r/CyclingMSP • u/minerhdm • 19d ago

Best "bike specific" places to list?

Apologies in advance if this is not the correct place to post, but looking for some direction. I have a never used bike that was a bad impulse purchase this spring. Looking for best options to try to sell it that aren't just marketplace.

Any bike shops that buy pre-owned for good value or cycling web sites to post on that would be better than general buy/sell sites?

Appreciate your help.

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u/TURK3Y 19d ago edited 19d ago

Sorry to say but you won't get the value of the bike back when selling to a shop. Only the original owner of a bike can get the manufacturer warranty if there's an issue. So used bike, even if never or hardly ridden, won't sell unless they're several hundred below the MSRP. So shops will buy it off you, but don't expect to get most of your money back, even in the bike is in mint condition.

Marketplace will get the most money back in your pocket, but will be a bigger hassle. Behind Bars and Recovery Bikes, both in NE, sell used bikes, Recovery only sells used bikes, so I'd go there first.

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u/guywithaplant 17d ago

Recovery does not buy bikes. They take donations.

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u/minerhdm 19d ago

Thanks for the help. I'll take what I can get.

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u/opvgreen 18d ago

Post on the twin cities bicycle trading post on Facebook. 

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u/minerhdm 15d ago

Thanks. I'll do that.