Selling a bike at this time of year

[Stig]

Blinking slow isn't it!

My Trumpet's up for a steal of a price, but not exactly being inundated with calls.

Far too many fair weather riders these days

[Chilli]

Bunch of gayers....

[dern]

Probably bab gayers...

[SpydieNut]

give you a fiver for it








no, wait, i thought i had a fiver, but i don't






ok, well, i'll give you the 2 quid i found down the back of my sofa and some *almost* un-used chewing gum.

[podman]

..and be prepared for some silly offers..

My fave time to buy is december when a seller may be desperate for cash..

[711]

Yep, no fun at all; I've just sold one of mine rather cheap. I'm not a dealer, but I wonder if everyone selling has had a hard time this year with the weather having been so rubbish.

Having said that, I can't whinge too much because my old buying tactic has been to look for bikes in the winter. You've got to hold out as a buyer though; I've chatted to quite a few dealers who've cottoned onto what I've been up to and the response has been "good luck to you mate, but I can afford to stock it for another 3 months and get a lot more cash...."

[seltaeb]

Yep! had my VFR 800 for sale for a week ,not one reply,even with all the kit included.

[rsv gone!]

I've tried selling bikes at this time of year and had no luck. I readvertised in Spring and could have sold it several times over.

If you can wait then you WILL get a better price for it.





Edited to add that I'll raise the bidding to a tenner.....

Edited by rsv gone! on Tuesday 25th September 22:18

[Wedg1e]

podman said:

..and be prepared for some silly offers..

My fave time to buy is december when a seller may be desperate for cash..

...and the dealers! I got a large chunk off the ST13 by agreeing a deal the Friday before last xmas

Some doom-monger on here predicted a plummet in the price of ST13s due to the problems some Police forces had, but the only ones I've seen sell for less than I paid have been high miles, ex-Police or damaged. Or all three

[slim_boy_fat]

dern said:

Probably bab gayers...

No just a bunch of guys who have enough money for a car in the winter, pmsl

[dern]

slim_boy_fat said:

dern said:

Probably bab gayers...

No just a bunch of guys who have enough money for a car in the winter, pmsl

*cough*gayersthen*cough*.

I wave my blue frost bitten fingers in a one and a half blackened digit salute to my comfortable, warm car equipped with a stereo and a fancy cup holder. Pah.

[R1_JON]

Stig said:

Blinking slow isn't it!

My Trumpet's up for a steal of a price, but not exactly being inundated with calls.

Far too many fair weather riders these days

What are you replacing it with?