£80 for a Kona Kilauea!

[MCsanandreas]

mate of mine just bought a 1993 one for that.
its almost mint as well,owned from new by an old fella.


jammy git!!

 

[XTSTIMAN]

Do'nt you hate people who are sooooooooooooo lucky!

Get some pics on here.

 

[MCsanandreas]

Do'nt you hate people who are sooooooooooooo lucky!

he runs a bike shop and the original owner came and said "do you buy bikes?".

soon as my mate saw it he almost tore the guys arm off!

i have seen the bike and only non-standard parts are grips and saddle.

think he will post pics when its back to standard condition.

 

[one-eyed_jim]

he runs a bike shop and the original owner came and said "do you buy bikes?".

soon as my mate saw it he almost tore the guys arm off!

So your buddy said "old Konas like that are in demand. It's probably worth a couple of hundred in that condition", but the oldtimer said "oh no, I won't take more than eighty for it"...

or did yer man suck his teeth and say "hmmm, it was worth a bit once, but there isn't much call for old bikes like that these days. Give you seventy quid for it. Well, alright, eighty."

 

[Corduroyboy]

Interesting point! Would it be considered 'wrong' to have simply asked "how much do you want for that?" and paid the required sum?

 

[Huntso]

My way of thinking is if you are happy with the price you pay and the seller is happy with what they get, no problem.

The above only stands if no falsehoods have been uttered by either party.

Just before christmas I saw a legitimate bike for sale cheaply (deceased estate sale)
Didn't haggle and paid the price it was advertised for, is that fair or should you mention it may be worth more?

 

[theboy]

Interesting point! Would it be considered 'wrong' to have simply asked "how much do you want for that?" and paid the required sum

nope, not if he was happy with £80.

 

[FSR-Si]

A sale is a sale regardless of what the item is worth, After all the shop owner is in business to make money so he isn't going to offer the retail price to the seller. So the cheaper he gets it the more profit he will make.

 

[XTSTIMAN]

If he wants to make 100% profit, I'm ready!

 

[one-eyed_jim]

I think that if you take something to a shop to sell, you expect the shopkeeper to offer less than eBay prices - he's in business to make a living after all. You also trust his knowledge of a fair market value. We all know (and the fact that it's posted here proves) that this is well below fair market value.

I like a bargain as much as the next man, but I know that if my dad had been given £80 for a mint '93 Kilauea, I'd be livid.