Lowballers and Resellers

[droo]

29 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:

what percentage of these lemons are fixed to standard before being sold ? How many are sold as is and the dealers hope the new buyer doesnt come back to them when something fails ?

Indeed...

[Me rida my bicycle]

I love the comment of people over value their bikes. These would be the same people advertising it for more than the original advertised price. 🤔

Special service... 😂 Use Bikehub Pay it's a million times less expensive than the used bike businesses. If you don't know anything about bikes take it to a proper mechanic to check out. 

[Me rida my bicycle]

37 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:

you are absolving the dealer from doing due diligence

when you want to sell your used motorised vehicle (car or bike) it gets put through an evaluation to pick up any of the more common issues, by low balling every ad with a spray and pray approach the dealers are cheeping out on doing their due diligence. Some bikes they'll pick up for a steal where they wash and lube and its out the door and big profits, others they'll pick up and will be lemons.

what percentage of these lemons are fixed to standard before being sold ? How many are sold as is and the dealers hope the new buyer doesnt come back to them when something fails ?

I know for a fact of a bike with damage being sold to dealer and they where informed about it.

That bike was sold as is, damage hidden by lowering shock pressure, bike just covered in bike polish. It was not on Bikehub but that dealer is on here. 

[RobynE]

35 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:

you are absolving the dealer from doing due diligence

 

Last thing I’m doing is absolving the dealer; quite the opposite actually.

If you want to buy and not return for failures that’s on you.

If you signed something that says the dealer is absolved from responsibility that’s on you. 

If the dealer commits to the bike having been through DD and offers some sort of guarantee, that’s your security. 

If they don’t stick to their end of the bargain that’s on them. 

For everyone who won’t return for failures there are probably the same amount who will point more fingers at the dealer and try get things in a sneaky manner. 

You can’t dictate to someone how much they must accept for their item or how long they must wait before they can sell it. If you are comfortable accepting a low ball then so be it.

Willing buyers and willing sellers.

People make dealers out to be like the (literal) horse traders of old, as if they’re snake oil salesmen. Surely if there were so many lemons we’d hear more about it? All I ever see about dealers is people being upset at their low balls. Either people being low balled on something they’re selling, or upset because the seller sold to a low baller. 

Business is business 🤷‍♀️ and who you choose to do business with whether buying or selling is your prerogative. 

 

[GLuvsMtb]

I'll just leave this here... the free market is a wonderful thing. 

[betaboy]

… the market globally are in a twist, BikeHub is not immune. Some okes got their own tariffs. Just saying, it’s never going to go away. Last I looked, it’s wonderful capitalism in full play, tata ma chance gents. 😅 

[MORNE]

if everyone who reaches for the “marvellous free market” or “glorious capitalism” memes - could please do so in a less communist way…that’d be great

thanks😇😁

 

[hansolo]

Willing buyer, willing seller…

 

There is sometimes “really bad” bikes for purchase on Bikehub (and Marketplace) at very “ambitious” prices. It really looks like some sellers just throw together random parts (sometimes even a frame they had fixed) and push their luck. I doubt they would offer any guarantee on these bikes and it’s a pity unsuspecting buyers can’t be warned.

 

 At least Bikehud doesn’t have “Is this available?”.

 

 

[MORNE]

1 hour ago, hansolo said:

 

 

 At least Bikehud doesn’t have “Is this available?”.

 

 

You must be new here?🤣

i got about 5 of these last week alone.

[hansolo]

I just haven’t sold anything in a while..

 

[betaboy]

6 minutes ago, hansolo said:

I just haven’t sold anything in a while..

 

Well if you got the ever popular 32T chainring collecting dust. Join the fray 😂

[Jensie]

2 hours ago, MORNE said:

You must be new here?🤣

i got about 5 of these last week alone.

I wanted to buy tools and low and behold it was not available but I have something else you might want to consider. Some people just don't remove or update their adds. Timewasters

[MORNE1102]

On 4/8/2025 at 4:18 PM, Mike Dewing said:

For once I wasn’t being sarcastic.. just an idea that didn’t seem so bad and maybe add value to the hub.. 

sorry, it seems to have came across differently.. 🤘🏻

 

Sorry bro