Looking for advice re selling

[rarefiedgirl]

Hi, all.
Am new to the Forum. Am digging in and ferreting out advice within the Forum re selling.
Please feel free to advise me, or direct me to past threads that may have been most helpful to you.
Biggest questions at the moment:
• Should I try to sell a gorgeous, mint, carbon bike as a complete, with the possibility of parting-out, or stick to one or the other for starters?
• What about a couple of lovely vintage bikes?
• Best to describe and post photos here and eBay and CraigsList? And elsewhere?
• What is best way to determine best pricing, other than looking at comparables here and on eBay?
Thanks!
Cheers,
rg
in Boulder

[akelman]

Start here. From there, my advice is to get to know the place and the people a bit before you try to sell something. In the meantime, welcome!

[rarefiedgirl]

As I understand it, I cannot post items in TPF (TPLF?) 'till I've been a member for a month, but am I allowed to describe items in forum threads, and point to listings on eBay and CL? Thanks! Cheers, rg

[rarefiedgirl]

Is there a Blue Book type pricing database for previously-owned bikes -- both vintage and current? [How about for vintage parts?]

[rarefiedgirl]

Hi akelman, Thank you! Cheers, rg

[benitosan1972]

Familiarize yourself with the operations, protocol, and characters here first.

There's alot to learn about bikes, people, and life in the General Discussion area.

I feel bad for people who come here solely to buy/sell, that's only such a small part of this forum.

Spend some time talking about your experiences on/off the bike in General Discussion for a while... but you sound so anxious to sell. I guess it's up to you what you want to get out of being a member here...

[Louis]

Originally Posted by rarefiedgirl

am I allowed to describe items in forum threads, and point to listings on eBay and CL? Thanks! Cheers, rg

Whether or not this is "legal" (and I believe it is not) it would surely be considered poor form. It is also splitting hairs. Are you a lawyer?

Welcome to the Forum, even if you are.

[rarefiedgirl]

Hi benitosan1972-san!
Mea culpa. I am here for more than selling. I am here for community. And sharing. And learning. I arrived at the Forum today while seeking different points-of-view re the new bikes I'm currently considering. Then realized it might be a great network/means for thinning the collection.
Thank you.
Cheers,
rg

[rarefiedgirl]

Nope. Far from it.

Thank you for your note. And kindly directive re form, "good" being the operative type of which I aspire to maintain, here, especially.

Cheers!
~ rg

[Louis]

Originally Posted by rarefiedgirl

Nope. Far from it.

I was just teasing.

Tell us more about your "collection." (the ones you want to keep !!!)

[rarefiedgirl]

Benito-san-san,
Not anxious.
Just of the realization:
• With the unofficial start of summer upon us (Happy Memorial Day!), that I am a month or two behind schedule.
-- and --
• The sooner I find new homes for one or two of my belovéd bikes, the sooner I can take some substantive actions re my next belovéd bike.
Am very definitely looking forward to hearing new perspectives, here.
And, always have a few zillion questions re bikes and respective bits.
Cheers!

[rarefiedgirl]

Hi Louis,
The collection...
Ha!
Am actually trying to change my mindset and go from having a bunch of bikes, to having one bike, as yet unspecified. I have to believe that it is possible to have one bike for: city, general tooling about, and bona fide touring.
'Touring', for me, defined as:
• 7 to 90 days
• not carrying tent or sleeping bag
• locally, regionally, or far, far away
• probably most oft referred to as 'credit card touring', despite the unfortuante nomenclature. [What is the opposite of misnomer?]
So, if you, Louis, could have only one bike, what would it be, and why?
Cheers,

[witcombusa]

Originally Posted by rarefiedgirl

Hi Louis,
The collection...
Ha!
Am actually trying to change my mindset and go from having a bunch of bikes, to having one bike, as yet unspecified. I have to believe that it is possible to have one bike for: city, general tooling about, and bona fide touring.
'Touring', for me, defined as:
• 7 to 90 days
• not carrying tent or sleeping bag
• locally, regionally, or far, far away
• probably most oft referred to as 'credit card touring', despite the unfortuante nomenclature. [What is the opposite of misnomer?]
So, if you, Louis, could have only one bike, what would it be, and why?
Cheers,

Are you considering a coupled or break-away suitcase bike for your needs? Are the lovely dirt roads all around you a design criteria? How wide of an effective gear range do you need? Titanium? Tires in the 700 x 28mm range or more like 32-35mm? Will you use a front bag or low riders/rear panniers when needed?

Since you want to be carbon free.....this project is much more interesting to me!

[rarefiedgirl]

Hi Ken,
How kind!!!
How far are you from Encinitas?

[rarefiedgirl]

Witcomb ~

Would *love* a bike w/ S&S couplers. A Ritchey Breakaway not as much,
perhaps simply because the Ritchey in steel does not speak to me; in ti... maybe...

If I stumble upon a big bag o cash, titanium would indeed be a lovely ticket.
She dreams of Sevens...

Cases, yes. But if I arrive in Denmark, but plan to perhaps depart
from Portugal (or further south or east), I do not want to be schlepping that case.
Substantial cardboard boxes (that I can part with) may be part of the plan.

Gear range: broad, wide!
[For the first time ever, I'm uttering these words: I want a triple. Crazy, right?
And she utters this aloud in Boulder!]

I'm more of a road girl that an unpaved/gravel/fire/dirt girl.
But, if I end up touring in nether or at least less-urban lands, I'd better be prepared for all.

700x32-35-37. But, after only ever having ridden 700x23, I may have to work up to this.
Isn't it like riding on marshmallows? : )

A changeable mix, depending on the jaunt, of:
• h'bar bag
• front rack w/ basket (à la Riv)
• rear rack w/ panniers (two sets: 1. for local errands, and 2. for actual travel)

Carbon-free at last, carbon-free at last, thank higher powers almighty, I'll be carbon-free at last.
[Not that there's anything wrong with it for others; but, for me, I simply don't want it, anymore.]

Cheers,