How much is this bike worth?
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How much is this bike worth?
My Gimp is toast after my Bike VS. Truck incident. I need a value for the insurance co. The bike was a frame-up build, and I traded some fixed gear stuff for it, so I'm not sure of the actual value. Any help will result in beer & pie rewards. Thanks.
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Woah...no one even looked? I guess it's more important to argue with dutret or photoshop people riding jackasses these days...
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i keep looking because i am waiting for an answer.
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Seren, go to a bike shop and get them to do an estimate. Thats what I did with my rig because it was composed of parts from everywhere. Just make sure they give you the REPLACEMENT estimate, not what the parts were worth because the replacement cost is almost always higher. Get it as a written estimate and if you really want get two from different shop and give that to the adjuster.
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i think it's the thread title. its to the point, but i didnt click it because i suck at pricing bikes/parts.
yeah, i got no idea about the worth of a lot of those parts. just make sure you get taken care of. remember, if you can't replace it, it's worth what you'd choose to replace it with.
ebay could probably give you an idea of the going rate for a lot of the parts.
yeah, i got no idea about the worth of a lot of those parts. just make sure you get taken care of. remember, if you can't replace it, it's worth what you'd choose to replace it with.
ebay could probably give you an idea of the going rate for a lot of the parts.
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hmmm... I guess just add up the various costs of the leather and vinyl clothing and hardware, plus applicable taxes. Gimps don't cost anything as you cannot technically own a person. You may be able to get something for pain and suffering or for lost wages if your gimp is part of a business and you are a pro dom. Sorry to hear your loss, BDSM is great and good gimps are hard to come by.
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Second the go to the bike shop answer.
If you let them know that you're going to be replacing the bike at their shop, you may get a higher estimate.
If you let them know that you're going to be replacing the bike at their shop, you may get a higher estimate.
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Bike shop FTW.
If it's one thing they know how to do...it's jack up prices.
If it's one thing they know how to do...it's jack up prices.
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Also you don't want to going rate, you want the replacement cost, which is what a new version of the same part would cost. For anything still being sold, you could just look it up on websites and such. For parts that are out of production, look for other parts of similar quality you would need to buy to replace them. For vintage parts, well if you have vintage parts you probably know how much they cost.
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Originally Posted by zacked
For vintage parts, well if you have vintage parts you probably know how much they cost.
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word. bring that build spec to the bike shop, they'll price out what those components cost, what a comparable frame costs, and then what the labor to build the bike is.
if you get an insurance check, it'd be nice to throw some business to the shop that wrote you the estimate.
if you get an insurance check, it'd be nice to throw some business to the shop that wrote you the estimate.
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The other thing you could do is to search online (places with high prices like speedgoat) and see what they would cost new. If you can't put a value on something, find the value of an item of similar quality.
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What kind of fork was on it? That's usually a big factor.
I'd say if you were to sell it, depending on condition, it could be anywhere from $1500 to $400. I'd estimate it at around $1200, assuming stuff is in relatively new condition (like brakes, tires, cranks, etc.)
I'd say if you were to sell it, depending on condition, it could be anywhere from $1500 to $400. I'd estimate it at around $1200, assuming stuff is in relatively new condition (like brakes, tires, cranks, etc.)
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
What kind of fork was on it? That's usually a big factor.
I'd say if you were to sell it, depending on condition, it could be anywhere from $1500 to $400. I'd estimate it at around $1200, assuming stuff is in relatively new condition (like brakes, tires, cranks, etc.)
I'd say if you were to sell it, depending on condition, it could be anywhere from $1500 to $400. I'd estimate it at around $1200, assuming stuff is in relatively new condition (like brakes, tires, cranks, etc.)
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Originally Posted by Serendipper
I paid/traded around $1200.00 for it, so that's about right. I was trying to get individual component worth, which is hard since some stuff isn't at speedgoat.com, etc. It had a chrome rigid steel fork. Again, not sure of the make...the fork was used with a bunch of stickers on it.