Scott on ebay

[Deleted User]

Thought you lot might like to know about this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCOTT-FLYING-SQUIRREL-1929-498cc-ORIGINAL-TRANSFERRABLE-REGISTRATION-NUMBER-/321469533449?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4ad913cd09

Cheers
Steve

[Deleted User]

“Morning All, 12 Grand for the “29 500 Scott. I think I will order TWO ! Mad money. Geoff.

[Deleted User]

This company do have some very high priced bikes for sale, like a Thruxton Venom for £25000! but how much do they actually
go for.

[chris wastell]

Or two and a half grand for a Bantam! 😯

[Deleted User]

I actually went there with a mate who paid £3500 for an Ariel arrow that had to be started with an electric roller, plus £80 delivery.

But my real concern is when the universe runs out of number nines – how will dealers price bikes then??????

[Deleted User]

Recon to the nearest 20 big uns . Gone are the days when a monks habit ( the wearable type ) could be had for a fiver. Regards D F .

[Deleted User]

I don’t if any one else has noticed, but all of his prices went up when he stopped advertising number plates.

[Deleted User]

A nicer one on ebay now for less money no 171418871731

[BRIAN MARSHALL]

The bikes are ‘worth’ just as much as somebody, somewhere, is willing to pay for them, and if a dealer advertises all over the world he will find someone willing and able to buy at the higher prices. Dealers will often be asked to do a part-exchange deal, so they often load their asking prices to be able to give a buyer what that buyer thinks is a ‘generous’ part-exchange allowance. They think that they are getting a good price for their old bike or car, but are actually paying for it themselves via the high selling price. Car and bike dealers have always done this…
For many years Jim Gleave, trading as Atlantic Motorcycles, advertised on the back cover of every issue of “The Classic MotorCycle” magazine, and his prices were always very high. However it must have worked well for him to do it, and of course the magazine went to many different countries, finding those buyers prepared to pay those high prices.
Brian

[Deleted User]

It is a global misnomer that things are only worth what people are prepared to pay.

In reality, things are only “worth” what the seller is prepared to accept.

Think about it!

[BRIAN MARSHALL]

I certainly can’t agree with that idea ! Recently I sold a very nice Bonniksen speedo, complete with drive gear, gearbox, etc., on eBay. I would have been happy with about £1000, but it fetched a staggering £2600, a sum entirely a consequence of what buyers were prepared to pay for it.

In a similar vein, many thousands of bikes, cars, antiques, collectables, etc., are sold every month at auction WITH NO RESERVE, so again the selling price is entirely a figure decided by BUYERS, not vendors.
Brian

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