As you're in Vancouver, it's a relatively easy trip to Pt Roberts or even Seattle. RBW listers are your best market, most of whom are located all across the USA, so if you ship it from WA to all points (or at least the lower 48) you have the best chance of making a bit of money back. Couple that with the US dollar being stronger and you could do alright. You would need to pack the bike very well, but that's not hard to do. BikeFlights via FedEx to destinations within the USA is a great option. Inexpensive, Insurance available and easy to book.
Otherwise, if you want to sell locally, I'd say drop in at Dream Cycle on the Drive and talk it over with Darren (the owner). I haven't been there for ages, but last time I was in, he was into Rivendell (had a butterscotch Saluki and a Bleriot on the sales floor). He seems like a good fellow and might have some new bike ideas for you. If you sold it complete with shipping and insurance packed and shipped to the lower 48, you should have no problem selling for US$1650.00 ($1550 after shipping would get you close to CAD$2000. That might be a bit ambitious, but that weaker Canadian dollar makes our re-exports more attractive! And, you can claim to the US customs people that it's US Goods returning - they might not charge you any taxes at the crossing. Ian A/The North! On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 8:44:23 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote: > > As many of y'all know, I live in a part of the world where Rivendell bikes > aren't widely known. After saving and scrimping for four years to buy my > Betty Foy, poor health/chronic illness means I need to sell my Betty Foy > for something else - perhaps a Clementine? My problem is that I really > doubt I'll be able to get anywhere near the asking price for a bike that's > in darn good shape. > > Do you have any suggestions for how I might make a bike with an $1800-ish > asking price more attractive to local buyers? I might go as low as $1500, > but that breaks my heart when you consider I paid close to $2500 CAD once > all was said and done. > > Thanks, > Cecily > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
