| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Hello,
I'm going to look at a mountain bike on friday. It's a Giant
AT730. If I like the bicycle I want to bid on it, it's a sealed bid
auction at an insurance company. Does anyone have any idea what it's worth?
Any other comments?
Thanks
Rob
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1739.1 | going once...twice...SOLD! | STRATA::DMOYLAN | Wed Sep 12 1990 09:09 | 4 | |
If it's in "like new" condition/second hand...the AT730 is worth about
a $350.- $400. bid.
DM
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| 1739.2 | TALLIS::JBELL | Zeno was almost here | Wed Sep 12 1990 10:25 | 11 | |
> If it's in "like new" condition/second hand...the AT730 is worth about
> a $350.- $400. bid.
Of course it's only worth that much if it fits you. Otherwise
only bid if you plan to resell it.
Since it is an insurance company auction, I expect that you
might get away with a much smaller bid. There will probably
not be much knowledgable competition for a bicycle.
-Jeff
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| 1739.3 | Why does the insurance company have it? | NOVA::FISHER | still dis-tneiro-ed | Wed Sep 12 1990 11:26 | 7 |
If it's an insurance auction, isn't it likely that the bike was
a collision result and "bought" by the insurance company from
the victim? It might only have salvage value. I bought
back my own bike for salvage value once. The parts were
worth $200 to me. :-)
ed
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| 1739.4 | It was in poor shape. | GSRC::MISKOWITCH | Mon Sep 17 1990 15:06 | 7 | |
Thanks for your help. I decided not to bid on the bicycle, it is in
sorry shape. Two badly damaged rims, bent rear derailer, bent crank,
and a badly bent fork. I was hoping to find on to ride, not one to use
the parts from.
Rob
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