Pinned The 'Look What I Found on eBay,Gumtree,Just Bikes,Bikesales' Thread!

People forget that although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, sale prices are usually proportional to the market...

If you're stupid enough (or passionate enough) to over capitalise on a bike well that ain't the buyer's issue haha he/she aint normally gonna pay for it all.

 

That's may be so, however, at the same time, where would you find a bike in that exact condition? While it's always only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, a buyer has to always ask:

"What would it cost to restore the same bike to the same condition?"

And:

"Do I genuinely have time to restore this bike"

Look at how many bikes wind up on GT as "unfinished project, don't have time to finish it" in the description.

While the base project may differ in starting condition, you have to also account for inflation of prices on parts (so AUD, general availability of parts, as well as general inflation since the equivalent parts were bought). Really when you look into it, it's quite complicated.

When I'm finished with my bike it will be a no money to be spent finished project and it will be priced as such if I ever do sell it. Not at the price of the rest of damaged-OEM-fairings, cam-chain-needs-replacing, carbies-need-rebuilding, stator-scratched-up, needs-tyres, FZRs that are out there. And I would challenge any prospective buyer to find a bike anywhere near the finish on mine at a cheaper price.

But we all just look at the bike as <insert bike model here> and what we can buy another in any condition for.

The other factor is, the people who ask above market prices don't need to sell.

 

What I’m saying is that it’s all emotion and economics. For the buyer the emotional choice is (1) do I like the bike then the economic choice is (2) can I get it at the right price for me. For the seller it is (1) can I really part with this after putting so much time and effort into it and (2) can I get most of my money back (noting that most restorations are for passion not profit).

The sale will happen where there is a crossover between the two trains of thought between the two people involved. I personally don’t care how much a seller has spent, I only care how that money has been spent as that influences my decision.

Each to their own I suppose, everyone has their own strategies depending on what they like.

 

Calling all fizzer owners.......these don't come up all that often!!!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111873405582?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

My old ZXR is up for grabs, oh how I miss this one

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-view-details.html?adId=1103512395

 

Yuk.

Definitely not me.

This is what will be going on mine as soon as I do some more research and find another set of Headers:

 

ZXR250 in Rocky

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/hope-island/motorcycles/kawasaki-zx-2r/1103748902