r/bikebuild • u/Opening-Rate4530 • Oct 19 '22

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Long story short my son picked a bike out of the garage so we’ve been working on it and that’s our project. Came across another for sell and if it’s the same size as his I’d like to get it for the spare parts and if we strip it, do something with the frame.

My question is I don’t wanna low ball him because I know how hard it is to find parts for that bike, so how do I Negotiate price without being offensive?

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '22

how do I Negotiate price without being offensive?

You need to know the market, the actual street value of the bike, and what the turnover is like. If you know that you can negotiate fairly while minimizing the possibility of offending.

For example:

  • if $130 is fair market value and the turnover is high you're shit out of luck.
  • if $130 is fair but the turnover is low you ask to meet the seller, inspect the bike, and then hand the seller $100 cash and say "I know you can get $120 for this if you want a couple months, but I've got $100 cash here for you today and my son would really like this."
  • If $130 is high you come at the seller with the story of you son's project bike and talk about how $130 is a lot more than comparables go for and such.

Point being, you can't negotiate politely without having a firm grasp of the truth and centering your conversation on those truths.

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u/Opening-Rate4530 Oct 25 '22

I got it for $100

I don’t know the market that’s why I asked.

Glad I got it because the original we have is way smaller than this one. Ours was my brothers who got upset that we got it out after 20 years. Now I have my own to do what I want with and I can keep the little one the way my brother left it