Re: [TheThinkTank] selling bikes

-- Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Project Coordinator Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org On 10/18/07, Mark Rehder mark@re-cycles.ca wrote: > > On 18-Oct-07, at 10:43 AM, Liza Mattana wrote: > > > if this has been answered before, can you link me to the archive > > thread? > > > > my questions is how does your org price used bikes? we've come > > across > > some nice older bikes (bridgestone CB-0 and an old stumpjumper), > > and > > we're trying to figure out a way to price them, kind of a way to > > standardize the process. > > > > we'll be turning them into commuter bikes with fenders and racks > > and > > making them safe and rideable, but we're not doing complete > > overhauls. i > > know this is a tricky question, but any advice you have will be > > helpful! > > > > thanks, > > liza > > > Hi Liz, > > We tend to price good bikes over $100, and the lesser ones under > that. Within that range much of the pricing depends on how much work > the bike received, and its general quality. > > In the case of the bikes you mention, they are not getting a full > overhaul, but time is being spent adding racks and fenders. If they > are in good working order I would price them at around $100. Too > much more than that and some folks start making comments about the > price of new bikes at Wallmart, which in turn I love to argue about. ;) > > Much of this of course depends on how your shop operates and what > your income streams are. I noticed at your blog that used bikes > sales are a low priority, whereas at our shop they are the main > focus, and the sales account for at least 70% or our revenue (we are > self-sustaining and receive no outside funding). > > In case anyone is interested, here's how we price our bikes: > > We have two categories, Overhauled and As Is. The better quality > bikes (alloy wheels, decent brakes, non-cottered BBs) get overhauled > unless they are in such good shape that they don't need it. These > start at $100. > > The lesser As Is ones (dept. store bikes, old single- and 3-speeds) > get a safety check and anything that needs to be replaced without > completely rebuilding it (if these bikes need too much work they are > usually scrapped for parts). We price these at $40 and up. > > Cheers, > Mark > http://re-cycles.ca > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o... >