I saw this on the local classifieds tonight

https://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-sports-bikes-Road-Bike-Frames-W0QQAdIdZ273310124

3 okay steel frames (the monteray more so than the high-ten steel ones).

But I figure this could be a good start to build up some "inventory." If I can acquire a bunch of cheap parts I could piece together these and sell them, over a long period of time.

What do you guys think? I'm not really a flipper, but I do enjoy wrenching, and I think it would be a great way to get more experience without screwing up my main rides.

yes. you could do nothing and double your money on them.

Operative word, "IF".
If you actually had a cheap reliable source for all of the other parts required and the wheel sets, then buying these frames and building them would be a lot of -fun.

-Otherwise, it would just be expensive.
Building a bike from the frame up is a most expensive proposition, because cost of the individual parts typically adds up to much more than you would pay for a complete bike.

Your approach is probably the worst way to go.

Find complete bikes, and pirate parts from them, to build others. Starting with a frame, or frames, and planning to build them up to make a profit will not work. Your cost will far exceed what you can get for the bikes.

Just an opinion.

building up from the frame is expensive.. plus if you like to wrench it's a lot more fun to wrench on a complete bike than run around trying to find cheap parts before you can even get started

i agree with all above....
but for $30 - hey - it's just $30 - your best profit would come from a resell effort of just the frames - 2 of those seemed pretty large

I think they are worth 30 bucks if they are your size. But then again, I collect too much junk..

Sounds more like the voice of experience...

Personally, I happen to have enough parts to build out a bike (many salvaged). Otherwise I wouldn't bother - I've done enough poking around to know it would cost too much unless the frame was pretty special.

Those are nice frames at a fantastic price. Any one is worth $30 by itself. I'd buy them. In my case I might find a cheap yard sale bike with a trashed frame and transfer parts to the new frame.

The earlier posters are correct. It would be hard to get your money or a profit out of building bikes from scratch. I have built a few modern (ish) bikes from scratch using a mixture of new and used parts. They cost from $400 to $800 and usually bring a profit of $0 to $150. Many times it's only a means to get money out of surplus parts from earlier trades/sales. It also takes more hours to accumulate, build, and sell than a normal overhaul and flip. I tend to buy extra parts on sale ($15 drop bars, $12 headsets, $5 chains, and $9 tires) and pick up Craigslist parts for way below retail prices.

I often wonder why I bother - though most of the bikes are my size and I do ride them a few times. I do like trying out a new or interesting frameset. I've also put a number of coworkers into bikes.

randy is correct if it's just profit you're after.

If you want a fun project its a cheap way to start but IMHO i'd start with a better frame.