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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Swivel on May 22, 2013, 12:13 PM
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Howdy, not been on here much recently but when I have popped back from time to time, I see that the For Sale part is looking a little slow. Is it me or are things just not selling like they used to nowadays? I think things have really slowed down recently, even items on ebay that would normally be way up there isn't even getting 1 bid. Chatting to someone the other day it seems that everything is still doing ok abroad in terms of sales but here in the UK for old school stuff it seems to be slowing down, or prices becoming more realistic. What do you think?
Matt :)
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I totally agree!! Ive been trying to raise some cash for about a week now...reduced my stuff a couple of times and still nothing :(
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I moved.
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Its the time of year if you ask me, things always slow down when the weather is bobbins :)
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I've been thinking the same. All the government cuts are starting to take hold now and even the those in well paid jobs are starting to feel the squeeze. Noticed that DX pedals aren't getting the prices on ebay that they used too. The 'exotic' pieces are still commanding their usual high prices though. Probably being sent overseas.
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The bubble has burst and people are moving to mid school. Sell your stuff now before it all goes down the swannee and you haemorrhage massive losses.
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Totally agree Matt.
Unless it is a real bargain, something thats been needed for a long long time or a rare piece, things are not shifting. People are thinking twice now about dipping in their pockets or even moving on parts. I cant even get trades ffs :idiot2:
Not so many active members either these days, on all forums. The Museum is slow moving even with big parts coming up at present. I think the only nation that is not suffering so much is Oz.
Some disagree though and think it's still as vibrant as it was but I think the same as you.
Has it peaked and dying off?
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Selling stuff seems pretty slow I agree - unless you have one of the 'fad builds' like an ET to move ;D
I think people are being far more picky when it comes to buying stuff and hunt down better value parts just to get a build 'fix' and a bike done. The reissue parts might have a part to play in this - I just wish they'd reissue the Elina's....
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I do tend to think that some of the standard stuff has been sold and the better end stuff is being held back
prices are high on some of the stuff that use to be a fare price - so bits will sit there longer or off to ebay
people are holding back there money, as the cost of living is getting stupid :crazy2:
so hopefully prices will come down to sell and the rest will follow
have parts started to dry up as now every one has looked in there garage, shed, loft ? I know a lot of parts came about after the people didn't throw bits away and started putting them on ebay to make a bit of money
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It's slow because stuff is not worth what people have paid and now want for stuff; because someone pays over the top to get that part does not mean it is worth that much when they go to sell it. Plus some people want too much, I recently saw an Elina Flyte Tech seat for sale at $250au that's about $150 over the odds for it; just people being greedy.
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spurs season tickets are selling quicker matt :2funny:
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At least they're selling, Arsenal can't even give theirs away. >:D
Yep stuff is defo slowing down and prices are getting lower, good thing for the buyer but people will now hold on to their stuff because they want good money for it which isn't a good thing for peeps that want to still build a bike.
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The rare high end gear I can safely report is selling easy. I have just sold my GHP Trix for BIG money to a guy in OZ. I wasn't even looking to sell it but I had two almost identical cash offers which even surprised me and an unbelievable trade offer. :coolsmiley:
Rare, high end and OZ is where is at. :daumenhoch:
Adam
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Bollax, I want to sell my Hutch Pro Racer :knuppel2:
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All going tits up... Only worth the memory.. Fooked if you ask me. :10_2_12:
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ive found since returning that theres an abundance of low to mid range items for sale all the time, but the REALLY NICE stuff rarely
appears anymore. a few years back if you dipped into the for sale section at any time you could guarantee to find a plethora of
sexy bits. now your lucky if you see high end items at all.
PS anyone got any yellow skyway pro pads or gen2 profile cranks :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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Not so many active members either these days, on all forums
This ^
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I think high end stuff still sells no problem ,, I sell and buy alot by pm . :)
The For sale section on here is slow as alot of people want it for less .
To be honest,,, IMO there's a feww reasons sales may seem slower
The obvious ,,Global economy ,,many tightening their purse strings , as everything has increased in price, fuel ,leisure , living :(
over the past years a lot of members sold their parts for a profit and now complain 2 or 3 years on they can't afford to pay the prices ,, but they were happy to sell making a big profit and help bump prices up , and now regret selling their irreplaceable builds :smitten:
or the 75% of members who come, for a couple of years , done the bikes they wanted to and gone. ::)
The main biggest killer of Old school parts sales is REPRODUCTION parts,, if it wasn't for these , the genuine O/S parts market would be alot busier :-\
The big compnies who've seen the market ,churned out phoney retro gear have made a killing and will probably tell you they still are , so no downturn for them :crazy2:
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After experiencing the good old days of being able to buy a NOS frameset and furnish it with NOS kit for under 1K, I wouldn't dream of paying the current going rate for polished/restored or NOS/fitted parts.
