Whole or in parts

superkenners

I bought a Whyte T-130 a while ago and basically its just sat there gathering dust (well its had a cover on but you know what I mean) as injury/family mean I've had no chance to use in anger.

So going to sell it and trying to reduce the financial hit (as its was £2.5k).

So question is, is it worth more as a bike? or as parts?

The Rookie

What year?
If its pretty much a new bike its probably worth more whole unless its a top end model when the higher end forks etc may make it worth splitting.

superkenners

its 2015 model i think, GX 1x11, yari fork, reverb dropper, boost 148

jamski

Personally, as it's a whole, as stock bike, I'd sell it like that. If you had 'upgrades' on it I'd say take those off and sell then return the bike to it's standard spec. But as it's already like that just sell as it is.

steve_sordy

With a stock bike, people know what they are buying. They can look up reviews etc. They can also check sale prices on eBay to see what similar items have gone for (so can you). It is also the minimum hassle effort for you.

But it is a lot of money for someone to find in one go, so the number of potential customers is lower.

So if you dismantle the bike into frame+shock and all the rest, will you do any better? The key factor is that there are many more people looking for upgrades or replacement parts for their bikes. The downside is that you have to do the work, the upside is that you can give each component a really good clean and make it look its best. But the extra work is a lot. Every component has to have pics and descriptions. You have to know exactly what it is. It is not good enough to say that it is a crank off a Whyte T130, you have to be specific so that the punter knows exactly what they are buying and be confident that they are buying the correct component with their hard-earned, that it will fit their bike that is NOT a Whyte T130. With some stock components it is often difficult to say what it is. It might be a standard item from Raceface with the branding removed, or it might be a Whyte own brand item.

On balance, as the bike is relatively new, and if it is in really great condition, then I'd sell it in one piece. Try all your friends and contacts first before anonymous sale sites. Someone who knows you and has confidence in you is more likely to pay top price because they know exactly what they are getting (and they know where you live!).

JBA

You need to specify the model and year as well.
“It’s a 2015 model, I think” is no good.
Is it a T-130 S, a T-130 SX, T-130 Works, etc?