Bought it, washed it, and took REALLY good pictures. How much can we make?
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- Today we will do an experiment. I found this Trek Roscoe 6 Mountain Bike which was pretty much brand new. The seller had a pretty bad listing with awful photos and a very short description. I bought it for as low as he would take, washed the bike, prepared it for sale, and took some really good pictures of it. How much will we get for it?
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Honestly I think the lesson here is less "if you're selling a bike, take good photos" and more "if you're buying a bike, don't get put off by bad photos". You saved a chunk of money by looking past the mediocre photos...
Or you could say don’t buy bikes with good photos because you’ll end up paying up!!
That's absolutely true. If you're looking for a sweet deal, you need to find the bikes that everyone else missed!
I've definitely found this with cars too. Adding a thorough description and describe some qualities of the car, along with good pictures once clean, people jump all over it. If you seem enthusiastic about the bike/car/whatever they get the impression that you probably took care of it.
@@inoita11 yeah
It's more about that bad photos make the seller or the purchase itself seem shady while a good photo indicates that the seller actually cares on selling his product. This is why a lot of people are willing to pay more just to ensure that their purchase is worth it.
If you agreed at 950 and you drive to where they wanted to meet up then had the audacity to change their offer to a low ball offer to you after wasting your time and gas... I would have left immediately without neogiating and went to the back up.
Yeah I thought that was greasy as hell too. Met up at a bike shop no less that verified everything even and she still tried to lowball.
Hopefully, he didn't give her all the free goodies...but he probably did since Seth is nicer than me.
With all the goodies, grip upgrades, gas, cleaning materials, lube, brake materials and time, was there really a $100 profit?
@@jasonpensy8043 no
I wouldn't leave immediately but I would just say this isn't the third world, $950 means $950.
I would gladly pay your asking price for the work you did. Knowing it was gone over with by someone as meticulous as you are makes it a steal not to mention the extras you threw in. I'm just as picky with my stuff when it comes to keeping stuff clean and original. Presentation is EVERYTHING! I used to detail vehicles. It's amazing what you can do with some elbow grease. I've seen some pretty impressive transformations with just a little housekeeping. Lady got a screaming deal.
This Flip Bike content is too good! Unfortunately I had somebody break into my house to steal a recent mountain bike project of mine. Proper gutted, but absolutely ready to get another one and go through the fixing up process all over again. Your Flip Bike series has been a big motivator for me to get into bikes and fixing them up. Love your approach and attitude to everything you do. From New Zealand, thank you!
First I want to say, home burglars should be executed for their crimes. Yes, I’m being absolutely serious. Second, I hope you had homeowners insurance or renters insurance.
@@Velo1010 i don"t think they should be executed more like 10 years in prison
Oh that sucks
@@user-pv6td1eq4s in new zealand he wont even get prison at all.
Flip bike! One of my favorite series. I stumbled upon the channel being an RC addict; now I'm a MTN Bike addict too. Lol
Haha same now i dont even touch my rcs anymore
Sold my kraton for bike parts lol
It's wild to me that people found Seth through RC and switched to bikes and not the other way around. I'm the opposite. Kind of funny
It's stupid. As a general rule, you cannot make money flipping bikes.
This guy drove hundreds of miles at $5 bucks a gallon to buy the bike. Then he spent hours washing and tuning the bike. Then spent more driving around to show the bike, probably 6 dollars a gallon this time. For all that work, he made a hundred whole dollars.
Where he actually made money is making this video. He is full time CZcamsR. That is his job. Any money he made doing it is just extra, because the goal was not profit on the bike, the goal was profit on the video, which is probably in the 20 thousand dollar range.
A guy a follow named "Uncle Tony" recently uploaded a video of how much money he made painting his engine. He's got about 200k subs. He made 11 thousand dollars on that video.
Berm Peak has millions of subscribers and probably hundreds of thousands of views on this video within a month. Uncle Tony barely had 10s thousands of views. So this video should be worth at least 20k Dollars. Nobody would do all that work and put all those miles on his new-ish pick up truck to make a hundred bucks.
He didn’t do it to make a hundred bucks.
He did it to make a point about your presentation and ad making a difference in the amount you sell a bike for.
