Yeah could have something to do with it ?Originally Posted by p.dath
Crazy Steve.
Forum whore
Yeah could have something to do with it ?
Crazy Steve.
Forum whore
2008 KLX450R.....
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=322642236
Currently asking $4.5k and I guess my bottom dollar would be $1......Don't know of any other dollar amounts that are lower than that Choppa.
Crazy Steve.
Forum whore
Bummer dude, Wish you all the best of luck !
Crazy Steve.
Forum whore
No....Things are really SLOW ATM !
Wait till next winter when it all goes tits up ! !
Crazy Steve.
L-Plate Rider
I just sold my other 1000cc roadbike on trademe in less than a week.
There's people out there with money, my advice to you would be actually clean it and take more photo's. (I know it's a "dirtbike" but most people want to take a clean one home!)
L-Plate Rider
know a couple of people that might be in,will share the tm link
NEDWN VIII
In a word......Stify.
One hell of a ride.
You un-gallant prick! :-P
The metal is always nude.
Maybe I should travel the "dirt-road" more often...
oops,... wrong thread....
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Firebird
was actually gonna buy this cheap bike. but the dude withdrew it while it had bids on it. and made me unhappy. =\
if you cant handle selling your bike cheap then dont put it on $1 reserve. easy
L-Plate Rider
There has been a glut of bikes available for sale for nearly 2 years. It seems the advent of trade-me has brought on (amongst other effects) a generation of casual (almost reckless) consumers. It's ultimate result is to drive the price of second hand goods down when times are tough.
Critical mass seems to have been reached. It might suck a bit but it is a self-perpetuating thing.
Hardcore Biker
It seems to be very hard to sell bikes right now. My bike is the only GS500E on Trademe, but I've had zero interest in the three weeks that it has been on there. Maybe I should put it in a shed somewhere in the hope that the price goes up when it becomes learner legal in 2012!
Recovered workaholic.
You'd be one of the few that realise this. I tried to buy a bike to replace mine and everyone wanted moonbeams for theirs, so I just said 'Fuck it'. Most of the ones I wanted to buy on TM never sold. TradeMe has turned sellers into dreamers.
If it wasn't for a concise set of rules, we might have to resort to common sense!
Just faidin away!
No drama!
I just want a fair price for mine!
Buyer pay and ride away! ,,,,,,, Evrry borry verry happy!
Handroid Uppercut!
As someone who's in the market for their first 'real' bike I've got an opinion too. I know that pricing has been discussed on KB quite a bit, but still.
It seems that the second hand market for bikes is a lot like the housing market in NZ; Everyone's keen to perpetuate high prices to ensure a good resale for their bike when they sell it, not because it's inherently valuable. It's artificial inflation.
You can get a 2nd hand 2007 'cheapo' like a hornet, Suzuki SV*, GSR etc for around $7-9000, 40-50% devaluation after 3 years, similar to the car market. But for the same price, you can get a 10+ year old faired sports bike, wha? Now I'm sure these bikes work and ride well but they're old !!
It makes buying a new bike look very attractive instead of buying 2nd hand. If I had the money (and guts) I'd buy something new because at "market" rates I'd probably lose the same in depreciation but I'd get to ride a new bike.
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