It depends. In a just world, everything in good condition but used should be half-retail. A complete Betty Foy retailed for $2000 or thereabouts, so any fair minded person would want to see a good used Betty Foy for $1000, and a used Betty Foy needing a lot of new consumables well under $1000. If it's just old, and essentially unused then maybe somewhat more than half-retail would be appropriate. I built up a 52cm Betty Foy for my wife (actually an Yves Gomez), and she barely rode it. I decided I wanted one for myself in a 58 and offered the 52 in trade -OR- offered to buy a 58 Betty frame set for $1000 -OR- offered to sell my 52 for $1000. Somebody bought my Betty Foy frame set for $1000 and nobody came forward to sell me a 58 frame for $1000. Nobody wanted to trade. Search the list archive to see the post in 2022 when I was attempting that transaction.
In an unjust 2025, a new Platypus is $4000, and a Betty Foy is a short wheelbase, more retro, more "Rivendell Roots" more "golden age", sportier Platypus, so it may be more desirable for a retro-Riv-fan. If you want to get as many dollars as possible out of a stranger from that niche audience, then try to get $3000 and see if you can find a determined buyer, and turn a profit! In general, the bigger it is, the more it is worth. Big step-through bikes are not common outside of Rivendell. Small step throughs are very common. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Friday, July 4, 2025 at 7:24:15 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Has anyone sold a Betty Foye, in good shape with the usual Riv components? > At what price? Thanks. I appreciate the collective knowledge of this > group. Happy 4th. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/db8df044-1f13-4eda-b644-358df619b975n%40googlegroups.com.
