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Trade ins..

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  • 09-02-2011 1:07pm
    #1
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,653 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Folks, do you know of any shops that will do a trade in?


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    SomeFool
    Registered Users Posts: 2,452 ✭✭✭SomeFool


    You'll probably be better off selling it on adverts and putting what you make towards a new bike. Not too many places taking second hand bikes I find.


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    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    It depends on the bike. I think some shops will take good bikes (and by that I mean high end race bikes) as trade ins. Cycle Superstore seems to do it.


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    fat bloke
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    el tonto wrote: »
    It depends on the bike. I think some shops will take good bikes (and by that I mean high end race bikes) as trade ins. Cycle Superstore seems to do it.

    I wouldn't be too sure of Cyclesuperstore, they just seem to let customers sell their bikes in the shop. You do see second hand bikes and gear for sale in there but it says on them - for sale by customer, and there's a mobile number and it explicitly states that it's nothing to do with the shop. So they might say to you and your old bike - "ah sure you'll easily get 1500 quid for that", which might encourage you to buy a new bike for 5 grand - but whether you ever get that 1500 quid for that bike or not is another thing :). It's kind of the worst of both worlds as far as I've seen - optimistic, shop prices, but none of the benefits (warranty etc) of buying from a shop.

    Other bike shops definitely take trade in's though - there's a very healthy second hand bike market out there at the moment, and anything half decent in good condition, at all price points, doesn't hang around too long. So you shouldn't have much trouble selling it yourself. I sold a bike last year and I could've sold it 10 times over. I must have gotten 30 calls, all from people looing to get into road riding, and all of whom were not eligible to buy bikes on the btw scheme.

    Also, I was in the cycle-inn tallaght looking at a mountain bike and they said - buy it, ride it for a while, if you like it and want to upgrade, we'll take the bike back as a trade in against something else no bother.


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    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,653 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Cheers guys, will probably stick it on adverts


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    steinone
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    City Cycles(Blackhall pl. and Anamoe Terrace) accept trade-ins against the value of a new bike.


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    abcdggs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭abcdggs


    steinone wrote: »
    City Cycles(Blackhall pl. and Anamoe Terrace) accept trade-ins against the value of a new bike.
    Nice plug!


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    steinone
    Registered Users Posts: 302 ✭✭steinone


    Hey, I just happen to be well informed on their policies. I have bought bikes there before.


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    velo.2010
    Registered Users Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    Stagg cycles do trade ins FWIW.


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