I think some very good points were made above in that you have to be able to appreciate what you're looking at to understand the value. I'm sure most people look at the Rivendell range and think "Target bike" or at best "Linus bike" (which incidentally my wife rides happily) so you're not going to attract the casual bike buyer looking for something to run around the park with.
Location must be a huge part of the equation too? Dallas (my domicile) is a very popular cycling city BUT local riders are almost exclusively weekend/weeknight warriors counting grams on their carbon framesets. That's not a criticism, but the idea of them spending $1,000s on a bike guaranteed not to work with their Strava KOMs is optimistic at best. So that being said, I'm surprised this one hadn't sold being in a location(NorCal) that is much more open & friendly to bikes as transportation. In Texas I would add Austin to the "better likelihood for sale" locations, nationally the obvious ones are the PNW, NorCal and NYC area (doesn't Bikesnob ride a Riv)? Joe is 100% correct on the pictures. I've had a lot of success on Craigslist and I'm sure that's mostly due to sensible pricing and lots of pretty pictures. Of course the absolutely crazy best buying deal I ever got on a motorcycle was accompanied by one lousy cell phone photo taken in a dark cellar at midnight! On Friday, February 26, 2021 at 3:41:16 PM UTC-6 aeroperf wrote: > > Would this be worth a dedicated “How to sell a Riv” thread? > I’ve seen a lot of people selling, a lot of people looking to buy. This > is the first thread I’ve seen with discussion about How To. > > List in a lot of places, list on other groups, be patient, consider > consignment at an LBS. > To which I could add “Spend a day cleaning with a toothbrush, soapy water, > and apply a good show car polish like Zaino’s, and you’ll get an extra > $100”, unless you are selling it sight-unseen. > Also a few other comments, but this thread doesn't seem the place. > > -- 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/00c4c48e-01cb-47c7-aee9-258c69ed3cf0n%40googlegroups.com.
