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I have the option of buying a bike I sold to a former colleague back. Having the head spins. Bought Niner EMD frame off eBay at 3 am - wanting to try a 29er. Build it up with 3x9 xt/xtr bits.
I sold it for £533 and two years on being offered a bit back of £543...
I love my full duds but would like a spare bike and something for winter. The EMD frame can only fit a 2.1 back tyre ..
I figure I’d be struggling to buy anything similar for price, and I know the spec on bike - but still think guy been cheeky ...
I’m mulling this one over while basically missing been out riding (only 4 since Xmas ...)
Thoughts appreciated.
Bit weird. Why is he asking a tenner more? Selling it back to you for the same price seems a little cheeky, but if it's in the same condition, not completely unreasonable, but a tenner more sounds like a proper violation of rule 1? And why the random prices?
Exactly! Original price was a joke as part of a ‘mate rate’. Think the extra tenner is him forgetting. But even original price a bit spawny...
But still wonder if the bike itself worth it ...
Having the free use of a bike for 2 years is a good deal, never mind making a tenner on it.
I’d pass unless I had an unbreakable attachment to the bike, but in that case I wouldn’t have sold it in the first place.
Hmm. I'd say 'yes' as long as the bike/frame was something that I regretted selling. I bought another mk1 Switchback as soon as I could after having sold the first one I had (and regretted instantly!) and if I was given the chance to buy a mk1 BFe 275 frame (small, 142x12 rear end and in fast red (aka 'brown') if anyone's got one?) for a decent price I would.
I've bought several bikes I thought I missed riding, turns out I just enjoy the memories made on them so now I tend to wait and see if I can just buy a cheap frame to hang on my wall.
depends how much his has looked after it over the last two years. And whether or not he can be bothered to try and find another buyer.
He can probably get more for it if he sells it elsewhere so if you look at it like that he'd be doing you a favour and missing out on £££
How well do you know him and has it been ridden to within an inch of its life or maintained well over the two years?
It won't be the bike you sold him after such a length of time for sure.
If you don't really need it, or have a viable use then I'd say no - unless the money is spare and you just want it for sentimental reasons.
Offer to buy it back on the condition he buys it from you for 553quid in 2023
Used market is higher at the moment. What If you weren't interested, why should he sell/advertise it less than market value, regardless of what he paid? If its me selling it I'd sell it back to you at the same price he paid you if you really wanted it, otherwise its just a case of him selling a bike he's not used much at the right time.
All depends how much you want it.