There's probably a good reason why Seth didn't proceed with a full rundown of the sale. The buyer took advantage of Seth's generosity. Pricing it at 999 is already a steal and her decision to meet up at a bike shop and to suddenly offer 860 to Seth is a scummy move. Didn't they agree to a 950 deal?
I somewhat hope the buyer didn't get the freebies lol
that behaviour is unacceptable
I agree and I also doubt Seth made anything from the sale because gas prices alone driving would cut the profit down. But hey these videos aren't really meant for profit meant for the entertainment:)
Yah, so curious on the response if she got freebies.
Anyways let's just focus on the positive and on Seth's generocity
Totally agree. "People, what a bunch of bastards" IT Crowd
I agree. I bet he didn’t give her the swag. I hate people that agree to buy something then try to lowball. That’s BS! That’s a nice bike !!
Your descriptions are the thing that set you apart the most, so precise and genuine!!
Extremely waiting for flip bike series, am so.. excited 😊
This made my day cool.
I almost watch every flip bike series on mornings ,it make me feels good.
As a real estate broker, I see this all the time - poorly marketed homes selling for much less than they should. Prior to this seller-friendly market we're in now, they wouldn't sell at all.
That's how I got Berm Peak!
@@SethsBikeHacks ❤️
here people see those as flip apartment/houses and bid them up to a regular marketvalue anyway
that is how I got my house 6 years ago... there's no way I could buy a house now.
That's exactly how I bought my house last year. We were constantly losing out on homes that we put offers on because so many other people were interested. Found a house a bit outside our budget with terrible photos that looked they they were taken on a mid 2000s flip phone and we got it far under their asking price because nobody even wanted to come look at the house based on the listing.
Seth literally lost money by agreeing to 900 dollars even at 999$ it would've still been a steal deal, considering gas prices these days you definitely had a lose there but at least u get it back cuz this videos definitely blowing up once again. Keep up the good work Seth love your videos definitely makes my day.
He does it for the video…
I absolutely lost money lol. If I was doing this for a living I would have never taken $900. As much as I lost though, it's nothing compared to what the original guy did. If he just washed the bike and took better photos, some patience could have gotten him $1100 I think.
A small price to pay for potentially getting someone into cycling/ Mountainbiking, which can impact their life forever.
Yeah, gas prices plus a mad wife…
@@sebastianjost You don't know that, you hope that's the case.
I love flipping bikes. This is my favorite part of Berm Peak/Express. You have come a long way since Seth's Bike Hacks and are a huge force in the industry. Thanks for your dedication and service to the mountain bike community.
Amazing work. I love what you do. It would be nice to see how much you can restore an older bike, no disk breaks and all.
You seriously do an amazing job ! You inspire me to update as much as possible my bike and my kids bikes. THANK YOU !
He’s mentioned a number of “beginner errors”. I would love to see him go over a deep dive of professional quality service/cleaning.
Yea his video don't have that anymore. It's a shame
He's done it a billion times
He's not a professional
@@gustavomello6667 30 is not a billion. Hahahhahaaa
@@th_js he worked in a bike shop as a mech for years.
You can always use a soft light filter, like a bed sheet, to soften the direct sun light. A price of foil insulation works as a reflector to help with shadows.
If you have access to something like work lights that are brighter than the sunlight you are shooting in (at the location of the shoot, say in the woods), you can use those too. Not all studio lighting is flash.
This is by far one my most favorite series youtube. Not sure why, maybe its the DIY guy in me but I get so stoked when a flipbike episode pops up. Keep em coming my dude.
A video detailing "newbie mistakes" would be a great idea! At my shop I often see folks come in with an issue that has a very simple solution or is cause by uneducated bike handling. You'd be surprised how many people ask "I'm not supposed to pedal when I shift right?" might be a good video to show common and simple mistakes and misconceptions for new bike owners!
wait you aren't?
@@thunkrdYou are supposed to pedal, but you aren't supposed to pedal hard.
@@brodie.969 😆 thanks I was being silly
Please keep doing this series, as a bicycle addict myself I buy and sell bikes very often, not necessarily to make a profit but to ride and enjoy several cool and interesting bikes and then be able to sell them without breaking the bank, keep up the awesome videos Seth!
