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I am part of a group and one of the members posts "new in the box" items all the time. Like too many of these things to be legit and he is not a retail dealer. He has so much new merch he sometimes mixes up items with the wrong boxes. There is little anyone can do to prove anything or stop it. Weird. |
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I almost exclusively use Facebook market place now. It is so easy to make an add and it is nice to see a persons profile before meeting them.
I agree the is it still available messages are annoying as well as the 10% of your total asking price offers or random trades of xboxes and such nonsense. I am always amazed at the response you get, I sold a smaller 8 drawer tool box for $140 a few months ago and the guy drove from 2 hours away to get it! |
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That’s true, I agree
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I’ll check it out. Thanks for this great tip
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In my experience, FB marketplace has been a PITA ....most want something for nothing or cheap and don't really know bikes or wheels or components... the $250-350 bike they buy now, probably won't be ridden, when the virus stuff is over... since getting my Routt RSL, my modified Topstone is not getting ridden and trying to sell locally ....taking an $1100 hit from a 6 month old build. Many offers are less than the wheel cost... and potential buyers say they didn't realize wheels could cost that much... might just keep for a neighborhood bike...or to ride with the incoming grandson....
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I've had great experiences on FB marketplace. It eliminates the 'phone tag' that always seemed to happen with craigslist and there's a ton of traffic (not always good but effective in the end). I sold my full suspension MTB there a few days ago and while there were the typical lowballers had probably 15 responses in the first hour and it sold that day for my asking price (about $500 more than I expected to get out of it). Bikes are hot but as a whole it's a platform with a ton of users and traffic and no fees (looking at you ebay) |
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Been hit or miss for me. I usually post through one of the groups on facebook, but also add the marketplace since it's an option. I sold and shipped 1 bike and sold a ton of other cycling stuff.
Always low ball offers, but one time I put a pair of s-phyre shoes up that were in really good shape and before I could respond to anyone, someone offered me $50 more than I was asking. |
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If you’re reasonable, your topstone will sell. |
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I sold a Surly Karate Monkey on FB marketplace a few years ago. It was pretty smooth. I usually end up posting whatever I’m trying to sell on CL, FB and Nextdoor in hopes that someone in the neighborhood might be interested. I just did that today with an IF Planet X. I love the idea of the cross/gravel bike but always end up on either my roadbike or mountain.
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The marketplace is the only reason I use FB. Sure I have “friends”on there, but they are mostly people from work, so I just ignore their posts. I only use FB marketplace and craigslist anymore to list and sell.
Sold 6 bikes since the middle of May on there. I dig the fact that most people are local or up to an hour or so away and willing to travel or meet. I do get the automated response (SPAM) from craigslist that says they are driving, would you email them at this address. Fell for the first one and then when 10 other ones popped up within a few minutes I got it. No issues with FB, but they do get pissy if you make them wait for someone else to look first. Yesterday I sold a bike and let the second guy in line know it had sold. He said he was near where I was and was there anything else I had for sale. I said sure and he came over and ended up leaving with a bike. We were both stoked asI got good money in my hand and he was thrilled with what he bought. Now I have a new Strava buddy. Hey, you never know who you will meet. My wife uses it a lotto sell our stuff we would sell at a garage sale. Her deal is she leaves the item on the porch and the buyer leaves the money. Sounded sketchy, but she has not had one sale go wonky...yet. I tell you, it is a slick way to go about selling. I don’t list items anywhere else any more. |
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