You may or may not have remembered my 'Build or Buy' thread I posted a week ago but I guess it doesn't matter 'cuz the story just got more complicated.

I decided that I should probably liquidate some of my toys since I'll be moving out of my apartment in May and figured I could at least use some of the funds to pay the difference towards a nicer bike. Over the past few days I've been listing a lot of electronics on craigslist all over Illinois including one for my Xbox 360 and all my accessories.

It included what amounted to near $900 in video gaming goodness which I was offering for $700 or a trade for a new or like new track bike (this was posted in the craigslist for the north side of Chicago).

I received an email today with a trade offer but the bike the guy is proposing to trade isn't SS. He says its worth over $1000 used, but well, I don't know and was wondering if you guys could tell me what I could get for the bike.

Here's what he wrote:

I have a full suspension Marin attack trail mountain bike. XT frount and
rear derailleur, Rear fox lock out suspension and its a 03. The bike is well
over a grand used, but I work at a bike and ski shop so i can just buy
another one for less then an xbox.

Is it worth it?

PS. I realize this thread doesn't necessarily have anything to do with SS so if it needs to be moved that's okay.