I'm not sure where all you have listed it but there are a lot more people shopping for Rivendells than just the folks on this forum. I would try other bike forums as well as ebay. I know ebay takes a big cut, but it's also the biggest audience and Rivendells don't usually last a long time.
Selling a high end/relatively expensive can often take a lot of patience, especially when your talking about a niche market. Also, if you want to get the most out of your investment it's usually more profitable to part everything out. There are a lot of us that enjoy the hunt for parts and building up a bike just the way we want it to be. However you want to sell it the key is patience and reaching the broadest market within your boundaries of reason. I hope that's helpful, and good luck with your sale. There are buyers out there for Clems, I promise. Anthony Saint Louis On Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 9:34 PM Brian Oldham <brianmarkold...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am surprised that in a month of listing my Clem for sale that I have not > had one serious look or offer. Does that mean that this bicycle has no > market value? It is the good bicycle that we all know and love, well made > and superbly designed. Apparently while is is a good bicycle to have it is > not a good one to sell. > > I've added over $1,000 of upgrades and paid $1,600 to purchase. It has > treated handlebars, Cork grips, upgraded Shimano pedals, Nitto racks in > front and back, a large Wald basket, Brooks seat, double kick stand, and a > generator hub and light system. I have asked for $1,500 thinking all the > upgrades for free would be attractive. > > So what suggestions do you have for finding new homes for your used > Rivendells" Mine was new last October (2020). Craigslist only works with > an 80% discount on the purchase replacement value, same with local ads. > Pro's Closet is looking for fancy road bikes so not an option for this > transaction. I've considered returning it to Rivendell so they could find > someone who would appreciate it. I know I can give it to a bike collective > or charity and that might be the best option. I have done that in the > past. Ive given bicycles to Bike East Bay and Silicon Valley Bike > Coalition. Trying to show repect to the bicycle and the waiting time to > find one of these. > > Just wondering. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e149e0ff-c40b-4e79-aa75-0c38e278815an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e149e0ff-c40b-4e79-aa75-0c38e278815an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAAnXE3r6qqZ2TUWe4yBa8DWZbytkoKZTxCUj2V5%3DXu0f2BVNFA%40mail.gmail.com.
