What's it Worth--Trek 1500???

In Roller said:

I've had handed down to me a 2004 Trek 1500 men's road bike, 58cm
frame, charcoal/blue colors, in perfect, perfect condition. I mean
it's mint--it has hardly been ridden. It has a triple front chain
ring. Unfortunately, I can't use the bike, so I'm going to sell it.
How much should/can I ask? Or to put it another way--how much can I
expect to get for it? The original selling price was $1099. For a
two year old bike in such pristine condition I was thinking of
starting out at $850. Maybe I'm way off base here, but would that be
too much? Not enough? Obviously, I'm not up to speed on bike
values. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.

Other folks might give you a better idea than me, but I'll throw this
out for comparison:

I just bought a 2003 LeMond Zurich with under 200 miles on it for $850.
This bike has full Ultegra, carbon post and stem, and Bontrager race-
light wheels. I guessing I got a pricier frame, higher level components
and better wheels than your Trek has. Some of it depends on what
components (105?) and wheels you have, but I think you'd be lucky to see
$850. However, the buyer would still be getting way more bike than if
they bought new at that price.

Just my $.02.

Jason

Appreciate the input. Duly noted. Thanks a lot. maybe i'll have to come
down some.

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Quoted message said:

In Roller said:

I've had handed down to me a 2004 Trek 1500 men's road bike, 58cm
frame, charcoal/blue colors, in perfect, perfect condition. I mean
it's mint--it has hardly been ridden. It has a triple front chain
ring. Unfortunately, I can't use the bike, so I'm going to sell it.
How much should/can I ask? Or to put it another way--how much can I
expect to get for it? The original selling price was $1099. For a
two year old bike in such pristine condition I was thinking of
starting out at $850. Maybe I'm way off base here, but would that be
too much? Not enough? Obviously, I'm not up to speed on bike
values. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.

Other folks might give you a better idea than me, but I'll throw this
out for comparison:

I just bought a 2003 LeMond Zurich with under 200 miles on it for $850.
This bike has full Ultegra, carbon post and stem, and Bontrager race-
light wheels. I guessing I got a pricier frame, higher level components
and better wheels than your Trek has. Some of it depends on what
components (105?) and wheels you have, but I think you'd be lucky to see
$850. However, the buyer would still be getting way more bike than if
they bought new at that price.

Just my $.02.

Jason

have a look see here
eBay: TREK 1500 Road Bike, 63 cm, WITH UPGRADES !! (item 130007557251 end
time Jul-19-06 21:44:09 PDT)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&item=130007557251&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

your not too high

Roller said:

I've had handed down to me a 2004 Trek 1500 men's road bike, 58cm frame,
charcoal/blue colors, in perfect, perfect condition. I mean it's mint--it
has hardly been ridden. It has a triple front chain ring. Unfortunately,
I can't use the bike, so I'm going to sell it. How much should/can I ask?
Or to put it another way--how much can I expect to get for it? The original
selling price was $1099. For a two year old bike in such pristine condition
I was thinking of starting out at $850. Maybe I'm way off base here, but
would that be too much? Not enough? Obviously, I'm not up to speed on
bike values. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.

Ebay is a good source of seller-favorable sale prices on comparable
items, due to wide exposure and the auction setting. Check the Buy,
Search, Completed Items area for (possibly) more bikes as close as
possible to yours in age and general description:

http://sporting-goods.search-completed.ebay.com:80/Trek-1500_Cycling_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfposZ78703QQfromZR14QQfrppZ50QQfsclZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQftsZ2QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZ7294QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbsQQsorefinesearchZ1

Trek 1500, current listings:

http://sporting-goods.search-desc.ebay.com/Trek-1500_Cycling_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQflocZ1QQfposZ78703QQfromZR14QQfrppZ50QQfsclZ1QQfsclZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQftsZ2QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZ7294QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbsQQsorefinesearchZ1

Who knows? You might have to resort to selling on ebay to maximize your
return, or a local newspaper ad might find you a ready local buyer at
or near the price you mentioned, given the "as new" condition and
popularity of the Trek brand with the bike you have. --D-y

Quoted message said:

Ebay is a good source of seller-favorable sale prices on comparable
items, due to wide exposure and the auction setting. Check the Buy,
Search, Completed Items area for (possibly) more bikes as close as
possible to yours in age and general description:

http://sporting-goods.search-completed.ebay.com:80/Trek-1500_Cycling_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfposZ78703QQfromZR14QQfrppZ50QQfsclZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQftsZ2QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZ7294QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbsQQsorefinesearchZ1

Trek 1500, current listings:

http://sporting-goods.search-desc.ebay.com/Trek-1500_Cycling_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQflocZ1QQfposZ78703QQfromZR14QQfrppZ50QQfsclZ1QQfsclZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQftsZ2QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZ7294QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbsQQsorefinesearchZ1

Who knows? You might have to resort to selling on ebay to maximize your
return, or a local newspaper ad might find you a ready local buyer at
or near the price you mentioned, given the "as new" condition and
popularity of the Trek brand with the bike you have. --D-y

Another place to browse for price and buyer is
Cycling BC: Classifieds
http://www.cycling.bc.ca/index.php?id=155

and craigslist.vancouver