Was this SV sold too cheap?

[Stu]

Originally Posted by timwilky

It is only worth what somebody is prepared to pay. so in this case its true value at that moment in time was £600.

As I have argued with others many times. If it is worth that much, find a buyer.

That's only the case in a perfect market. It was obviously not advertised widely enough (not in this for sale board ) if I have found 5 people willing to have paid more (just unfortunately I missed the option of making the poll public so I don't know who they are )

Originally Posted by christopher

I don't think so... there is private like this SV was when bidders' identities are fully protected, and there is a standard auction whereby user accounts are starred out so you can't see the exact user, but still get feedback numbers etc. On a private it's all to easy for a "friend" with 0 feedback to bump up the bids because no-one can check the other bidders' feedback to make sure they're (sort of) genuine buyers.

Oh right, agreed.
I remember when the user identities were fully visible - thought you were referring to them being starred out. People can shill bid with apparently genuine accounts

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I voted 'would be worth a look' as I took that to mean I would have put a bid in at or around that price.

I probably wouldn't have paid more and I defo wouldn't have walked away.

Just seemed most appropriate at the time.

[timwilky]

Worth a look = interested. Not necessarily going to have a punt

Well worth the money,even for spares,still looks good from the pics.

Originally Posted by Stu

eBay has changed. Every single auction is private now

I don't think you've understood YC. You can't buy a decent Curvy for £600. Also you don't have to have a spare engine sitting around in your way, just that if anything happened to this 70K miler you could afford a replacement engine and it would still be cheaper than a Curvy

Ah, I get what you mean . It's a fair point, but with a bike like that I'd be worried about the engine going pop at some point (even though you could get a spare one aswell for the price of a curvy), I think owning a 90s Aprilia rx125 I've had enough engine rebuilds for a lifetime lol.

I'd also be concerned about other bits like the suspension etc that have done 70k and may need replacing at some point. I'd have no idea how long their life would be in miles.

I'm fairly mechanically minded but time is prescious and the last thing I'd want is the sun to be shining and a broken bike with things I don't know how to fix. With a lower mileage bike you'd hope to have more peace of mind. If I bought a bike like that the engine would probably blow and it'd be off the road all summer. Too much of a gamble for me .

[yorkie_chris]

The forks and shock are knackered from new, so don't worry about that.

The bearings in back could be expensive. £100 or so to replace (worst case).

[fastdruid]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

The forks and shock are knackered from new, so don't worry about that.

The bearings in back could be expensive. £100 or so to replace (worst case).

IMO to have reached 70k would have had to been cared for and possibly even replaced already, unless you lube them early they're dead by 20k.

Druid

[yorkie_chris]

Either that or ridden by someone who doesn't mind riding a hardtail?

[Paul the 6th]

my rear bearings are fcked on the 1000...

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by Stu

I can't believe the 80% of you saying it would be worth a look that's not how ebay works IMO. You put a bid in based on the description/photos & if you win it, you go and make sure the description is accurate otherwise you walk away. But what's the point of going to view something before the auction ends when you have no idea of the final price

Err... So you'll know a) Whether you'd want to bid on it at all, and b) if you do, what your limit is.

Many people have bought bikes from E-bay, nothing wrong with that, but like buying any bike in any manner you'd be unwise to say the least if you bought it unseen.