 2007 America with 12000 miles; Value?
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Dealer says 4700 trade in? Could I get more selling privately?
Thank you!
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Re: 2007 America with 12000 miles; Value?
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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How did you put 120k on it in a year?
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Re: 2007 America with 12000 miles; Value?
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I would say you'll always get more on a private sale. You might want to test the market before considering the trade. Maybe start at $6000 or $6500 and see if you have any offers. Then maybe starting adusting until you get interest. A little patients should pay off. Good Luck
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Re: 2007 America with 12000 miles; Value?
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50% depreciation in a year! They drop like a rock but not that far. Probably high 5000s I would say about 5700
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Count the zeros again, that's only 12K, easy to do with decent weather.
Depending on the condition and accessories, if it hasn't been abused, you could probably get 5500 to 6500 for it if you sold it on your own. That's about what the dealer would ask for it. The thing is, dealers have to make enough after paying sales commissions to stay in business, so they can't afford to buy used bikes for market value. Even the 15 - 20 square feet of space the bike takes up while they have it for sale costs the dealer money. On the other hand, considering the expenses involved, you can sometimes pick up used bikes from a dealer at give-away prices because they can't afford to keep them around.
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Thanks All! Thats kind of what I was hoping to hear...
I actually put about 6k on it over the last two months riding in Baja, Mexico, and Guatemala. So its probably picked up a little spanish too... : )
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Count the zeros again, that's only 12K, easy to do with decent weather.
Note to self: drink that first cup of coffee before logging in to BA.com... 
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The big question is, why would you ever want to sell an America, its such a fine piece of machinery! Thats so UN-American 
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You can always get more on a private sale than on a trade-in. 
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Billy Mays says its good for 19.99, and he will add in two bottles of Ka Boom!
But, seriously, you MAY get more to sell private, but do yuou have the time to do it? How much more do you think you can get? And is the extra worth the work? It does seem a bit low, but not unfair.
Last edited by HeneryHawk; 03/03/2008 10:49 PM.
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I will trade you a 2000 Triumph Thunderbird, custom paint, lots of chrome, runs um, well we dont need to get into that.
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