Is selling on the classifieds becoming more difficult?

[Andrew Steer]

https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/389365-specialized/

Retro baby 

[Hairy]

https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/164052-mtb-fork-tange-1-chrome-moly-26/

[Butterbean]

https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/164052-mtb-fork-tange-1-chrome-moly-26/

I joined the bikehub I think in 2013... And this ad was up back then. Dudes never dropped his price.

[Dexter-morgan]

Hi Guys

 

Quick question. I have a trainer like this https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/360947-giant-indoor-trainer/ standing at home gathering dust. would R500 be a fair price to sell it for?

I got similar sold on another non-cyclist classifieds platform, not sure if I am allowed to mention it here

[RobertWhitehead]

Can we not start a "back-a-buddy" fund and buy the fork? 

I joined the bikehub I think in 2013... And this ad was up back then. Dudes never dropped his price.

[dirtypot]

So what now 

 

I can't give it to the second guy cause what if this dude pitches or suddenly the card arrives 

 

advice ?

 

The first guy had plenty of time to sort it out, and if he hasn't then he loses out.  Made all the worse by not having any contact info for him.  Move on.

[Nick]

Also the PM system has been weird the last few days , anyone else notice or just me ?

 

We have had a few reports of this. We're currently a bit puzzled as to the cause but clearing browser cache has fixed the problem for others. 

[robbybzgo]

Yes, you send a PM and it says "waiting" and doesn't deliver!

It has done that a couple of times to me!!

[RobertWhitehead]

Nah, swop with the second guy

 

Question 

 

2 weeks ago I list A whole bunch of drivetrain spares for sale ( dirt cheap ) but i even to help someone that might need it out I say I'll swop whoever for A memory card off takealot ( card is even cheaper than my listed price) 

 

2 guys Pm me almost instantly both say they'll have the card delivered to me and pickup that parts when they can , cool I give option to the first guy since im a good person , he has all my details and says he can only collect in two weeks 

 

that afternoon I leave for afriski where i had an accident and have now since recovered , back at work today I find out nothing has been arrived yet ( basically 9 working days , since he aggreed to the deal ) 

 

Pm'd him this morning and nothing yet 

His last seen is set to private 

and I don't have a number for him 

 

So what now 

 

I can't give it to the second guy cause what if this dude pitches or suddenly the card arrives 

 

advice ?

[Hairy]

https://www.bikehub.co.za/index.php?app=hubmarket&module=core&do=view_item&item_id=393210

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

https://www.bikehub.co.za/index.php?app=hubmarket&module=core&do=view_item&item_id=393210

 

Already gone.....

[Dexter-morgan]

recently sold a set of Wheels, basically it was under priced and got lots of messages and sold within a couple of days, sort and the long the price must be right.

[Joe!]

Hi everyone, have you bought from The Bike Garage advertiser on classifieds? They advertise many bikes but do not respond to calls, whatsapp, email, sms ????

 

WTF?

[mapg75@gmail.com]

I offered a dude R70k for a R85k item yesterday, he told me to stick it ????

[MORNE]

I offered a dude R70k for a R85k item yesterday, he told me to stick it ????

Guess it depends on what the original value was. If it was a R100k+ Item and relatively new Id probably tell you to get bent too then lol. Take a zero off...same as offering someone 7k for a 8.5k fork or whatever that cost around 10-12k originally i guess.

[Jewbacca]

Guess it depends on what the original value was. If it was a R100k+ Item and relatively new Id probably tell you to get bent too then lol. Take a zero off...same as offering someone 7k for a 8.5k fork or whatever that cost around 10-12k originally i guess.

I'd probably accept that.

 

I don't own any bikes worth 85k but I would accept the 7k for and 8.5k 2nd hand fork.

 

2nd hand goods are only 'worth' what someone is willing to pay. That guy is probably going to sit with that 85k bike until it's old tech and only 'worth' 60 anyway