Originally Posted by
RoadGuy
If here are no funds available to pay for shop labor or replacement parts, I'd consider selling it As-Is, as a frameset with the notice that it has a problem with the bottom bracket, needs professional repair (to by paid for by the Buyer), AND the agreement that the cost of the frame would be refundable with a written letter from a shop stating that the frame had been inspected, could not be repaired.
That way the Coop still gains a little money, the frame is saved if possible, and the Buyer knows exactly what he/she is getting.
This isn't a bad approach, though the parts on it might be worth more than the damaged frame would fetch. IME most co-ops have more frames than parts to build bikes and are routinely cannibalizing bikes to build 2 out of 3 with the extra frame going to the scrap man. If that's the case with this co-op, declaring it to be an organ donor may be the smartest move all things considered.