I had 2, a main bike and a backup, I rode 5 days a week, 150 miles plus. Now I'm lucky if I've ridden that distance this year. It's like I've completely forgotten why I got into it.
Simple aesthetics, reliable, and I can fix it. Old technology ? So what. I couldn't care less. Many are what I liked when I was younger and couldn't afford. I'm not an athlete but I like to stay fit. I don't need a new bike to do that.
I don't have a lot, but I do. It's the fear of the unobtainable as to why I keep the stuff I have. I don't want to run out of consumables in the items that I like. If it can break I have a spare. It doesn't run any deeper than that.
I probably should have avoided biochemical assistance before starting to type...
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Guinessisgoodforyou
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Well said Mark, the assistantance helped it flow
highlandsflyer
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Altus doesn't count.I buy new old stock and use it, garage Queens
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I understand what you're saying; but I've never seen bikes as cheap as they are now. Nice bikes.Prices are not low, they are simply dropping from their peak.
When I first joined the site, prices were considerably lower than they are now.
NOS Syncros stem - £36 including shipping.
Bought this last month for my retro build but decided I probably wont use it.
It's for a 1" steerer. 140mm long with zero rise. It's never been used but does have a couple of teeny, teeny marks on the stickers which i feel is fair for the age of the item.
Looking for £36 but I will include next day Special Delivery postage in that price.
Ta for looking.
P.S
Paypal only
NOS Chill pills - £10 a set
Got 4 sets of onza chill pills knocking about,
Brand new in original packaging case with little allen key, unused!
Got 1 x Green,1 x Purple,1 x Silver and 1 x Black.
£10 posted a pair?
Prices were reasonable and this site was for hobbyists, then people started trying to make money and prices rocketed.
A £35 stem became £40 with eBay fees, then £50 with PayPal fees, then £60 with ‘shhhhh, don’t question the pricing’, then £80 with the Covid tax.
Lots of people drank the Kool aid and paid over the odds over the past few years and are now sat on hoards of kit that they can’t/wont sell because they don’t want to make a loss now the bubble has burst.
‘Rare’ kit is listed on eBay next to 20 other identical items
For kit to start moving again, there needs to be a shift in mindset back to ‘hobby’ from ‘business’.
That Syncros stem that you paid £80 for in 2021 might only get you £60 if you sell it now, but prices are dropping back to normal. Do the decent thing and get it up for sale before it drops to £40
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