I'll leave that to noobs who don't know any different. ;)
I really do hope the ar$e falls out of the scene ASAP which will p!ss off the band-wagoners who regard OSBMX as nothing more than a moneyspinner or investment. The people who are in it for the love won't mind though will they? >:D
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I agree that prices have been fricking stupid over the last year or so, be nice to complete a bike to a high spec under 1k nowadays but just isn't possible.
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most people are skint !!!
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most people are skint !!!
what he said
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Is it me
Yes it is, answer your text message or I'll be spending money elsewhere! :knuppel2:
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After experiencing the good old days of being able to buy a NOS frameset and furnish it with NOS kit for under 1K, I wouldn't dream of paying the current going rate for polished/restored or NOS/fitted parts.
I'll leave that to noobs who don't know any different. ;)
Well its not "noobs" selling them the parts though is it?
Your comment isn't community minded at all IMO
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Despite what folk think there's actually still plenty of cash in this scene, maybe not on RAD or at least those with the cash are not spending for whatever reason. I've recently chose to sell a few parts from my haul through people asking me if I have certain things and I get pm's all the time, the cash is there its just not free flowing and folk are choosing their parts more careful.
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High spec builds for under a 1K. Aero reflex, Streetbeats and Firebird freestylers .?
I think it was Matt who mentioned high spec, not me. I was on about the TS2, Skyway and Haro framesets that could be picked up for around £150 which I was into at that time anyway. Most of the other bits like MX1000s etc. were a click away at the likes of Skatepool, Rudewheels, the Badger and Alans. :daumenhoch:
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After experiencing the good old days of being able to buy a NOS frameset and furnish it with NOS kit for under 1K, I wouldn't dream of paying the current going rate for polished/restored or NOS/fitted parts.
I'll leave that to noobs who don't know any different. ;)
Well its not "noobs" selling them the parts though is it?
Your comment isn't community minded at all IMO
I know it isn't. They probably bought their tat for buttons but it won't matter if you are desperate for that part will it?
My opinion wasn't meant to offend, hence the wink smiley, :-[ merely saying it how I see it with tongue firmly in cheek.
I remember buying NOS MX1000s for under 50 quid so I couldn't bring myself to spend over £250 on a set that somebody has had fitted to half a dozen builds.
If you entered the game when prices were at their current level, you can't really use the prices of ten years ago as a reference point of how daft things have gotten thanks to the actions a few unscrupulous indivduals ramping things up and setting benchmarks that people set their prices against. :angel:
As others have said, mega rare stuff will always command high prices but I'm pretty shocked when I see £20 MX901s going for over £100. :wtf:
ET reps are ten a penny as well. ;D
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I agree that prices have been fricking stupid over the last year or so, be nice to complete a bike to a high spec under 1k nowadays but just isn't possible.
It can be done Matt :daumenhoch:
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;) :daumenhoch:
The NOS 85 Masters were even cheaper from Coopers , you could still have your choice of white or green up to around 2005 /2006 :daumenhoch:
Yes Alans , NOS Kashi Aeros £39.99 ,,MX1000 £29.99 etc .
but I don't think it will go back to those prices .
Plus these prices haven't been anywhere near that since before 2005 ,, so I suppose doesn't really explain the thread topic of down turn in recent sales
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After experiencing the good old days of being able to buy a NOS frameset and furnish it with NOS kit for under 1K, I wouldn't dream of paying the current going rate for polished/restored or NOS/fitted parts.
I'll leave that to noobs who don't know any different. ;)
Well its not "noobs" selling them the parts though is it?
Your comment isn't community minded at all IMO
I know it isn't. They probably bought their tat for buttons but it won't matter if you are desperate for that part will it?
My opinion wasn't meant to offend, hence the wink smiley, :-[ merely saying it how I see it with tongue firmly in cheek.
I remember buying NOS MX1000s for under 50 quid so I couldn't bring myself to spend over £250 on a set that somebody has had fitted to half a dozen builds.
If you entered the game when prices were at their current level, you can't really use the prices of ten years ago as a reference point of how daft things have gotten thanks to the actions a few unscrupulous indivduals ramping things up and setting benchmarks that people set their prices against. :angel:
As others have said, mega rare stuff will always command high prices but I'm pretty shocked when I see £20 MX901s going for over £100. :wtf:
ET reps are ten a penny as well. ;D
I guess over time everything increases in value, even your leotard collection Ozone :LolLolLolLol:
Unless we're still building in our 50's & 60's the bubble will eventually burst as the guys and gals coming into disposable income were riding mid-school in their youth, give it a few years and even that crap will become valuable :buck2:
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All going tits up... Only worth the memory.. Fooked if you ask me. :10_2_12:
isnt the memory what its all about? the value should be incidental but it becomes detrimental when buying for investment replaces appreciation.
not a dig at you Pooch :daumenhoch:
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so I suppose doesn't really explain the thread topic of down turn in recent sales
That was my reason for starting this thread my lovely, its about the down turn in sales, not whether things are overpriced or not, I've just noticed that stuff ain't shifting like it was even a few months ago.
