79 cr250

[gettinold]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1979-Honda-CR250R-Red-Devil-VMX-/160764526133?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item256e4ffe35

[Hardo]

Whoever buys this CR might want to put the chain joining link circlip around the other way before riding it...   

...I wonder what the reserve is set at....  I fail to see the point of listing with a reserve. 

[JohnnyO]

Whoever buys this CR might want to put the chain joining link circlip around the other way before riding it...   

...I wonder what the reserve is set at....  I fail to see the point of listing with a reserve. 

Mmmm keen eye..!
You list a reserve so you don't give your bike away.. doesn't that make sense?

[Hardo]

The theory of it makes perfect sense of course.
However - ebay stats show having a reserve detracts a great deal of buyers.

I have sold quite a few bikes on ebay. Opening listing price = my reserve.
Nothing hidden, and no agenda (ie: changing the reserve during auction / setting unrealistically high reserve to get a "feel" whats out there etc)

So does that make sense also?
I think so - but of course each to their own. 

[James Lee]

I have listed items with a starting price i.e. my reserve,item hasnt sold and I have relisted for 99 cents with a reserve and got more than my original start price.Low starting bids get people excited and get a feel that it will be theirs while they have the winning bid.I think its a competition thing.

[Hardo]

Okay - we agree to disagree then. Thats life.
I fail to see how anyone could get a "feel" or excited that they are 'winning' when reserve isnt even met... 

Anyway - enough of my hijacking this thread...

This is a very nice and complete 79 CR by the way. Would look fantastic with very little effort.

[gettinold]

Sold for $2550!  Was it any one from here?

[mainline]

A bit steep I thought? Or are they that rare/sought after?

[STW996]

Mainline, Neither of of the two bikes I restore were in this good of nick and I paid 3K each for them 6 years ago, so if aything the prices have come down (as the imports have increased).

Know the importers need to keep themselves in business but it is (and does) drive down the price of bikes.

[Rossvickicampbell]

yep - that wasn't a bad price for a CR like that.

[mainline]

Fair enough, so it's a case of demand exceeding supply?
Would be worth looking into bringing one in from the US then.

[JohnnyO]

DDR have got 5 cr250rz's that they haven't been able to move but they are around $4000+ but in better cond  than the eBay bike

[Rossvickicampbell]

but DDR prices are normally classed as a "bit" high?

[JohnnyO]

but DDR prices are normally classed as a "bit" high?

They were always high but not too bad now, the market is very competitive with all the imports arriving.

[Kenneth S (222)]

yep - that wasn't a bad price for a CR like that.

I agree that was a pretty good price for that bike. It could easily have gone for >3K. I recently sold one which was not as good as that for $3200.

For a reasonable one which needs a bit of work to be race ready, I think the going rate is around low 3s. As a guide, you can pick up one in the US in similar or better condition for around $1500, ship it here for $12-1500, so landed around 3K. Add local transport and $3250 is about the mark.

Spend another $6-800 on it to get it race ready, some new tires, a top end refresh, chain and sprockets, new oils, maybe a new plastic here and there and a few other details and to me about 4K is what a truly race ready mount of this type is worth.