Idk if it's "greedy" to expect someone to pay the price they agreed to **and** had a shop/mechanic verify the bike was actually worth **at least** that much... It's kind of a weird spot to put you in to start with (i.e. haggling in front of a bike shop), and having a mechanic say "yeah, the thing's mint; we sell'em for $1200 right inside" and she still turns around and says "$860, deal?" Pretty uncool, imo. Point being: you're generous, a good steward of the sport, and while it's obviously not all about the money, this could set kind of a bad precedent (though of course this kind of behavior is rife elsewhere on Marketplace). And I get it, she was trying to a) not get taken advantage of, and b) get a good deal, and that's totally fine -- but both those points would have been true even if she'd paid $999 or certainly $950. Taking $900 makes Seth the one who got taken advantage of, and he def doesn't deserve it given all he's done for the sport in the Asheville area.
I agree. That’s a shitty move on her part. I hope she didn’t get the free goodies.
There's a reason the bicycle blue book value the bike like that, no warranty. Doesn't matter how new the bike is it's still used. Getting that bike from a bike shop for 1200 is still a better deal, because most bike shops offer free service plus the lifetime warranty from trek.
Agreed. She was a shitty customer
@@adrianvalella6854 Free service maybe, but certainly not free parts (which would be the real cost if something went wrong), and the cost of a tuneup won’t negate the savings. Also, Trek warranties the frame, not the purchase as I recall, so it’s not like she’d be losing the lifetime warranty. In any case, that’s par for the course buying used, and Seth’s point that the BBB value assumes a year-old bike has measurable wear on components is more applicable here, except this bike has no appreciable wear.
@@joshuatatro4503 All good points plus buying new adds sales tax of course.
Soooo...all told a net loss. Your valuable time, fuel to transport the bike for both buy and sell, and the work you put into cleaning/adjusting it. In terms of flip, net loss...in terms of education on what not to do...priceless. Great video and absolutely worth my time. Thanks much.
I'm just a kid getting into mtb and I love watching you and you are always teaching me new things I'm hitting bigger jumps and learning how to help other because of you and for that I thank you
Especially flip bike
Love this series. In the past year I've bought four old bikes to flip. Except now I have four old bikes I enjoy riding. Foster failure.
I've recently found your channel as I'm getting back into bike riding and I just now realized you're somewhat local as I live in SC. I have my old college bike, a 2009 Diamondback Outlook, which is old and tired. I had considered upgrading it by watching your channel but I've decided to look around for something already closer spec'd to what I want. Thanks for the awesome content!
Really enjoyed your video. I especially appreciate your attention to detail when preparing the bike (or product) for sale. Then again, you were very fortunate to get this bike, no scratches or major repairs. The original owner had the right price but obviously slacked on preparing the bike for sale visually. The Trek “Roscoe” model seems very popular right now, and that color was hot! PS - nothing irritates me more than seeing a great bike that is poorly cared for. Looking forward to the next episode.
Wow, who remembers when Seth was Seth's Bike Hacks? I think I have watched him since 800k, and really his only two series were building up Berm Creek and the bike hacks videos. Now he has several successful bits, and its been really cool to see his channel grow.
@@nrrdio Huh, yeah you're right.
Bruh, I still remember Seth when he was that dude in Florida riding a Trek hardtail down stairs and benches and filling Walmart bikes with sand.
@@theshonen8899 And the tires with water lol
Flip bike is so entertaining to watch big thanks to Seth for creating content for us
Thank you Seth! I once helped a buddy of mine sell his bike online and he wasn’t getting many offers, but I retook the pictures with a decent camera and good lighting, and rewrote his description and he managed to sell it for 300$ more than what he was asking! Really great tips for the mountain bike community to know!
Thats great advice. Sold 3 bikes in the last year. Stripped down and full service all of them and got top end of price. The other thing i found is there was little or no haggling as they saw the bikes were in great shape. Probably spent half a day on each bike and it was worth it. Photos are tricky but they can be the difference in selling
I made so much during the pandemic bike surge by buying bikes, doing simple cleaning, tuneups and doing good ads. It was free money. I’d sell bikes within minutes of listing them.
