Is selling on the classifieds becoming more difficult?

[DR ◣◢]

Says the guys who's name I see popping up on the forums more than anyone else

I’m not an addict. I swear.

[Hairy]

I have helped five non hubbers buy "new" bikes off the hub the past year (Latest one is rocking a lovely blue Giant Trance 29'er that was priced right), and I have built my latest MTB SS off parts from the hub, or people I have met through the hub .... most of my bikes over the last few years have all been built through bike hub purchases.

[Hairy]

Interesting to hear your take. It's always difficult for us to gauge what's happening on other platforms.

 

From our point of view, we're super happy with the liquidity on the Classifieds this year.

 

The number of adverts placed has been very healthy. While on the flip side of the marketplace, the average life-time of adverts has never been lower, which indicates that for the most part they are selling quickly.

 

So by our measures at least, we believe that it is a highly effective option for selling cycling gear.

Except for that one dude trying to sell the 29'er chromo, QR, v-brake straight steerer fork ......... can someone just buy that damned thing already!

[splat]

Except for that one dude trying to sell the 29'er chromo, QR, v-brake straight steerer fork ......... can someone just buy that damned thing already!

 

It's a 26" fork and has become a bit of a reluctant mascot / lurker on BikeHub classifieds

 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/mountain-bike-forks/444/mtb-fork-tange-1-chrome-moly-26

[DR ◣◢]

The fork of legends. 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

It's a 26" fork and has become a bit of a reluctant mascot / lurker on BikeHub classifieds

 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/mountain-bike-forks/444/mtb-fork-tange-1-chrome-moly-26

 

For forks sakes, is that still for sale.

 

[dasilvarsa]

It's becoming difficult to buy on the Hub.

People are asking too much for the goods and there is not much choice.

Maybe it's a Covid thing...........

[Kranswurm]

It's becoming difficult to buy on the Hub.

People are asking too much for the goods and there is not much choice.

Maybe it's a Covid thing...........

I am amazed

Not knocking your opinion but I was browsing the road bike and hardtail ads and can't believe the huge selection

[Ed-Zulu]

It's becoming difficult to buy on the Hub.

People are asking too much for the goods and there is not much choice.

Maybe it's a Covid thing...........

I've had the right opposite experience the past 3 monts;

 

two well priced purchases from long time hubbers. 

crank and gps' units 

I do play the long game as the king of secon hand goods in my circle of friends

[Hairy]

I think if your price is right and your product is as describe, it will sell fast.

 

There have been a couple of items that have struck my fancy as of late, I would hit the "heart" icon to keep track of them and all have been sold in a matter of hours or a couple of days.

[Jewbacca]

It's becoming difficult to buy on the Hub.

People are asking too much for the goods and there is not much choice.

Maybe it's a Covid thing...........

I have said it before, the stuff that hangs around on the classifieds is the overpriced or the junk.

 

There is a lot of that currently as demand is high so guys are chancing their arms.

 

Well priced items sell within a matter of hours, so they don't hang around on the classifieds which gives the impression of things 'not moving' as the same ads always seem to be visible. 

 

The classifieds is humming, you just have to be super quick on the draw and often, if you aren't hitting refresh while you are supposed to be at work you will probably miss the good stuff.

[MORNE]

I have said it before, the stuff that hangs around on the classifieds is the overpriced or the junk.

 

There is a lot of that currently as demand is high so guys are chancing their arms.

 

Well priced items sell within a matter of hours, so they don't hang around on the classifieds which gives the impression of things 'not moving' as the same ads always seem to be visible. 

 

The classifieds is humming, you just have to be super quick on the draw and often, if you aren't hitting refresh while you are supposed to be at work you will probably miss the good stuff.

yup...if you want to see the things that get sold overnight you have to hang around late on a Friday or Saturday night....and around payday lol. They usually disappear before most had their morning coffee. 

[BaGearA]

Stuff that hanged on here for 2 months got sold within hours on Facebook market place. Best of all here I had lowballers left and right that never followed through while Facebook just needed a location to pick up, no negotiation or anything just a smooth deal.

 

Happened on 3 items this far

[Barry]

yup...if you want to see the things that get sold overnight you have to hang around late on a Friday or Saturday night....and around payday lol. They usually disappear before most had their morning coffee.

Yup late Friday and Saturday when Jewbacca places his adds.

[MORNE]

Stuff that hanged on here for 2 months got sold within hours on Facebook market place. Best of all here I had lowballers left and right that never followed through while Facebook just needed a location to pick up, no negotiation or anything just a smooth deal.

Happened on 3 items this far

To br fair you also have a whole new/different/larger pool of possible buyers there than here. Garentee 95% of those people don't even know what bikehub is.

[Hairy]

Yup late Friday and Saturday when Jewbacca places his adds.

He is a newish daddy ... that is the only time you get free time to take pics of your bikes and stuffs for sale