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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- 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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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...
- 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....
- 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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