Originally Posted by dutret

It matters because the shop clearly hasn't been able to sell it and therefore will be more amenable to bargaining. $300 is not a great deal it's pretty close to the maximum anyone should pay for a fuji track ever. Thats barely cheaper then one would be from BD and the that particular vintage is known to have cog issues. I've seen previous years fuji tracks sell for significantly less than that in Nov. For a two year old one the price should go down even further just because the shop has had that much more proof that they aren't going to be able to move it.

Offering $250 cash is not rude it's reasonable. The owner is practically begging him to take the bike. Why should he jump on the first offer when he knows the owner is going to accept less as long as he doesn't have to look at it anymore and has cash in his hand.

Yes I am against owning two bikes that serve the same purpose. It's wasteful especially if you could instead buy something you don't have.