Originally Posted by
fiataccompli
This would be a long distance but not fleabay or CL sort of thing. Interesting input. Practically speaking, the presence of cables is rather meaningless to me, but rideable vs not is a market value consideration. It appears complete less correct front rim & seat post/saddle. My rough thinking was along the lines of 300 for frame and 300 for parts...perhaps more for parts. Even if I have no intention of doing so, the value as liquidated parts at the highest market level (ie, meticulously parted out on fleabay), provides a data point. So perhaps if I can have it for a price that I could recoup if absolutely necessary, that is tolerable on many days. Maybe...I did notice Mavic groups get much respect on EBay...no idea if that will remain true in the future.
You're asking for market valuations and a price we think is fair to seller and buyer. If it's worth more to you, and it clearly is based on your comments, that's absolutely fine. I've overpaid for bikes and parts on occasion...I work hard to be able to do that. You're right - parts value is higher than these valuations, but that's usually the case. Bikes are rarely worth the sum of their parts when sold complete, especially when they're projects.
If it speaks to you, go for it. If you pay more than our valuations, so what. In the scheme of things no valuation judges its value to you, but I think it's helpful to have a sense of market as well.