In your situation (I've found myself there), it's hard to get rid of bikes. Not much motivation. I usually need a flash of motivation to overcome me--not because I'm so attached to the bike, but because I hate the whole process of selling. I'm not in any way wealthy and could use every $$ coming my way. So if the bike is of any real value, I like to sell it. But as long as the bike is here with me and holds it's value (and I don't need immediate cash), that's a wash in my book. So it's a stalemate and it usually hangs there until I get all hopped up on another bike I want, or want to reclaim the space for something else.
I will never ship a bike unless there is a good financial incentive. Too much hassle. But for many bikes you and I might own, shipping is preferred because we can't always find the right buyer locally who will pay its worth (and appreciate the bike). So if it must be done…man, Is still hate to go there. CL is a pita from spam and flake responses but I recently sold my fargo for a fair price and have sold many bikes that way. Mostly what I like about it is that it's local. The buyer sees what's he getting. No surprises, no ebay feedback to worry about, cash on hand, etc. Sometimes you even make a new friend. No axe murderers so far. ;) If a bike has little money value and I know of someone who would benefit from it, I give it away. I've given away a quite few bikes and helped neighbors unload their unused bikes this way--fixing them up first to make them safe/rideable. There's no bike co-op locally, I don't think. Goodwill rarely knows what to do with a bike. We have a local charity that does a bike auction once a year. That's a candidate for a donation. Last option, if the bike has enough desirable bits and pieces mounted, I part out the bits I don't want, keep the ones I do, and sell the frame. It's easier to ship this way and no matter what the frame sells for, I usually make more cash this way. Good luck! • Perry -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
