I have been trying to sell my Cervelo P2k on a few on the sites and this one and nothing. What other ideas does anybody have to sell it? I have to get rid of it asap! Lets just say my new sponsor is not Cervelo! I want to make somebody a deal on a great bike I can't use anymore. btw it is a 2003 Cervelo P2K in a 61cm size.

i was trying to sell my bike for a while then i put it on ebay and it went for about 200 more than what i wanted on this roadbikereview.

have you tried your local paper or craigslist?

have you tried ebay?

how much are you asking for it?

I have been trying to sell my Cervelo P2k on a few on the sites and this one and nothing. What other ideas does anybody have to sell it? I have to get rid of it asap! Lets just say my new sponsor is not Cervelo! I want to make somebody a deal on a great bike I can't use anymore. btw it is a 2003 Cervelo P2K in a 61cm size.

How much are you asking for it?

I tried f'n craigslist and all I get is spammed with wining the UK Lottery or some scam trying to get me to send it to Israel or Nigeria. All I want to do is sell it and get $1100 at a minimum for it. It is basicly a new bike with scratches. A lot of it was replaced and up to new condition. I just don't get it. I don't like ebay either!

Maybe try a local shop? Seems like it's that or eBay.

I thought about dismantling it and selling the parts one by one but I just don't want to take the time and effort to do it. I might try a consignment shop or somehting like that and just sell it to get rid of it but I tought the price I was asking I was already doing that!

I have been trying to sell my Cervelo P2k on a few on the sites and this one and nothing. What other ideas does anybody have to sell it? I have to get rid of it asap! Lets just say my new sponsor is not Cervelo! I want to make somebody a deal on a great bike I can't use anymore. btw it is a 2003 Cervelo P2K in a 61cm size.

have you tried slowtwitch.com? that's a triathletes' site. here's the link to their classifieds: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?jump=forum%3D2

I thought about dismantling it and selling the parts one by one but I just don't want to take the time and effort to do it. I might try a consignment shop or somehting like that and just sell it to get rid of it but I tought the price I was asking I was already doing that!


My experience with ebay is that if you are selling a used frame and components it is far better to split them apart than keep them together. Most guys do not want to buy complete sets of other peoples used drivetrain and control parts (stems/handlebars/seatposts/saddles) and if they are forced to buy them as 1 package they want to pay some ridiculous low ball price like 20 cents on the dollar even if the stuff is in great shape. Split the parts up and each part can be targeted at specific individual ebayers who want to buy just that part, not a complete set of parts, and if your feedback seller rep is good you can do quite well on ebay.

As an example, I recently sold a used SLR saddle in very good condition and got $65 for it and a used Ultegra 10 speed rear derailleur and got $55. Not bad prices for used parts.

Another thing is you need to consider is the perceived resale value you are placing on your frame and whether you are really being realistic in its resale value. I have seen great condition Carl Strong Foco framesets with alpha Q forks in great used condition go for $400-500 even though that combo would retail for $1700 or more new through Carl. That's a near 75% discount on one of the best custom builders currently working. This is just one of many examples like this. Resale values on frames just isn't that great unless it is something super hard to get, vintage or very rare. Anything near 50% of original retail is decent regardless of how good used condition it is in. Even a Moots while it may not see a 50% discount off of full retail will nonetheless see a substantial discount off of full original MSRP if its used regardless of how nice it still is, that's just the used bike market. These are all just MO, but from my experiences on Ebay, this is how the market for used frames and parts is working. Mr Market will let you know what he thinks your stuff is worth, and if it is not moving after several tries, Mr Market is giving you a clear message that your sales price expectations are unrealistic and overvalued according to him.

Did you take well lit photos in focus? or did you shoot it with the camera phone in the basement with the overhead 60watt bulb as the light source? did you post more than 1 photo? Did you give a complete parts breakdown, wheel description and state an estimate mileage in your ad or did you say "200_ Cervelo P2k with mostly ultegra" and leave it at that. did you state a realistic shipping charge $45-85 or say $150shipped by LBS. beleive it or not some of these things turn off buyers. I've sold stuff both here and at the Serotta site, both will work if you put a little effort. Go to the eBay "completed sales" in the left column and copy a successfull ad selling a similar bike. it works.

Did you take well lit photos in focus? or did you shoot it with the camera phone in the basement with the overhead 60watt bulb as the light source? did you post more than 1 photo? Did you give a complete parts breakdown, wheel description and state an estimate mileage in your ad or did you say "200_ Cervelo P2k with mostly ultegra" and leave it at that. did you state a realistic shipping charge $45-85 or say $150shipped by LBS. beleive it or not some of these things turn off buyers. I've sold stuff both here and at the Serotta site, both will work if you put a little effort. Go to the eBay "completed sales" in the left column and copy a successfull ad selling a similar bike. it works.

