It's worth what you would pay for it. If the cost is over that then it's not worth it to you. It may be worth that to someone. It may be custom to someone. For example, suppose I was selling mine. I have the spec sheet on mine. It has my height and weight and measurements on it. If someone was a pretty good physical match to me then it may be more of more worth to that person since it was built to the specs that match that person. But short of that, you are correct, it really wouldn't be custom, but once again, mine was built my Curt Goodrich, by himself. This makes my frame a bit different from, say, a Match-built frame that may have had a few different people working on it, but once again, that only makes it worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
YO(pinions)MV, Joe > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:07:27 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] What would you pay for a used custom? > From: tapebu...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > On ebay (I'm sure you've all noticed) is a used custom Rivendell > frame. It started at $2700 I think, then for sure eventually went > down to $2200 and now is at $1985. The seller is not even the > original owner, but claims the value in that this frame is 'good as > new' and you don't have to wait a couple years to get one. > > I, for one, have always been amazed at what people think the re-sale > value is for custom stuff. Here's a news flash: after the original > purchaser has made their custom decisions, it is NO LONGER CUSTOM. > When I buy your used frame, it's not custom. I don't get to choose > the color, the fit, the braze-ons. They are stock. Your used custom > is at best, one of a kind, and you can describe it as having been > custom built, but it's not custom anymore. That ship has sailed. > > So, if a new custom costs $3000 and a new stock frame costs $2000 from > the same builder (Waterford Rivs, for example), then your used custom > is worth some percentage less than $2000, in my opinion. Am I wrong > about that? Would you pay more for a used custom Riv (that fit you) > than you would for a used Hilsen (in your best size)? I think they > have identical value, assuming they are the right bike for the > application, etc etc. > > What do you think the resale value of a used $3000 custom riv frameset > is? > > -- > 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-bu...@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. > _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ -- 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-bu...@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.
