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Post by re5martin on Jun 23, 2012 12:36:43 GMT -5
see earnshaws of huddersfield has the orange firemist m up for auction again or is it a different one? . never seems to make its reserve . keep thinking i should pop over and take a look but dont trust myself (do i realy need another one??? ). martin.
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Post by snowrench on Jun 24, 2012 0:33:14 GMT -5
Strange disparities in prices on ebay. A fairly nice "A" model failed to sell, not even making it up to a decent amount, while that black and yellow bike in California brought about $5200. It might demonstrate a couple of things: Items with hidden reserves don't attract as enthuiastic bidding, bike selling in populated areas sell higher, and it also makes me wonder if there might have been some "shill" bidding going on.... And I still want to know what makes someone dismantle a running non-corroded bike. I hear meth-heads do that kind of thing....
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Post by re5martin on Jun 25, 2012 13:41:23 GMT -5
when it comes to dismantling good bikes i suppose it comes down to £&$ bikes will always fetch more in bits then complete we all want good bits and willing to pay a premium for them.
ive got a kawaski kz1000st lovely clean bike but needs new ignition, do i spend x00s £ on ignition then perhaps sell it for £1000 or break it for parts and get loads more dosh ?? comes back to supply and demand i quess. re5 martin
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Post by raychappo on Jun 25, 2012 14:21:29 GMT -5
Yup, parts can fetch more but an RE is a special case as with a normal bike, engine components such as pistons, cylinders, heads, cranks etc. can be sold and used as seperate items to replace duff items in a customers engine, but a good proper unit split down to its component parts is never going to fetch as much as a complete unit would. A proper unit in bits may make a $100 but as a unit could make $1000
I think it comes down to lack of knowledge on the breakers part. They are perhaps unaware of the value of a complete unit.
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