Was that the Austin, TX CL listed one? Kicking myself till it hurts for not jumping on that...
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > > The question is not what it is worth, but what you are willing to > accept, how long you can wait, etc. To the right buyer, who wants that > exact thing, even a high price will seem fair, but that person may not > come along right away. For a quick sale, ask $800, and it should sell > pretty fast. > > The couplers, custom paint, and the no-longer-made status are not > clear-cut add-ons to the sale price, because not everybody wants the > added features, not everybody will like the custom color, and RBW > isn't exactly advertising the Rambouillet much these days. For some > perspective, a friend of mine just picked up a coupled Atlantis, in a > prime size, with custom paint, in nice condition. This was a complete > bike, not just a frameset, and he paid MUCH less than $1600, incl s/h. > Granted, this was an extra-good deal, but that is your competition. > > If I was selling this, I'd start it on ebay with a buy-it-now of $2200 > or whatever you think is minimally extravagant, and to sweeten the > deal and reduce the number of questions, I'd offer "free shipping in > the continental US". Then I'd reduce the price a little bit every day > or two, until you reach your bottom line or it sells. > > > On May 19, 8:31 am, Timothy Whalen <whalen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This is perhaps a strange question but I am hoping to draw on the list's > > collective experience and wisdom as I try to figure out what price to ask > > for a frame. It is a 58 cm Rambouillet in fine shape with S&S couplers. > > New total cost including couplers and custom forest green paint was about > > $2200+. Another hard to figure in factor is that the Rambouillet, as you > > know, is no longer available. > > > > Any ideas about how to price fairly? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim Whalen > > Santa Fe > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