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Its definately the memories for me :daumenhoch:
I build my bikes on the premise that they will ridden. I like to ride them as that is where I get the memories from. I also like to build them, including the wheels, and like to put new parts on as I would have back then.
I build most of the bikes I do as I like the look of the geometry or it is something I would never have had the chance to back then, like the Direct Links. If I dont like the feel, then I split the bike, sell the parts at cost or even a loss a lot of the time but, I do it because I want to, not for a profit. I dont have the space like many on here so am limited to what I can keep and have had to make some hard decisions as to what to move on and not.
I find it hard now to even get a trade on parts. It is a shame :(
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Its definately the memories for me :daumenhoch:
I build my bikes on the premise that they will ridden. I like to ride them as that is where I get the memories from. I also like to build them, including the wheels, and like to put new parts on as I would have back then.
I build most of the bikes I do as I like the look of the geometry or it is something I would never have had the chance to back then, like the Direct Links. If I dont like the feel, then I split the bike, sell the parts at cost or even a loss a lot of the time but, I do it because I want to, not for a profit. I dont have the space like many on here so am limited to what I can keep and have had to make some hard decisions as to what to move on and not.
I find it hard now to even get a trade on parts. It is a shame :(
Its all about the money for me
Stop being such a hippy Terry :LolLolLolLol:
PS. I'm sure we can trade some parts once i'm back in front of them :daumenhoch:
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Terry is a lying bastard.
Chris is just a bastard.
Lots of people want plates but can't get any because you've got 'em all Matt!!
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Im the biggest BASTARD..!!
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All going tits up... Only worth the memory.. Fooked if you ask me. :10_2_12:
isnt the memory what its all about? the value should be incidental but it becomes detrimental when buying for investment replaces appreciation.
not a dig at you Pooch :daumenhoch:
no offence taken.. :-*
It's been and still is worth the good old memory's. :daumenhoch:
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I'm just a horder and tight with my cash :P
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Im the biggest BASTARD..!!
I concur.
You sold me a nos tech 2 which turned up on time and was perfectly as described....... no note or toffees thought :yahoo_silent:
where's the love? :-\
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Im the biggest BASTARD..!!
I concur.
You sold me a nos tech 2 which turned up on time and was perfectly as described....... no note or toffees thought :yahoo_silent:
where's the love? :-\
I stuck them up my bum before i sent them ;D
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Terry is a lying bastard.
Chris is just a bastard.
Lots of people want plates but can't get any because you've got 'em all Matt!!
Go get a plate from Debenhams Rich, i'm sure they sell nice floral ones that'll improve your builds no end :D
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Terry is a lying bastard.
Chris is just a bastard.
Lots of people want plates but can't get any because you've got 'em all Matt!!
Go get a plate from Debenhams Rich, i'm sure they sell nice floral ones that'll improve your builds no end :D
Snob...!!
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I've got no money :'(
I built a nice patty but the mrs found out so it got split along with some other frames :'(
But I've found god :daumenhoch: and he loves us all
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:LolLolLolLol:
No I've found mid school and everything works better
20 almost done and a trip to Harrogate on Monday with the wife and kids to pick up a crowser :daumenhoch:
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:LolLolLolLol:
No I've found mid school and everything works better
20 almost done and a trip to Harrogate on Monday with the wife and kids to pick up a crowser :daumenhoch:
you on the mushrooms again?? :LolLolLolLol:
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All that yawning and teary eyes were lost years ago but itll soon be time for the mushroom season !
John but I'm back :daumenhoch: building
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All that yawning and teary eyes were lost years ago but itll soon be time for the mushroom season !
John but I'm back :daumenhoch: building
:daumenhoch:
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Your comment isn't community minded at all IMO
Maybe you've put your finger on it inadvertently?
If people are setting their prices on here based on eBay auction prices, that isn't really community-minded either is it? If you can buy said items on eBay for less with buyer protection etc. why would you pay more on a forum full of like-minded people who are supposedly into the hobby for the love? :-\
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ive found since returning that theres an abundance of low to mid range items for sale all the time, but the REALLY NICE stuff rarely
appears anymore. a few years back if you dipped into the for sale section at any time you could guarantee to find a plethora of
sexy bits. now your lucky if you see high end items at all.
I've got complete bikes for sale , what do you want John :D