oldbikerehab Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 So I scan my local craigslist on occasion for a second DT to buy since I've been in and out of mine after a couple rebuilds and I figure I could whip one back into shape without all the head scratching/banging involved with my first one. This morning I spotted this: http://carbondale.craigslist.org/mcy/3509468340.html 2x 1978 DT 175s for $500. One runs, the other in parts. Here's my dilemma: I have $500 in my pocket right now, BUT I need to use it to pay down my university bill, otherwise I can't register, get my graduate degree, get a job, and make money. I could always just put the tuition on a credit card and use the cash for "just one more bike". Anyway, it seems like one bike could be turned into a rider and everything else parted out for a profit. I just bought a second bike that I'm starting to fix up so fixer upper #3 and #4 are probably not in the cards right now but I thought maybe there might be a member stateside interested in this ad. . . Anybody care to share any success and/or horror stories about flipping bargain bikes for fun or profit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbikerehab Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Are pics not allowed in The Bar? I'm trying to post some before and after pics from my photobucket using the IMG tag as always but I keep getting this error: "You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenDAWG Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 well pal i bought what looked liie a bargain bike for £550 spent £600 still couldnt get the heep to work properly sold it for £500 (a loss of £650+).. trouble with me is i dont know enough about bikes to spot a good deal or a pile of shit lol. i took 2 other people with me when i went for my dtr people who owned them before and knew some about bikes lol if you know your shit and you get the feeling go for it, i get the feeling but i dont know my shit so i just watch the deals go by ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted December 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2012 Are pics not allowed in The Bar? I'm trying to post some before and after pics from my photobucket using the IMG tag as always but I keep getting this error: "You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community." There seems to be a glitch with some picture posting at the moment. It is intermittent so trying again may get the pics up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Yeah i got that problem earlier, keep trying to re-post and eventually it will accept it, does Alex know about the glitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbikerehab Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Why ya gotta go makin' sense, ken? LOL You're right though. As much as I'd like to imagine picking up a whole pickup truck of DT and turning it into gold, I'd probably wind up taking a loss. Could be a fun project for a real mech though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenDAWG Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 That's the thing what seperates the people with bike knowledge to the people who think they know! Aslong as you either know or you know someone who knows there shit you should be fine. I bought 2 piles of shit out of 3 bikes I bought so my ratio is crap lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbikerehab Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Here's my first DT I bought for $300. About $500 and 5 months later. So tempting to have another go at an old DT. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbikerehab Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I never could post the pics using the Post button but finally got it to work using the More Reply Options button and then posting with the Add Reply button on the first try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 $300 + $500 = $800 for a good looking, running bike... how's that not a smoking deal?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbikerehab Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Smoke with the best of them! Wait, you're right, I should blow my tuition money on another bike! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenDAWG Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 well going by the pictures you do know your stuff so get that cash blown on some more bikes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted January 1, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 1, 2013 Here's my first DT I bought for $300. About $500 and 5 months later. So tempting to have another go at an old DT. . . I've often wondered what your bike looked like now, shes a beaut well done, another brought back from the brink. The other two for $500 well the best one looks a heck of a lot better than the one you started with dont ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbikerehab Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Thanks AH! I would be more inclined if they had the title, but in my state Illinois, a salvage title is a pain and kind of pricey. Missouri, on the other hand, will give a title for anything for about $10. Might be time to call my friends in St. Louis. . . LOL I'll be in this seller's town next week so I'll probably check it out if it hasn't sold by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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