I agree with cmg. One huge key to successful ebay sales is lots of detailed, good pictures. Nothing will turn off bidders faster than either poor pictures or a lack of a good number of photos and a detailed description of everything being sold. Selling used frames without very good closeup shots of the bottom bracket threads, dropouts and driveside chainstay in particular are big buyer turnoffs IMO. The buyer can't see the stuff in person in advance so they will rely heavily on very good pictures and lots of them. Without great pictures IMO your auctions selling ability is largely diminished. I have sold 4 frames on ebay in the past 18 months for between $400 and $1800 as well as many components, more than I choose to remember with a 100% feedback rating. Pictures are critical as cmg pointed out, and so is a detailed description, not just, "its been used lightly."

+1 on the shipping charges. You are better off taking a small hit on the shipping charges than a large hit on the sales price. I pack all my own frames, not in boxes but from corners of boxes. I use styro blocs to protect the rear triangle from compression and cover them with a box corner. I wrap all tubes in newspaper. I make that package as small as possible, and it is an irregular shape. Shipping charges to me have dropped $35-45 from the time I shipped a frame in a bike box. It takes an hour, but it's worth it.

+1 on the shipping charges. You are better off taking a small hit on the shipping charges than a large hit on the sales price. I pack all my own frames, not in boxes but from corners of boxes. I use styro blocs to protect the rear triangle from compression and cover them with a box corner. I wrap all tubes in newspaper. I make that package as small as possible, and it is an irregular shape. Shipping charges to me have dropped $35-45 from the time I shipped a frame in a bike box. It takes an hour, but it's worth it.

Yep, another thing that turns off buyers very quickly is when they perceive that a seller is trying to rake them on shipping charges. When you see some guy selling a Giro helmet (which even with the pod and box weighs very little) and he's charging $15.95 for S&H that does not help you sell, in fact it makes people question your integrity. If you are willing to try to rip me off on S&H what else about the sale are you trying to rip me off on????

Same with shipping method, pay the buck or two extra and ship Priority. Nothing worse than to get negatives or neutrals in your ebay feedback because you saved a buck on shipping and it took two weeks to get there instead of 2-3 days. Build up loyal customer feedback and you'll more than make up for that extra buck or two w/ Priority shipping with higher bid prices.

Be honest in your descriptions and err on the conservative side when rating used stuff. Better for a customer to expect a used item to be in what they deem very good condition and it arrives in excellent condition, than for him to expect it to be excellent and it only arrives in very good condition in their mind. You want them if anything to be surprised on the upside, not the downside.

I thought about dismantling it and selling the parts one by one but I just don't want to take the time and effort to do it. I might try a consignment shop or somehting like that and just sell it to get rid of it but I tought the price I was asking I was already doing that!


Well, if you want to get the desired amount out of your bike, then you have to put in a bit of effort to insure you get that amount. eBay isn't such a hassle. The most time consuming thing is taking piccies, and that doesn't take that long. Disassembling a bike and cleaning things is a dead easy, too. The benefit to time invested is a bigger return in the form of money.....especially if you post the sale for 10 days instead of the usual 7.

Honestly, I don't think you'll get what you want thru consignment or selling to a bike shop.

As far as selling it and the shipping costs, I was going to just absorb that and the packaging at the LBS. The price asked was the complete door to door cost to the person buying it.
I had four pictures showing the bike complete, the close up of the scratches on the TT from the cleats, a closeup of the headtube area showing the aerobars and stem setup and a pic of the drivetrain showing the new parts.
Right now I think I am going to put it on ebay and see what happens. Won't that be the same as taking offers?

As far as selling it and the shipping costs, I was going to just absorb that and the packaging at the LBS. The price asked was the complete door to door cost to the person buying it.
I had four pictures showing the bike complete, the close up of the scratches on the TT from the cleats, a closeup of the headtube area showing the aerobars and stem setup and a pic of the drivetrain showing the new parts.
Right now I think I am going to put it on ebay and see what happens. Won't that be the same as taking offers?


No, you can set a reserve price. That would be the lowest price you would let it go for. If your reserve is not met, you are not obligated to sell the bike to anyone.

Try RBR here and Serotta sites. no eBay fees. sell in june on eBay.

No, you can set a reserve price. That would be the lowest price you would let it go for. If your reserve is not met, you are not obligated to sell the bike to anyone.

Yes, but putting "No Reserve" in an ad seems to attract more bidders, which drives bids up.