thinktubes 

I troll garage sales looking for LPs. As a by-product, I often find bikes. I enjoy wrenching on bikes, and can't resist bargins. I have learned to stay away from total basket case bikes. It's usually not worth the time to get them back up and running. I can never seem to find bikes my size (57-58 cm) Most bikes I find are too small, too big, or too French.

Novara Touring bike: paid $5 sold: $277


Trek 400 Elance w/531 frame: paid: $70 sold: $303


Peugeot paid: $5 sold: $176


Trek 400 paid: $1 (the guy tried to talk me out of it) sold: $77


Fuji Mountain bike Found in trash missing front wheel. Built it up for my girlfriend, but it was too small Sold: $86

Doohickie

Tools are good too. Every garage saler seems to have some tools for sale. Some of them are actually worth buying.

Fast Cloud

I'm still waiting for bikedudes 12 pages worth.

cycleheimer

Found this one at a tag sale, and bought it as a combo "hobby project"/"flipper". Had a buyer lined up within minutes of "post time". It is very difficult right now to find any affordable bikes on Craig's List around my area.

leftthread

If it had been my size I would have kept it.

cycleheimer

Just like Leftthread above, I would have kept it if it were my size.

robtown

I got this triple butted Giant yesterday at a boy scout sale for $40. I replaced the saddle, cleaned her up, and sold her for $200 today. Why? I like working on bikes, my tire bill for my stable could pay someones monthly cell charges. I also bought a SWOBO 100% merino wool jersey for $60 shipped - with bike cash!

dudeona3V

I think we've started something.

sonatageek

I never noticed that! Hey at least the fork was on the correct way.

kingfish254

Dahon Mariner D7 after I used teh fenders rack and seatpost on my Dahon Jetstream P8 (paid $177 - sold $220)



Cannondale H300 (paid $90 - sold $259)




Madwagon (paid $15 - sold $140)

kingfish254

Lee Iacocca EBike (paid $160 - sold $379)




Dahon Jetstream P8s - (paid $1460 for four - kept one and sold three for $1640) - This is still my main ride




Dahon Mariner 26 (bought two for $125 - sold two for $325)

Bioflamingo

With my newly opened foreign market I've been attempting to flip every bike I own except a few. Purchased most of them for less than $10, selling them all for $20 each. Most are just old cruisers and 3 speeds from the 30s-60s, but there's a few 70s and 80s 10 speed bikes in there.

Fast Cloud

That's a smokin' little koi pond/fountain thingy there, Kingfish!

StarBiker

You never go to Thrifts, and Garage Sales looking for one specific thing. I look for everything, mainly records, and stereo equipment.
I have been flipping Bikes on CL for over three years. I can't believe how much money I get for them. Mountain Bikes do not sell that well, although a profit is always made. But Road Bikes just floor me. I can't believe what people are willing to pay for them. Sometimes I find a super nice Bike, and can understand. But I never do anything to the Bikes I sell, except clean them. I did put Tires, and Tubes on a Japanese Soma that I liked. Sold it for $180. I have made almost $4000 in the time I have been selling them. The Peugeot I found last night for $20 should make some nice coin.
I prefer Hybrid Bikes for myself. Not much of a Road Biker.

kingfish254

Thanks FastCloud. That is the courtyard of our 1873 row house that we restored in Savannah's Historic District.

corter

i flipped this frameset for the price i paid for the whole bike, and kept the whole dura ace group for myself. Gave the saddle to a friend, and enjoyed the $1k in free parts

Fast Cloud

Now I'm totally green with envy...I took Mrs. Cloud for a vacation there 3 or 4 years ago for 2 weeks. We stayed in one of those federal style row houses that was converted into a bed and breakfast. We took a couple of days to drive up to Charleston and Hilton Head, but spent most of the time relaxing in the squares. I'd move there tomorrow. Hoist a beer for me in Churchills. Man I loved that town...it's like New Orleans without the crime.

big_heineken

I flip because I like to work on bikes. I'm bad about getting attached.
Flipped:
Mid 80s Schwinn Caliente

International Bicycle Co.

Shogun Hi-Ten

Centurion Cavaletto

No name bike

Huffy POS, tried to trade for beer, but got $20 instead

Raleigh Pursuit

Trying to flip:
70s Raleigh Sprite

Raleigh Mixte

1984 Schwinn World Sport

Bam42685

I flip for fun. I haven't done it as much since I moved. Here's my best flip $ wise. Paid $40 sold $200 next day with $17 in parts put into it. Not amazing compared to some here, but I was happy with it.

Bridgestone 450

kingfish254

Cheers! Savannah, Charleston, and New Orleans are like three sisters. Savannah is the sweet Southern Belle, Charleston is the prissy jealous sister, and New Orleans is the **** (sleasy woman that rhymes with but).

auchencrow

Panasonic DX3000. I don't like indexed shifting + it was a little too large.




'84 Peugeot PSV10. Way too large. (Still the only flip I ever missed owning.)

Catnap 

some of these i bought / built with the express intention to sell, others I built for myself and sold later.

brandenjs

This is a bitter sweet flip. I got this from a co-worker for $50, fixed it up and sold it for $350. I really did like the looks of it when I finished, but it was way too small for me. I regret not having it in the collection though.

kingfish254

Paid= $50 Sold= $180 (8 days later)

stausty

1995ish Bianchi Trofeo
Paid $150, added 8s ergos ($50) and new cranks ($25), sold for $450


1991 Miyata 1000 LT
$250 + rims (trade) and saddle ($25), sold for $660


Schwinn Prelude single speed
$60, new tires ($20), sold for $140