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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
Bikedued, (at the risk of offending some on this forum), my opinion is its the brand name of the bike you're selling along with the fact that it's not vintage. A lot of folks see "Wally World" with a big, round "Target" when they see Schwinn if the bike is not a vintage roadie from the days when Schwinn ruled. I have to admit, I stay away from their late model MTBs at yard sales for the same reason. I can hear the responses when I consider flipping one "Why should I pay you $125 for a used Schwinn when I can buy a new one at Wally World for $110?".
If you have not already done so, I think you should stress that your bike is a high quality bike sold by a LBS, not a department store Schwinn. Maybe that will help. BTW Mongoose suffers from the same problem. The only two Mongoose LBS MTB's I picked up I stripped for parts. Flipping them is a lost cause no matter how nice they are.
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