Classic & Vintage - How to sell a vintage mountain bike?

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mtnblue222
06-12-06, 03:19 PM
My dad inherited a vintage Raleigh Mountain Tour Crested Butte mountain bike. It was made in the early or mid-80s. It has extremely low mileage and is in excellent condition.

Where would I sell this kind of bike? I'm not sure I want to put it on Ebay because it is such an unusual item. Does anyone know any mountain bike collectors?

FYI -- here are some pictures: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~mtnblue222/bike/index.html

roughrider504
06-12-06, 04:00 PM
IMHO keep it. The vintage MTB market is not that fruitful, compared to vintage road bikes.
Grand Bois
06-12-06, 04:49 PM
You'll find serious mtb collectors in the vintage, retro, classic forum at mtbr.com.

SecondSkin
06-12-06, 09:24 PM
That is a gorgeous bike, and I'd love to have it. I'll send you a pm, but I probably can't afford what it's worth to you :(
531phile
06-12-06, 10:35 PM
IMHO keep it. The vintage MTB market is not that fruitful, compared to vintage road bikes.

I beg to differ. Look at some of the prices on would get on Ritchey MTBs, Fat Chance, some of the first Specialized Stumpjumpers are fetching some high prices. It all depends on how much one bought the bike in the first place if your talking strictly reselling.
John E
06-13-06, 07:07 PM
Old school mountain bikes are an interesting breed, not yet fully appreciated by the collectors. Clones of my top-of-the-line Schwinn (see signature), which retailed for $900 in 1988, routinely fetch less than $300 on eBay.