Where would you sell yours!

steveo · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 07 May 2004 Karma :

Hi guys

I am looking at selling my Daytona 675 and cant believe how much its costs these days to do so, normally i would trade in but at the moment i wont be buying another bike.

I was wondering whether people had had any good or bad experience with certain webistes and can reccomend which one they would splash the cash on, for example;

Autotrader, MCN, Ebay etc...

Thanks
Steve
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Faldo · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Karma :

Ebay if you're willing to put up with the "Will you take £1000 cash" kinda shit, and non payers are everywhere now that sellers are unable to leave negative feedback. With a bike like that I'd put it on a Buy Now with Best Offer, simply because it isn't a 'chavvy' bike. If you put your telephone number on the add you have a higher chance of selling it 'outside' of eBay, which will save you the final value fee (Which I think is £25?)

I've sold loads of cheaper bikes on eBay (Got one on there now actually), but I've always found Biketrader quite good. You will always get a better price for the machine, and you should get a few less idiots.

I've never tried to sell on MCN, simply because I never search for bikes myself on there as the search functions are shite. Might be worth putting it in the MCN paper though?!
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Dom · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Karma :

I've always used Bike Trader in the past and had good results, but they are pretty pricey. The last time around I thought I'd save a few quid and use MCN which also appealed as they offer 6 week ads as standard, which seems like a good idea with the economy as fucked as it is. I sold after a couple of weeks and had quite a few enquiries afterwards as well, so I would use them again.

spike_Alike · Spanner Monkey Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Karma :

I've always used word of mouth and BCF to sell bikes.

I'd use Autotrader if I was desperate though.
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Karma :

Use Biketrader over eBay. People go on eBay looking for a bargain, you can ask for a higher price on Biketrader.

steveo · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 07 May 2004 Karma :

thanks for the advice. what i dont want to do is pay for something not so good, not sell and then have to pay again - (like ebay then autotrader)

I would agree with Ebay i think it doesnt work for decent machines, i think i will go for MCN first then if i have no luck on there after 6 weeks do the adtrader - im in no rush and it may take a while with the economy and time of year!

THanks Very Happy

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theopj · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Karma :

I was selling my mates bike in the summer (07 650 Bandit) as he went travelling - I didn't want to have the hassle of ebay so tried MCN, and got about 3 or 4 calls but no one came to see it (in 6 weeks). It was also listed on here and a few other sites.

Banged it on BikeTrader and it sold within a week, and plently of interest even after I had agreed the deal and got a deposit. (to a lad who's lived about half a mile away and had just passed his test). I know which one I'll be using next time.

I sold my old car on ebay and there was no end of messages and hassles, put me off it really, although probably better if your buying to get a bargain.
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cicatrez · Crazy Courier Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Karma :

ebay - wait for when they send you emails about 1p listing weekend special offers etc..

Gumtree? thats a free listing site.

I always thought to myself if ever I were listing a car/motorbike. I would get myself another SIM card to put in a spare moblie phone or something. and switch the phone on only for when I want people to contact me. and then after the sale, if you get one of those people who constantly keep calling you moaning about X,Y,and Z that was never there, they won't be bothering you on your main number
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Reppyboyo · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Karma :

eBay classifieds are not supposed to be so bad.
Yet you will still get silly offers on there and ebay take about £25 in fees, apart from the £12.99 listing fee.

Not tried MCN or Bike Trader as of yet.
Although they seem to be one and the same.

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steveo · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 07 May 2004 Karma :

well its on MCN, now just to sit back and wait for the offers to start rolling in! Very Happy

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikesforsale/searchresults/detail/?R=NXGN-7518126&mfy=
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david240968 · Nova Slayer Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Karma :

i would put it on ebay. i have bought two bikes from ebay and both times the seller and i have agreed to complete the deal outside ebay to save the fees. if i am buying from a genuine biker i would be happy to save him a few pounds that way.

if i was looking for a bike i would try ebay first. i bought a new r6 in the last week and ebay was my first port of call. hope that helps

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

I would say ebay. Just agree with the buyer / seller and withdraw the bike then make the deal privately.
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