es1bkacsur

I have a Ross Signature 294S with the full Campagnolo group & I'm wondering how much I should ask for it when I sell it. I'm thinking around $300.
Take into account the tires & pedals are not original-the tires are Michelin Carbon slicks & the pedals are late 70's Campagnolo Grand Sort. The seat is original but in rough shape. The frame is 024, straight, paint is shiny but has numerous retouched small scratches. Al the Campy parts are in good shape & very shinny. In general I'd say it's a 7 or 8 on a 1 to 10 scale.
Any in put would be greatly appreciated.

love2pedal.com

For $300 I think you will probably have a lot of C&Vers sending you PMs with "I want it" in the message

mkeller234

This is very weird, another 294s popped up in the valuation forum yesterday. Anyway, I sold a 292s a year and a half ago for $300.00 pretty easily in NE Ohio. Of course my bike had been completely overhauled and looked immaculate. I don't know anything about your local market but figure you could get $350.00 or possibly a bit more for your bike depending on the actual condition.

Here is the Ross I sold:

EjustE

Déjà vu all over again... Look at this thread that started earlier today.

$250 max

es1bkacsur

C&Vers, PMs,? What are these?

Oregon Southpaw

C&Vers - classics and vintage users
PM = private messages.

And since you're new, I'll be the first to say it.

This thread requires pictures!

es1bkacsur

Sorry about that, took me a little while to figure out how to post them.
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roccobike

NUTS, too small for me.

Poguemahone

They're extremely nice riding bikes. They're also very well made, at least mine is. The problem is they're also a Ross, a brand that doesn't exactly have a fanatically devoted following (CF Masi) and is far better known for entry level bikes.

I recently traded a Celeste Italian Bianchi frame (albeit Tig welded) for a 294s frame. I considered it a steal, but I'm in a very distinct minority.

250-350 I would think is the range. You might add 50$ to that valuation because of the small size.

es1bkacsur

Thank's for all your input. I've listed the bike on Ebay with a low opening bid & reserve price based on your inputs.
Auction ends Sat. May 15th, 2010 @ 10:20 PM EST so if you want it bid early & often. THANKS!

wrk101

I hate reserves on auctions. So I either start them out relatively high (which acts as my reserve), or I take my chances on "hot sellers" and start them out at 99 cents. It will be interesting how it works out for you. I do not have enough data to know for sure what approach works best. Good luck with the auction.

es1bkacsur

I do it that way also but many times end up with no bids at all so this is an experiment. I'm hoping that instead of 1 or 2 bidders I hope to get a lot of bidders, some looking for a bargin, that get caught up in the excitment of bidding & go overboard. I'm not willing to take chances on "hot bidders". The reserve makes sure I get what I need for it. I can make a "second chance offer" to someone's bid if it's close to but below my reserve.

Rammer

I've participated in eBay auctions as a bidder where there was no reserve and the starting bid was low. With slightly more than 24 hours to go, the high bid was still attractively low and WHAM! the unscrupulous seller pulls the item from the auction. A legitimate reason for canceling the auction would include selling the bicycle through a different means, but being unhappy with the lack of a bidding war up to that point is not. The odds are stacked for the seller.

es1bkacsur

Final word on this bike. I got $300 for it on Ebay auction plus $60 shipping so someone was willing to spend $360 to own this one. Hope this thread is usefull to someone else as a price setting guide for these bikes.

cudak888 

Not a bad price for a Triomphe-equipped machine.

-Kurt