Given the advancements in the platforms for the Vado and Creo, I’m itching to upgrade. My challenge is I’m not sure how to go about selling my existing models. I realize trading at the dealer likely won’t yield the desired amount in return, but I’m not sure how to sell private party….
Any tips on what you might have done if you’ve upgraded?
Thanks!
I took advantage of the 25% off sale on Creos and bought a carbon comp two weeks ago. Ive been riding a Vado SL 4.0 since last summer and was very happy with it, but just wanted the road bile feel again. The VSL was close, and I could have been happy keeping it but the Creo is better for me at this point.
I had been watching the typical sale places (craigslist, facebook marketplace, and eBay), planning on selling my VSL and wanting to get a feel for how much to expect for it. It was 7 months old with about 1700 miles, perfect condition.
Just for fun, I submitted it to Pro’s Closet, the big online used bike business. I had low expectations as far as price and I only sent two mediocre photos. To my surprise, they replied back with a great offer, cash, trade in at my local store, or trade in credit on their site. Since my LBS transaction was already in progress, I went for the cash offer. To protect Pro Closet’s business model, I don’t think it would be cool to disclose the price I got from them, but it was more than I expected to get selling on my own. eBay has a 13% commission, so even though Vado SL’s seem to get pretty good prices, the commission would have given me less than this EASY transaction. My LBS packed it up for me, Pro’s closet sent a FEDEX label, and within a few days I had the exact amount they offered in my bank.
I had several communications with Pro’s Closet, both by phone and email, and they are very professional. I highly recommend checking with them if you have a bike to sell or are looking for a higher end one to buy that gets checked out by their team.
