I have a bike. I like my bike. however, i am getting a new bike, which i hope to like more.

my old frame is a mid 70's lugged steel raleigh road frame, with all the original bits (at least, the ones i've kept) cottered cranks, fork, headset.

i want to sell it, but i'm not really sure how much to ask. one reason for this is that it's got a seatpost wedged in it, too hard for me to get out. obviously, this will be disclosed when selling it, but how much should i let that impact the price? it's in otherwise good shape, though i've repainted it, so its original paint free.

Check Ebay for bikes of similar quality. Ask for $20 less. Done.

yeah, that's what i did before coming here. the problem is, i have absolutly NO idea of what type of Raleigh i'm dealing with. i can't go by what i paid for it, because then, according to your suggestion, i'd end up owing someone $15.

plus, ebay's confusing the **** out of me, because i'm seeing stuff go for 13 bucks, and stuff going for 300.

it sounds like you gots a low quality (clue: cottered cranks in the 1970s) frame. you'd be lucky to get more than $50 for it.

Raleigh Record, Record Ace, Gran Prix, all came with cottered steel cranks in the seventies. Prolly a couple of models I fergot.

The best of these is the Gran Prix. The frames are worth a small amount (sub fifty bucks, more than twenty). Nice lug work, wrap around seat stays. Nottingham/Carlton ones are worth more than the Dutch/Gazelle ones as a rule.

Some seventies Gran Prixs came with a beautiful Bramptom Flip flop hub as standard equipment, so you could flip the rear wheel about, slap on a track cog and track lockring, and go fixed. These hubs are worth more than the rest of the bike.

An old frame with a post stuck in it? $10 maybe?

in other words, just keep it.

i feel so stupid. i keep looking for money everywhere, and never finding any.
i'm going to lead a very lonely and sober life for a while.
stupid bikes.