Advice on value appreciated ……

[Juliansou]

Hello everyone,
I'm taking the plunge with a Planet X pro carbon road bike which I’m expecting first week in Jan. it does mean I will have my current Jamis road/gravel bike up for sale (probably). I’d like to sell for a reasonable price - I’m not greedy, just want to be fair all round. I’m not adverse to keeping it but my preference would be to sell.
The details are:
its 3.5 years old. It’s one of three bikes so has had reasonable use but not been caned! ( in the region of 3K miles). Recent service & a chain change approx 9 months ago. Ali frame with Tiagra groupset. Mechanical disc brakes. I would describe the condition as excellent, I tend to look after my things but it does show some signs of light wear. It came with a set of 28s but I’ve added a pair of continental 35s which just about fit. It’s a good road bike, and with the larger tyres it makes a good ‘light’ gravel bike. I paid £895 for it new from Evans cycles.
What do you think? I’ve got a rough idea but I’ll keep quiet as I don’t want to influence anyone!
cheers.

 

[vickster]

£400-450?

 

[Deleted User]

Just stick it on Ebay, it will find it's own value.

 

[Tribansman]

Just stick it on Ebay, it will find it's own value.

If you don't put a reserve on it, that could be £100!

Agree with Vickster, £400 would seem a reasonable reserve and see what happens...

 

[Cycleops]

Shortage of available bikes means you might get more than you expected.
Around £500 sounds about right.

 

[Deleted User]

If you don't put a reserve on it, that could be £100!

Agree with Vickster, £400 would seem a reasonable reserve and see what happens...

In the current climate it will go.

 

[Juliansou]

Cheers all - that was pretty much what I was thinking, 50% of original purchase price. It seems I wasn’t far out so thanks for confirming - really helpful.

 

[vickster]

Bikes aren’t selling as quickly as they were. My immaculate Genesis has been on a while, not that I’m pushing it

 

[si_c]

That's a nice bike, I'd be looking for around £400 for that if I was selling it, chuck some mudguards and a rack and it's a perfect commuter, Tiagra and mechanical disc brakes make it cheap and easy to service.

Edit to add: I'd probably wait until March/April to list it if you have space - bike prices seem to be a bit depreciated in the darker part of the year.

 

[Juliansou]

That's a nice bike, I'd be looking for around £400 for that if I was selling it, chuck some mudguards and a rack and it's a perfect commuter, Tiagra and mechanical disc brakes make it cheap and easy to service.

Edit to add: I'd probably wait until March/April to list it if you have space - bike prices seem to be a bit depreciated in the darker part of the year.

Thanks - good point about the time of year!

 

[Chislenko]

Bikes aren’t selling as quickly as they were. My immaculate Genesis has been on a while, not that I’m pushing it

Yes, item on the news today about people regretting lockdown purchases, hot tubs, pizza ovens and bikes amongst the top items. I think we may see a glut of second hand bikes pop up for sale soon.

 

[vickster]

Yes, item on the news today about people regretting lockdown purchases, hot tubs, pizza ovens and bikes amongst the top items. I think we may see a glut of second hand bikes pop up for sale soon.

OP would be best to sell soon then before the market is saturated with newer less used bikes

 

[Joffey]

Hello everyone,
I'm taking the plunge with a Planet X pro carbon road bike which I’m expecting first week in Jan. it does mean I will have my current Jamis road/gravel bike up for sale (probably). I’d like to sell for a reasonable price - I’m not greedy, just want to be fair all round. I’m not adverse to keeping it but my preference would be to sell.
The details are:
its 3.5 years old. It’s one of three bikes so has had reasonable use but not been caned! ( in the region of 3K miles). Recent service & a chain change approx 9 months ago. Ali frame with Tiagra groupset. Mechanical disc brakes. I would describe the condition as excellent, I tend to look after my things but it does show some signs of light wear. It came with a set of 28s but I’ve added a pair of continental 35s which just about fit. It’s a good road bike, and with the larger tyres it makes a good ‘light’ gravel bike. I paid £895 for it new from Evans cycles.
What do you think? I’ve got a rough idea but I’ll keep quiet as I don’t want to influence anyone!
cheers. View attachment 617017

What size is it?

 

[Juliansou]

What size is it?

I’m sure it’s a 54cm although I can’t confirm this from the original sale paperwork! I’m about 98% sure - I’m 5’9” and it’s a perfect fit. I’ll dig out all the original info/geo figs etc before I sell.