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Old 04-29-2009, 09:02 AM
happycampyer happycampyer is offline
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Originally Posted by rockdude
For higher prices bikes or top of the line parts it is better to part it out. The part are almost always worth more than the sum of them.
Agree 100%. It's harder to find someone who wants the exact same build. If someone wants the frame but would prefer to put Super Record on it, then they won't want to pay up for SRAM Red because they would just turn around and sell it. Super premium wheels are even trickier to prepackage than components, imo.

You might also want to consider keeping the Red gruppo and any other parts you like for the new build. The spread between buying new, selling used (even barely used) and buying the same thing new again is pretty wide, especially at retail prices. Depending on the item, that spread can be 30-50%, not unlike driving a car off the lot.
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