*The IRS would like to know your location*
my boi made tax fraud
In the country Im currently residing, bikes are just given away and most of them are actually in decent condition. Made a killing out of it.. ANd whats better is that, its not taxable as long as you do it as a "hobby"
Hey, Seth! I have an amazing Giant Farrago that I cant ride anymore after an injury. I'd love to donate it, find it a good home, and see what you could do with it! It's more of a road hybrid bike but maybe you could make it MTB friendly! Lmk, cheers
Get this man seen by seth
Can I buy it?
@@landonkulas2968 sorry man, not wanting to sell it but just find it a good home
@@cianmcguigan7654 thank you!
Thank you for making these videos. This is by far my favorite content you create. Don't get me wrong, all your videos are good but I love these videos
Enjoyed your video! Loved the way you cleaned and tuned that nice bike.
Learning how to fix and tune a bike is such a nice skill to have. I definately saved a ton of money doing everything myself, and it's also fun. Every time I got someone wondering how much my bike is, they were thinking about something like $1500. I was like, meh, I paid $350. LOL
i just love these videos! Haven't finished it yet but with your consistency of quality I know what I am in for!! Thank you Seth :)
Very valuable video im trying to sell my first MTB right now and I could use all the tips I can get. I appreciate it. Cleaned it, checked it out, took ok pics but not like yours by any stretch. Thanks Seth!
I love the content. You gotta love this stuff to work that hard for $100 or so. It's definitely more of a hobby that pays for itself than a money maker. When I sell something I don't drive more than a few miles so it's easy to control the terms or walk without much investment. It's harder to do that if you have an hour drive involved and all the gas money unless it's a very high profit item.
YES, IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A FLIPBIKE!!!!
I have a roscoe 7, love it and wouldn't want to sell it. It'll outperform me for years to come, but still excited to see how much value I might be retaining
Big fan of mine too. They're just plain fun
I’ve got two R6 and will never get rid of them. Fun bikes to shred with!
Just bought this exact bike (purple) for 1200 AUD in the exact same condition as this video. It was nice to see that I wasn't ripped and I bought a nice bike !!!
Amazing work !!!
Good job.
I recently flipped my old 200 quid Trek full sus for a 250 quid profit! Good photos are a must!
Love this series so much. Thanks Seth!
Hey Seth, cool video and generous of you to throw in some gifts. Good work, beautiful clean bike!
Thanks man this made my day. Makes me wish i scoured the internet for a lightly used rockhopper but im still the happiest person alive with my budget rockhopper from specialized.
Keep on keepin on bro! You make my day wayyy better!!
Great video as always, Seth!
By the way, would you mind sharing the brand and where you get that transparent bleeder cup? Thanks🤘
I love this video series! keep them coming Seth.(:
Only found this channel recently, absolutely love it, I want to get back into the jumps and sketchy sh1t I was doing when I was younger on a much cheaper bike, this week I bought a 2022 ProGear duel suspension 19" trail bike for $617 (obviously with a discount code and the price already on special) so fairly it's a $869 mountain bike, I then went and bought a Deity copperhead 31.8mm stem, Deity bladerunner pedals, Deity supacush grips, Pro FRS high rise 31.8mm handlebar and Pro end plugs to get me started so without discounts and stuff I'm $1,415 into this deal and I can't wait ti get back out on trails and start flying again amd yours videos inspired me to do it, I originally bought the bike just ride around so thanks mate love it keep it up.
You did the extra work, the money is earned. Shopping for used cars for my son recently I told him (on so many) if they can't be bothered to take decent pics, can't be sure how they cared for it / move on.
Seth, Something I saw on TikTok is to never go $999. People with the extra money will enter search parameters starting at $1k and will never see your ad. By pricing it initially at $999 you've rendered your ad invisible to so many potential buyers. They said that the whole $999 thing is so 2010. Price your ads with nice round numbers and you should see better results. Hope this helps going forward. Love the series.
Seth is one generous dude. Putting the new grips on, taking the time to clean it, dial it in, meet at a bike shop to get it checked out (good move by the consumer), and then still agree to a lower price when the bike shop said it was basically brand new and he still says he came out ahead? Man, generous dude. I bet he still gave the bottles and swag.
He's definitely a generous dude. That's the problem b/c he's making money on the backend with youtube and this isn't accurately reflecting a real life scenario.
You think he came out ahead? That $100 profit he made probably covered what it cost him in petrol to get the bike and meet the buyer.
