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Old 01-10-15 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by big chainring
Whats odd is this is one of several that I have seen being resold. And they appear in the exact configuration that I set them up in. The saddle height, stem height, just as I sold it to the person. In other words, they didnt get ridden.
Sounds normal. Every fall, I build up 3-5 bikes for the annual swap meet at the Virginia Museum of Art. And I sell all of them, usually in one fell swoop - to a big time bike flipper from Washington, DC who comes down to the show every year to build up inventory. Its gotten to the point where he comes and checks out my display first anymore. I take two bits of knowledge out of these transactions: 1. My quality of bicycle building must be awful good, and my reputation matches. 2. What's retail in Richmond, VA is wholesale for Washington, DC (and I've been edging my prices up about 10% every year).

My attitude? Terrific. I sell everything I bring, at the price that I want, or at least at a negotiated price close to it. And I'm usually sold out by noon, which gives us the rest of Sunday afternoon off for Maggie and I to go and do some urban riding thru the Richmond college district. I could care less if the buyer ever rides them.
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