Commando Pricing

I purchased a 72 Commando about eight years ago with the intention of restoring it and riding it. The bike had been sitting for five years before I bought it. Long story short, I just don't have time to drive it so I purchased a MK3 driver. Now I am going to sell it, but have no clue what to ask for it when it goes on EBAY. It is a 72, I put a Boyer in it, also a single Mikuni. There is a new Barnett Clutch kit for it and a wiring harness. It is missing the front brake hydraulic line. The MC was kitted to a 1.3 from Ken Arman in San Jose, he also coated the fiberglass interstate gas tank. It also has a used steel roadster tank I purchased on Ebay. About three years ago, we started it and drove it slowly (no brakes) around the block. Other than that, nothing has been done to it. Any pricing guidelines you could give me would be greatly helpful.
Thanks,

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GavinJuice said:

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Good call.

HI Mowog,

Was going to give my opinion, but really it's worth what someone is willing to pay - standard answer. I already have a '72 roadster in excellent condition, so not personally interested in another. If you have the time start high on craigslist and work downward.

Put it on ebay with a $1 minimum bid and no reserve. Have faith in the universe and let the market tell you what it's worth! You'll actually get more for it that way than if you list it with a high minimum or reserve.

People on craigslist are looking for bargains, so another overpriced listing is not likely to generate much interest.

Debby

Oh Debby, your just looking to snag another bike.

I don't know if e-bay is a good bet at $1 minimum, the highest amount a Norton sold for in the search I just did was for a bit over $4000, the next one sold for less than $2000. The ones for less than $2000 looked rough and the $4000 one was a nice runner.

Jean

It's impossible to guess the value without so much as a single photo.

Could be anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000.

I have found wildly different selling prices on e-bay for what appear to be very similar bikes, which leads me to believe that your entire situation is highly dependent on there being a "best" buyer for your particular bike that happens to have a goodly amount of money and a fighting urge to win the auction at the particular time your bike is on offer.

Personally, I never sell bikes or projects on e-bay without a reserve. I'm in no dire need to lose a significant amount of money for no good reason (although at critical times, I will consider taking a small loss).

The £1 or $1 start pulls in the punters. once snagged if 2 end up wanting then you end a good price, if you end up only snagging one wanting then they get it cheap.

Thanks for the ideas. I am going to put it on ebay,I a imagining it will bring somewhere around a thousand dollars. I think I will set a $500 reserve. I have no idea how to post a photo here.

Mowog4 said:

Thanks for the ideas. I am going to put it on ebay,I a imagining it will bring somewhere around a thousand dollars. I think I will set a $500 reserve. I have no idea how to post a photo here.

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How to post pictures.

Mowog -

I sold a rolling project a few months ago for over $2K, for what it's worth. hopefully the market will allow at least that much, i think it will.