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Old 01-31-10, 03:24 PM
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wrk101
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Beautiful bike. Where are you located? Local sale or ebay?

All of these are significant factors in selling. Around here this time of year, the bike would have to be sold well below riding season pricing (like 50% below high season pricing). And higher end bikes like yours just don't sell for full value even during riding season on Craigs List. Most C/L buyers around here are looking for recreational level bikes, or better bikes priced like recreational bikes. The lower end stuff seems to move continually, the higher end stuff lingers. Hopefully you are in one of the hotter bicycle markets.

Of course, at the price you picked the bike up for, you should end up ahead, well ahead, even with a local sale.

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