Furbz Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 All I ask for is a response when I enquire about something being sold.Just some good old fashioned common decency. i agree entirely.i've called guys, agreed i am happy to buy provided i get some extra info.only to be told later they sold it in these cases i assume i have dodged a bullet, dodgy selling i correlate to dodge items. Raf 1
Hairy Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 I like keeping an eye on the MTB frames and suspension forks ... kind of a fun thing for me. What I find annoying are people (seems like mostly 29'er forks with QR axels) selling a couple of years old forks for the price of what people are selling very nearly brand new forks for. Sepia, Wettas and DieselnDust 3
T-Bob Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 buying or selling, sales has slowed down in both retail and second hand so don't take it personally. Disposable income is a raw commodity and will continue to be under pressure till at least 2021 It's bikes we're talking about. That sits in the 'necessity' column and should never be glibly lumped with 'disposable income'. That is what is left after you've bought the bike bits for things like school fees, bond, wifes birthday presents... trail - er - park, Duane_Bosch, Sepia and 3 others 6
T-Bob Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Just to go back to the title of the thread... posted ad last night. Dropper sold today. Collection happening this arvo. Done. Steven Knoetze (sk27) and ChrisF 2
Zorro5614 Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 I like keeping an eye on the MTB frames and suspension forks ... kind of a fun thing for me. What I find annoying are people (seems like mostly 29'er forks with QR axels) selling a couple of years old forks for the price of what people are selling very nearly brand new forks for.Very true. This is also the same with bikes (maybe stuff like 2015 and older). Some sellers are just adverting for unreasonable amounts, close to cost of new models A bike already loses so much value immediately after you get it new from a store. Warranty ect. I have been looking at for a reasonable hardtail, but the pricing is just to high
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Just to go back to the title of the thread... posted ad last night. Dropper sold today. Collection happening this arvo. Done. Again proof that a correctly priced item sells. End of the story......
ChrisF Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Very true. This is also the same with bikes (maybe stuff like 2015 and older). Some sellers are just adverting for unreasonable amounts, close to cost of new models A bike already loses so much value immediately after you get it new from a store. Warranty ect. I have been looking at for a reasonable hardtail, but the pricing is just to high Add to this the "juppie-price-factor" of many bikes .... 2018 Scott Spark 940 is listed and sold for near R50k for 10 months, then as the 2019 stock is ready for shipment the price drops ... and drops ... and drops some more .... to the point where you buy it brand new from the shop with full warantee for R36k ! The poor soul that paid full price a few months earlier needs to take one mother of a knock to move the second hand bike !!! That said, most of us knows this when parting with our cash to buy a current model. It is just how the cookie crumbles. I say this as our 9 month old 24'' is getting nearer and nearer to the classifieds (probably 4 months down the road) .... Almost R6k bike, spent a fair bit upgrading to better drive train. Reality is I would be lucky to get R3k. That's just the reality of this game .... KNOWING this I can sell it quick, or frustrate a lot of people trying to get a few rands more than what a quick sale would get ... Steven Knoetze (sk27), Sepia and Skubarra 3
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Add to this the "juppie-price-factor" of many bikes .... 2018 Scott Spark 940 is listed and sold for near R50k for 10 months, then as the 2019 stock is ready for shipment the price drops ... and drops ... and drops some more .... to the point where you buy it brand new from the shop with full warantee for R36k ! The poor soul that paid full price a few months earlier needs to take one mother of a knock to move the second hand bike !!! That said, most of us knows this when parting with our cash to buy a current model. It is just how the cookie crumbles. I say this as our 9 month old 24'' is getting nearer and nearer to the classifieds (probably 4 months down the road) .... Almost R6k bike, spent a fair bit upgrading to better drive train. Reality is I would be lucky to get R3k. That's just the reality of this game .... KNOWING this I can sell it quick, or frustrate a lot of people trying to get a few rands more than what a quick sale would get ... PM me, am in the market for a 24" in the next month or so. Maybe we can strike a deal....... Hairy 1
Rigardt@Scott Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358870-fox-factory-34-fit4/ vs. https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358339-fox-32-100mm/Mr Fox 32 is delusional to say the least. Hairy and RossW 2
Hairy Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 lovely example of a forked up add price! https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358870-fox-factory-34-fit4/ vs. https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358339-fox-32-100mm/ muagie and BaGearA 2
ChrisF Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 PM me, am in the market for a 24" in the next month or so. Maybe we can strike a deal....... Steven PM sent. For the others that may be interested - We are busy with a 26'' build for Maritz - https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/181779-mongoose-rebuild-project/ But he still needs to grow a few centimeters to stand over the top-tube of the 26er .... Best guess it is going to be another 3 to 4 months before the 24'' is retired. Post 804 is a nice summary of his bikes to date - https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/83795-the-official-riding-with-kids-thread/page-51 As soon as Maritz is properly on the 26'' we will advertise the 24''. Hairy 1
Hairy Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/359287-sid-world-cup-fork/ https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358870-fox-factory-34-fit4/ vs. https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358339-fox-32-100mm/
trail - er - park Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 Just to go back to the title of the thread... posted ad last night. Dropper sold today. Collection happening this arvo. Done. What this man says ..... Advertised and sold, packaged and shipped within the last 24 to 48 hours - https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/359037-enve-ses-34-carbon-clinchers-sold/ https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358944-enve-carbon-seatpost-sold/ https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/358931-sram-red-10-speed-gxp-sold/ Yo-Yo and Hairy 2
Hairy Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 this frame looks ancient ... as in straight steerer ancient? https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/359945-specialized-s-works-fsr-fact-carbon-frame-s-m/
Jacoo Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 this frame looks ancient ... as in straight steerer ancient? https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/359945-specialized-s-works-fsr-fact-carbon-frame-s-m/Yeah and his price is completely silly. He'll get half of that if it was the complete bike! Hairy 1
m-squared Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) Yeah and his price is completely silly. He'll get half of that if it was the complete bike! Yeah and his price is completely silly. He'll get half of that if it was the complete bike! So this was "marked down" to R8500 a couple days ago and has just been posted at R6500. Edited May 2, 2019 by m-squared
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