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Old 07-08-19, 06:36 PM
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Trek 850

So I found this in the trash, Yrek 850 mid nineties.

Paint is fairly nice, no wheels. NO WHEELS. Seat is toast, post moves stem moves.

$20?

$50?

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Old 07-09-19, 05:22 AM
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$20 if you're lucky. Old MTBs go from $50 to $100 with wheels.
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Old 07-16-19, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bikemig
$20 if you're lucky. Old MTBs go from $50 to $100 with wheels.
You’re out of touch on MTB’s Miguel!
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Old 07-17-19, 04:59 AM
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You’re out of touch on MTB’s Miguel!
They've been going up but this one has serious issues. Call me crazy buy when buying a middling bike with issues, I like 'em with wheels,

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Old 07-17-19, 09:11 AM
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While complete MTBs have started to slowly increase in value, an incomplete bike not so much.

I did recently pay $25 for a 1990 Mongoose in poor condition. But it was full Deore XT components. Since I was out of room (too many bikes picked up), I donated the frame, fork, and Deore XT wheels. I just kept the aftermarket shock stem and the remaining Deore XT components. So you could say I paid $25 for it without wheels. But the parts were desirable. A 1990s Trek 850 is not going to have desirable parts.

If I found the OP's bike in the trash I'd grab it and donate to the co op. Not worth the time, effort, and expense to make it complete, and no juicy parts to make parting out valuable. Maybe I could get $20 to $30 for it as is, but I am not going to deal with the C/L selling process for $20.
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