I have seen advice several times to "check ebay to see what "xyz" is selling for...does ebay have a feature that does this? I am a total ebay noob, when I look there I see what a current bid is, which tells me nothing. By the time the bidding's over I've forgotten all about what I was interested in. The "buy it now" price is useful , but not all items have that. Thanks -

Use the advanced search to look at completed auctions.

thanks, looks like I'll have to register to see completed auctions.

You can find a bargin once in a great while on ebay. For the most part you will see the most that a bike will sell for. The selling price will be less in most local markets.