@@vongdong10 not at all, I agree with you.
@@BIIIKES ah my bad. I read your comment wrong
@@vongdong10 haha all good. I don't know how anyone could think he came out ahead on this one. He's just a good dude.
Another small thing that goes a long way is a really good detailed description of the bike
Great timing for this project. A bunch of new riders bought bikes in '20 and used them once!
Nice job on the clean up , photos and sale. It turned out perfect. Too cool. My dog Max rides around in the same seat basket. He loves it as it lets him see out the car windows. Best wishes to you and yours.
I have a Roscoe 8 for my hardtail. Great bike, it is so much better with an air fork (like what comes on the 7 and 8) than with the coil (which the 6 comes with). That would've been one upgrade I would've done.
got the roscoe 6, put a 140mm marazochi bomber on it. DREAMS!!!
@@TheBodo I have a RS 35 Gold on mine. It's great.
I love my roscoe 7, it’s a good line of bikes
Love my Roscoe 7! FYI for Roscoe owners if you get tired of the cup and cone bearing in the rear, trek now sells a sealed bearing wheel with end caps for the boost 141, and it has awesome points of engagement!
@@sporkcrx thanks mate! Will look into this
Laugh in his face? This guy did nothing wrong or sneaky. He just didn’t know enough. Glad you didn’t do that.
The joke is that people might expect me to go back and give the $100 to him. I considered this as an ending and several friends suggested it, so I thought it would be a common enough thought to make it into a joke, but it may have gone over some peoples’ heads. Just know that nobody every considered going back there and laughing in his face.
@@SethsBikeHacks Sorry for not being clear. Seth (you?) seem like a genuinely nice fellow. I didn’t think you would do it, i was referring to anyone who would seriously think it was a good idea.
Plus let's not forget that Seth spent a couple of hours and god knows how much gas to drive to get the bike and bring it back, had the tools and knowledge to take the drive train apart, clean, adjust, and lube the bike, then spend more time to drive the bike to a bike shop and deal with a low-balling person...all for an Extra $100 so the guy could have laughed right back while sipping on his latte because all that extra time and effort may have not been worth it to the original seller. To be fair, had the seller done these things in the first place, they would have had to make one trip to meet with the seller but the fact that Seth had to drive an hour to get the bike may mean that there weren't potential buyers in that area and would have at least spent a couple of hours to drive to meet with a buyer and perhaps several buyers.
Sir you are a good man! Always learn and enjoy your videos! Thank you!
Thanks for posting this!
Let's recap, So she says she wants the bike, gets it checked out by bike mechanics, all good, looks mint accommodation, proceeds to LOWBALL an offer after getting it verified it's still practically brand new, also most likely knows by now that it has an extra $100+ in brand new products that are freebees and still haggles to $900. 😂 I would have walked! Some people, I tell ya!
The seller is a nice guy. However, if I did all that work and the buyer agreed to $950. I would have turned down the $900 and walked.
This might be an odd request, but I'd love to see Seth do a review of his Honda Ridgeline. I feel like its been in so many videos and it appears to be a solid workhorse for him. Plus Seth reviewing anything is just pure entertainment!
you are just amazing Seth ! keep up the good work !
i have this bike and can honestly say that you can’t really get much better the speed and the handling when your in the air on the jumps is so good and the brakes are just amazing aswell short brakes fro sharp turns the lot i really recommended it to anyone who wants to start mounting biking as it’s easy to ride 😁
This is a great example of how it isn't usually worth it to flip a bike. He made $100 and probably did at least 2 hours of work including pictures and photography, then spent probably another hour or so actually selling it. That isn't the worst hourly rate, but there are likely better ways to spend your time. Also, I wonder how much Seth being something of a known quantity comes into play, he didn't make it sound that way, but might have the lady stuck to her guns on $860 if it was just an average citizen not wielding swag? They make for entertaining videos though!
Right?! What a waste of time.... I'm sure he even spent 60+ hours filming and editing the video.
Not including the 2 hours+ round trip picking up the bike + gas. I love Seth and his videos but this is not a realistic way to actually make money.
@@andrewcho4 yeah he should quit his day job 😄 😄
Lol his truck gets like 18mpg.
