New subject: Parts washers/gmail

10 Feb 2008 · *Velocipede Bike Project *

      Pat, 
  scroll down a little and click on link that say parts washers, after "Kelly bluebook"
  also, a few letters in the gmail should be  looked at.
  Tom
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:30:46 -0700
From: "Jonathan Morrison" 
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] bio cleaner, and bike blue book....
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The Kelley Blue Book for cars is also affected by region too. We have a

unique issue because to keep our shop from getting too full we sell the
bikes for next to nothing, or give them away to people who have a letter
from a good will agency, just so they don't start stacking up. Working
Bikes in Chicago is a great example of an organization who makes their
margins in quantity.

http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_Washers

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Sincerely,

Jonathan Morrison
Executive Director
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
2312 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
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On Feb 10, 2008 12:17 AM, Angelo Coletta wrote:

> While there is no comprehensive pricing book for cycles, there are ones
> that have been done for those who collect "classic American bikes(1930 to
> 1960)"
>
> I have used a halfing method for appraisal. $200 was the new selling
> price; 1yr old $100; 2yr $50.00 and so forth. That is a base line. Then
> comes the art and the subjective: condition, desirability, rarity. Any
> up-fitting done? Frame type and size. Component quality. Accessories.
> All factors that affect value. Also there is the wholesale price and the
> retail price. That would reflect any labor invested in making the unit
> saleable.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Angelo
>
> *Velocipede Bike Project * wrote:
>
> So here are two hare brain ideas that have been thrown out here in
> baltimore and i wanted to get y'alls take on them...
>
> 1. a bicycle blue book...we were talking about pricing bikes and how
> arbitrary it often seems,(often two members will claim wildly different
> prices with equal authority and citing the same number of sources) and
> someone mentioned that in this time of the growing bicycle
> collective/community shop projects there may be enough of a market to be
> able to approach a publisher about creating a blue book that would price
> for instance, a 1982 murray...I know this sounds crazy, but I was
> wondering how crazy was it really....
>
> 2. Someone approached us recently about a bio friendly parts cleaner.
> Apparently it has enzymes that eat oil so less bad stuff going into the
> environment/less exposure to toxic chemicals ourselves. He said he may be
> able to get us a machine for free, but it would cost around a grand to
> fill it up. does anyone have any experience with this kind of machine or
> technology? Is it worth our time and fundraising? I've been thinking alot
> lately about ways to make our shop more green friendly by doing things
> like cutting down on plastic use and using vinegar and baking soda as
> cleaners instead of bleach and such...
>
> http://www.biocircle.com/portal/page?_pageid=73,394253&_dad=portal&_...
>
> what do y'all think? am I crazy?
> -beth
> velocipede bike project
> baltmore, md(hey, try to remember to include your city and shop in posts)
>
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Re: [TheThinkTank] Parts washers/gmail

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