[RBW] Advice for selling a Saluki/Hilsen?

[Hugh Smitham]

Selling a bike can be daunting.

First more details will help us determine the value pics please. I find taking 
really good pictures using even light really makes a difference. Plan on using 
a decent camera with a good lens borrow one if necessary.

As much as I dislike eBay the site can be useful, ergo, broader audience. I 
never list as a auction as the fees are higher and you have less control. I 
only list as buy it now or make an offer, this way I can cancel the listing 
anytime. The last two bikes I sold the buyers found my bikes on eBay and were 
smart enough to  contact me outside eBay. I still list on the RBW ,iBoB groups 
and Craigslist because a friend of a friend may see the listing.

Be patient, don't get upset over low-ball offers, know your bottom line. Use 
eBay sold and incomplete listings to research your price? Prices on eBay are 
generally always higher because of their fees and PayPal fees.

There's more but I don't feel like pecking on my mobile anymore. Feel free to 
reach out to me and I'll be happy to help. 

Cheers,

~hugh

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[RBW] Advice for selling a Saluki/Hilsen?

[G.E.]

I'm in need of some assistance and am hoping some of you here might have 
thoughts and be able to offer suggestions. I purchased a NOS Saluki/Hilsen 
from Riv at the beginning of the year and built it up. It's been ridden, 
but not much (it's a second Riv for me). My husband and I agreed that we 
would each sell a bicycle in order to make space and help fund the purchase 
of a tandem we can ride together. Unfortunately for me, this is the only 
bike I can really see letting go of in the current bunch since it functions 
mostly as a duplicate as far as purpose in the bike fold goes.

Anyway... long story short, I need some help in regard to a selling price. 
Obviously, I can calculate out the cost of what I paid for the frame/fork 
and all the parts, but I'm looking for realistic numbers for a (mostly) 
whole bike. I don't intend to sell the saddle, pedals, or any carrying 
stuff like bags, baskets, racks, but otherwise it has fenders and all the 
parts necessary for riding. I don't want to be unrealistic about a price, 
but if you have thoughts on what these are typically going for these days, 
I would appreciate your feedback. Additionally, if you have thoughts on a 
good place(s) to try to list it, that would be helpful too. I'm trying to 
avoid eBay if I can help it. 

Thanks so much in advance for your thoughts.

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