Buying then selling bike in Oz
Buying then selling bike
I’m looking at going to Australia for about 3 months later this year: the idea would be to spend the time travelling pretty constantly by bike. Rental for such a long period is crazy expensive, so the options are to ship my own bike over, or buy a used one at the start of the trip, then sell it when I’m finished.
I’d almost certainly buy from a dealer, since I’d rather pay more for something that’s been recently serviced and has a warranty. And at the end I’d probably sell to a dealer [not necessarily the same one], since although I’d probably get less than on a private sale, it should be a lot quicker. From what I’ve read that looks pretty feasible and straightforward. but there’s one aspect I haven’t seen covered anywhere: the difference between the buying and selling prices of the bike. Obviously it’s impossible to be precise, but there must be a ball park percentage difference between the two prices: ie pay $10,000 get $5,000 back [50%], or pay $6000 get $4000 back [66%] I’m assuming selling the bike in similar condition it was bought in, but plus thousands of kilometers.
Anyone got any idea what the figures might be? Or has even done such a thing?
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