What's it worth?

Ronstanson
Ronstanson Posts: 178
edited March 2009 in Road buying advice
A mate has a 3 year old steel De Rosa in Eddy Merckx colours with full carbon Campag Chorus and Bontrager Race X Lite components in 57cm. The frame has a small ding in the top tube and a scratch in the NDS chainstay but other than that it's in not bad condition at all.

Any idea of a value for this?

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    That's a classy piece of kit and would attract a decent price if sold used, unlike many of today's over-priced Chinese jobs that suffer from sky-rocket depreciation as soon as you leave the shop - the naff Bonty parts do diminish it's value to an enthusiast. Your mate should be castigated for bike neglect too! I'd estimate about 50-60% of the retail value - more if it was mint, but an afficianado would factor in the cost of a replacement tube and a respray to return it to mint condition! He might realise more by selling the frame and parts seperately.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Ronstanson
    Ronstanson Posts: 178
    He's actually really anal about his bike care, and is selling it purely because of the ding!

    I love it, it's the best fitting bike I've ever ridden and it's silly how nice it is to ride.

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