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How much is my handlebar worth?

Old 09-10-23, 10:31 AM
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How much is my handlebar worth?

Hi, I want to sell this old handlebar to get a new one, how much do you think I can get for it?


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Originally Posted by Friedrich
Hi, I want to sell this old handlebar to get a new one, how much do you think I can get for it?



you gunna go with another 1 piece?

What are you look to get for it? You must have a value in your head?
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When people ask what things are worth, they put themselves in a position to have lots of stuff taking up space because they never sell it. Just take whatever someone offers you and be happy.
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Look at completed auctions on EBay. That said my guess is not much. If a buyer isn’t price sensitive, they’re not buying old used carbon. If they are price sensitive you’re competing against some pretty cheap Chinese stuff
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^^^ This is my typical action before I post something for sale.
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Originally Posted by Friedrich
Hi, I want to sell this old handlebar to get a new one, how much do you think I can get for it?



All seriousness...$50? Its an older style integrated bar and many who will want an integrated bar will have a bike with disc brakes and internal cables.
Perhaps compare it to ebay offerings from toseek and other brands like that, so see what someone would otherwise pay for a secondary brand's product.
There is this as a starting point too...https://www.ebay.com/itm/235021729265
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Originally Posted by Iride01
When people ask what things are worth, they put themselves in a position to have lots of stuff taking up space because they never sell it. Just take whatever someone offers you and be happy.
Hold up- when you try to sell anything thats been used, you just take whatever someone offers and you walk away with a smile?
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr



All seriousness...$50? Its an older style integrated bar and many who will want an integrated bar will have a bike with disc brakes and internal cables.
Perhaps compare it to ebay offerings from toseek and other brands like that, so see what someone would otherwise pay for a secondary brand's product.
There is this as a starting point too...https://www.ebay.com/itm/235021729265
And here's part of the problem with such an item. I would be interested in something like that as well, but being one piece, it would need to be exactly the right length and right angle. So your market of potential buyers is immediately reduced just on that criteria. Your market now consists of people who want EXACTLY what is being offered and those who don't really know what they want and are willing to spend money just to experiment. For the former, they might be willing to pay a little more, but for the latter, the expense to experiment is going to require a pretty budget-friendly asking price.
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2$ and a beer. Take it or leave it.
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