Dept store MTB

[jerrykr]

From a garage sale a couple weeks ago. Flipped it today on CL.

Nothing special, but it sold easily.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Cool, I just picked up a full suspension Pacific today, I'm going to build it into an army bike next year.

 

[jerrykr]

This one has come real close to me swearing off these things.

It cleaned up real nice and easy, aired up the tires, etc.

The rear derailleur/index worked like a charm.

The front derailleur which should have been easy to adjust gave me fits. It must have been bent or something.
I got it to work on all 3 chain rings as best I could, and was glad to see it go!

 

[Sinner4]

The free bikes I swear are the hardest to flip. Replace cables, patch tubes then replace tubes.Adjust and adjust some more.. Pay $60 for a bike and then try to flip for $20 profit some times doesn't pay off.

But atleast you sold a decent bike.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Yeah that's why I never buy parts for a bike I'm going to flip. Most cases by the time I buy tires and tubes I got $40+ wrapped up in a bike I might get $50 out of if I'm lucky. Then that's IF the cables are good. If not there goes another $20, now you're doing good to break even. Then don't even get me started on truing wheels. Lots of times if the bike's not almost perfect I sell them AS FOUND or part them out. I figure $20 for a bike I paid $5 for is $15 profit and that's better than sinking $40 in it to maybe sell for $50 and make $5. Or part it out and come out ahead just selling 3-5 parts from it and have an abundance of "freebie" parts laying around for the next bike build. :mrgreen:

 

[jerrykr]

outskirts, I hear you loud and clear.

I gave $15 for this one mainly because the seat was almost perfect. Without that, it would be a parts bike, but I don't know how to sell cheap dept. store MTB parts. Most people want super expensive name branded parts that are probably actually little better, but they have a logo.

this one sold for $49 and I had 4 people wanting it. I think it will be OK for the buyer. I hate to think I sold something that does not work, but that front shifter was balky to say the least. She got a good deal, I believe.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

outskirts, I hear you loud and clear.

I gave $15 for this one mainly because the seat was almost perfect. Without that, it would be a parts bike, but I don't know how to sell cheap dept. store MTB parts. Most people want super expensive name branded parts that are probably actually little better, but they have a logo.

this one sold for $49 and I had 4 people wanting it. I think it will be OK for the buyer. I hate to think I sold something that does not work, but that front shifter was balky to say the least. She got a good deal, I believe.

Yeah that was a good deal, It's tough now days, with Walmart selling bikes so cheap it makes the used bike market really hard to make a profit. I had one last summer that I went all out on just cause I liked the bike and it was a really nice looking Schwinn mountain bike so I thought I could turn a profit......lol :roll:

After new tires ($30), tubes ($10), Cables ($25), Seat ($30), and a pair of valve caps ($5) I was in it $100 plus the $5 I gave the junker for it. Then I saw the same one brand new at Walmart for $89.95. I had it listed for months and finally sold it for $60 Just so I didn't have to look at it and be reminded of how stupid I was.

Also Normally I don't sell cheap department store bike parts, I do repair work on people's bikes in the summer and I use those parts and give them away or sell them for a buck and charge them for labor putting them on. :wink:

Whatever doesn't get used goes to the scrapyard and I drag home different bikes from there. That's how I got those 2 Schwinns and the Hawthorne.

 

[Bri-in-RI]

outskirts, I hear you loud and clear.

I gave $15 for this one mainly because the seat was almost perfect. Without that, it would be a parts bike, but I don't know how to sell cheap dept. store MTB parts. Most people want super expensive name branded parts that are probably actually little better, but they have a logo.

this one sold for $49 and I had 4 people wanting it. I think it will be OK for the buyer. I hate to think I sold something that does not work, but that front shifter was balky to say the least. She got a good deal, I believe.

$49 was REALLY good price to get for that bike since they are only like $79-$89 new. I cant sell those wal-mart bikes around here for more than $25 bux but I still pick them up at garage sales for $5 when I see them. Worth it just for tires and tubes.

 

[jerrykr]

I figured with taxes, this bike would sell new for around $100. So I priced it 1/2 of that, and might have taken an offer somewhat less. Like I said, I had 4 people wanting to buy it. You never know.

Edit to add: I happend to see what I think is the current version of this bike in Walmart last night. $129.00 (plus taxes, of course).