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    I wanted to buy this but dude wouldn't come down enough for it to make sense. It's a '94 model and I'm pretty sure it's got all the original parts on it, so brake pads, tires, and tubes are 31 years old and need to be swapped out at a minimum.

    The listing said the bike needed to be cleaned, oiled, and a few other things before it was ridden.

    I'm just curious what the ballpark would be across several markets to see if I'm being unreasonable. I don't want to influence the responses by giving the price I offered (which I then raised and was still turned down).

    by BrianLevre

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    1. Quesabirria on

      I’d pay $300. But mostly because I used to have that very same bike and would love to have it again.

    2. mt209 on

      Florida they are $75-100 all day unless the seller has some sort of personal attachment to it or they are subbed to r/xbiking or something.

    3. dodmeatbox on

      There’s two 930s on my local FB. Both in better condition than that one. One is $250 and one is $125. I wouldn’t go over $100 for that one. Even then only if pickings were very slim. It just needs too much in work and parts.

    5. peanut_flamer on

      Asking price on that bike in Pittsburgh would be all over the place, but I wouldn’t even click on it unless it was $150 or less. I might pay $100 if I really wanted it, but otherwise I’d offer $75 or less and move right on if it wasn’t accepted.

      Bikes posted in this condition at $150 will be out there for months before they sell.

      E.g.:

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/leechburg-trek-mountain-track-820/7887463555.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/leechburg-trek-mountain-track-820/7887463555.html)

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/new-kensington-giant-cypress-hybrid/7874798530.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/new-kensington-giant-cypress-hybrid/7874798530.html)

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/bridgeville-raleigh-aluminum-hybrid-18/7886749592.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/bridgeville-raleigh-aluminum-hybrid-18/7886749592.html)

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/new-kensington-scott-cheyenne-mountain/7880260853.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/new-kensington-scott-cheyenne-mountain/7880260853.html)

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/ingomar-mens-specalized-globe-carmel/7879796247.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/ingomar-mens-specalized-globe-carmel/7879796247.html)

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/pittsburgh-mtb-ghost/7882053279.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/pittsburgh-mtb-ghost/7882053279.html)

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/bethel-park-bicycle/7883808378.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/bethel-park-bicycle/7883808378.html)

      [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/new-alexandria-trek-navigator-200/7880936646.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/new-alexandria-trek-navigator-200/7880936646.html)

      $50 seems to be the price point where old bikes in decent condition go quick, but I still watched a $45 Specialized Hardrock for over a month earlier this summer before the ad finally disappeared.

      Edit: I’m really interested in what the asking and offered prices on that bike are. My experience is that some people just don’t inhabit the same reality as me.

      E.g.: [https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/pittsburgh-haro-mountain-bicycle/7886578332.html](https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/d/pittsburgh-haro-mountain-bicycle/7886578332.html)

    6. ForeignLibrarian9353 on

      Probably a half dozen of those exact bike on FB right now around here, anywhere from $125 to over $200. None of them will sell for that. IMO, $50-75 is fair. Only way I could see paying anywhere near $100 is if it’s been serviced with some upgraded parts.

    8. Metaphoricalsimile on

      There’s no arguing with people who overprice their shit. They should realize that they have overpriced their item just by the fact that they’re not getting much interest, and when they do get interest they’re getting offers lower than what they listed, but a lot of people are just bad at logic and selling things.

    10. phillybhatesme on

      I look at singletracks a bunch. I have recently seen a nice plum 930 go for 30 and that was a steal. 50 and 80 dollar singletracks get bought quickly.
      The ones for 125-150 might sell eventually.
      The ones at 250 and up are kinda bugging.

    11. 101Puppies on

      I tried selling an aluminum frame trek from the 1990s that I had completely restored, and couldn’t get $200 during the pandemic, when bikes were selling for a premium. That thing is worth about $40. It will cost $300 to restore and not be worth $340 when you are done.

    12. kitbiggz on

      I see bikes like that for $35 and they still sit for a couple weeks. Bike market is dead.

      I only pick up free bikes now lol.

    13. Old_Assist_5461 on

      I bought same model for 30 about 6 months ago and used it for parts. This one is in better shape. If I loved it, I’d go 75, but not in love with this model of trek.

    15. Commiefornian on

      I see a listing for a 930 with the reverse color gradient and grip shifts for $75. I’d call that a fair, no-haggle price.

    17. Twentysix2 on

      I found an identical one for $60 which was a steal, since it was ready to ride….typically in SE Michigan they would go for $100-$200.  Occasionally you see people listing them for $350 or more, and they sit forever.  

    24. GreenToMe95 on

      I got my single track 930 for free. It did have some rough chainrings and a flat tire tho.

    25. MurderOfChros on

      Probably $50 – $100 in Portland. I’ve seen some listed for more but they sit on the market for a good while. 

    31. Brady721 on

      If you lived near me I’d say $200 because that’s a 1995 Trek 930. My first mountain bike was a 1995 Trek 800, but I really wanted the 930 but I didn’t mow enough lawns and shovel enough sidewalks to afford it. The following year I ended up selling the 800 and got a Trek 7000, that I still own today! But yeah, nostalgia purposes I’d gladly fork over $200 for that bike any day.

      https://vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fisher-Klein-Lemond/1995trek.pdf

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