Re: [RBW] How to sell a Rivendell Bike

2016-09-08 Thread Cecily Walker
On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 8:11:47 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Cecily: sorry to hear about your health problems. > > Why would a Clem be better for you in this case than the Betty? > Lower step-over height and a little more room in the cockpit. The RA means I'm not as flexible as

Re: [RBW] How to sell a Rivendell Bike

2016-09-08 Thread Patrick Moore
Whoops again; I take this back. The packing work is added to the cost of the box, but they don't charge for any padding, tape, and so forth. I recently had a Macbook shipped FE Ground, total $44, of which $15 was box and $7-$8 was work, the rest postage. Rather big box for the size of the

Re: [RBW] How to sell a Rivendell Bike

2016-09-08 Thread Patrick Moore
Whoops: FedEx will pack the bike for $25, and that includes the box and packing material. On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 9:11 PM, Patrick Moore wrote: > Cecily: sorry to hear about your health problems. > > Why would a Clem be better for you in this case than the Betty? > > I've

Re: [RBW] How to sell a Rivendell Bike

2016-09-08 Thread Patrick Moore
Cecily: sorry to hear about your health problems. Why would a Clem be better for you in this case than the Betty? I've sold many bikes and frames over the years, and these are some more or less general rules that may or may not help answer your question. 1. If you sell nation wide, the demand

[RBW] How to sell a Rivendell Bike

2016-09-08 Thread Cecily Walker
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