Originally Posted by
zukahn1
I guess the SF Bay area prices are high right know. I can get a fairly decent Mixte off of CL in Denver right now for as little as $100 there several posted right now in the $150-200 range that haven't sold after being posted for a couple of weeks.
Are they completely overhauled and ready to ride? If not, that's why they're not selling.
The folks that buy mixtes want them ready to roll, and they want them to present well. Every mixte I've sold has been to a college or city girl, and none of them want to fix problems..... they want a pretty, retro-trendy bike that is cool and ready to ride. Give them that, and they'll pony up the dough, no matter what the brand or quality hierarchy.
Having said that, the market has cooled off since a year or so ago. Used to be I could list a completely overhauled mixte and it would get a flood of responses. I seldom had it more than a day or two. Now I only get a small handful of responses to the ad, and it takes a week or two to sell.
I don't flip much any more...... I financed my fleet of bikes so I no longer have the incentive, and the market's gone soft.