Hey quiet! I'm paying for my kid's college tuition by buying Riv stuff at retail and reselling on ebay for retail-plus!
OK, just kidding. It is amusing when people will pay more than retail on ebay for an item that is readily available elsewhere. The seller started the auction at $5, so it's likely just one of those weird micro economic anomalies. On Friday, March 23, 2012 10:34:37 AM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: > > Not riding related but def rivendell related. I usually troll > craigslist, ebay, etc. for any deals out there and have noticed a > trend that while the bikes on ebay seem to be "reasonable" the > accessories usually go for far more than I would expect to pay. Take > for example this hat for sale > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivendell-Bicycle-Works-Cycling-Cap-brand-new-/260983293520?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc3d10650<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivendell-Bicycle-Works-Cycling-Cap-brand-new-/260983293520?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc3d10650> > > it is currently selling $27 with shipping, you can get the same hat > for $16.00 on the rivbike site. Even if that is the only thing you get > and you pay the shipping its only $24.00, a 3 dollar savings and the > ebay auction isnt even over yet. I doubt rivendell has any problem > moving bikes because they are amazing and known nationwide for thier > bikes but having worked in retail the "smalls" as we knew them can > also generate a huge amount of revenue and let some people who cant > afford the bikes at least get some rivendellian swag. I have rarely if > ever seen an ad for Rivendell accessories and clothing and I am not > sure if this is on purpose or due to lack of funds for advertising but > it seems like when I see the stuff on ebay and CL it goes for more > than new which means people greatly desire it so one has to wonder if > it was better advertised could it generate more revenue for rivendell > in general. Sorry for the rambloings, just thinking out loud here. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/z3BS5r82BeoJ. 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.