Entertaining video, but not profitable… unless it’s in your profitable CZcams channel. Not trying to hate, but just being real.
This bike was in such a good condition. I can't believe that the guy selling originally rode the bike for the entire year. The woman you sold it to... this was not her first negotiation. It's cool that you gave some freebies. She is probably in the clouds over this deal. Great video. One request. If in the future you have to work on a derailleur or replace it, can you explain how to mount it properly and how to get the tension correct. Thanks.
He had it for almost a year. He only rode it a couple of times the little strings were still sticking out on the tires.
@@MikeR65 that lady got a real good deal.
There is no way that i just ordered my Trek Roscoe 6 and then you post a video with the bike. Must be a sign. Nice video, thanks for doing stuff like that.
I accually bought this exact bike last year. Works great and I love it. Def a great start into mountian biking. I'm surprised you didn't change the pedals, the ones that come stock are super crappy. Anyways enjoyed the video
I think bad photos are also sometimes good for marketing because it looks more genuine. Some products that have really good photos sometimes look fake and is not the real thing so photos like what this bike was in, actually looked very real and genuine so people would think that what's in the photo would be what it would also look like in real life. I think the guy selling this was probablly just unlucky lmao
Reflector or not is probably one of those "local traffic regulations" thing. Certainly, in Sweden, front, rear, and side reflectors are required for a bicycle to be road-legal in the dark.
Federal in the states.
Yeah it's federal. Mainly meant for kids, not adults.
No federal law to wear helmets.
And despite the federal law for reflector sales, every bike you could buy at Walmart has a sticker on it “do not ride at night”
@@jonathanzappala Headlight and Taillight are state requirements
Great video as usual!
I'd love to see a flip bike video on more expensive enduro/trail bikes. Sure they cost a lot but it wouldn't be very risky considering it'd likely sell for the same or more than you bought it.
I'm currently restoring a Production Privee 27.5" steel hardtail that pretty much needs everything replaced. Slowly getting there but the worn fox 36 stantions are a pain 😅
I reall really enjoy this series! I want more! I would love some vintage mtb stuff to!
I think there's a lot of factors in this video that weren't considered to being the reason why the bike could be sold at a higher price. Yes, the pictures work wonders to show how good the condition of the bike is, but I think location also makes a big difference. Selling bikes in a place like South Carolina where Seth bought it may be much harder because of lack of interest and less trails in the area. Asheville is possibly one of the best places to sell a bike because of such a dense population of those interested in mountain biking, which might be a contributing factor for why Seth was able to sell it more quickly at a higher price
am i the first? very nice video already seth!
I have not owned a bike for the better part of a decade, but this channel is just so entertaining. I feel i have more knowledge about bikes than most people that actually own one lol.
Wild to see what this channel has become from where it started. Seth’s Bike Hacks was my go to back in the day and it’s wild to see now.
If I drove to a bike shop to have the bike milled over by a random tech to then have the buyer low ball me even more with some bike blue book nonsense? I would be laughing and leaving with my bike.
Yea that person did NOT deserve that bike...Its petty but I hope you kept your swag.
The real lesson here is, don't buy a $1200 bike if you THINK you might want to get in to biking
A lot of this felt like a classic Seth video. It was refreshing.
Great Channel! Good info and great selling advice! Thanks!
I love the comments going into great detail how he lost money on this deal.... I wish I could lose money like Seth...
Seth considered mocking the original owner of the Roscoe 💀
You know, I've been on the fence for a while to rebuild my 2015 GT kataram it's got 29's hydraulic brakes and it's a great bike. But it's in rough shape.
This video is motivating me more and more to just rebuild it and upgrade it.
Thanks Seth, now I need to go spend more money! Haha
I've got a bike to sell soon and this video is great for selling tips.
Another great video, love the content.
Seth got powned, let's be honest
Hi Seth, I hope this finds you well. I recently found out about a top notch titanium bike frame company IN MY TOWN called Number 22 Bicycle Company.And it just so happens that they sell this wacky mountain bike/that only has onefront post, instead of the twin shocks.
I thought maybe you might be able to do some sort of collaboration with them.
(P.S. the bike frame in question is called Old King if you’re interested)
That is all, please stay safe out there.
Edit: I’ve been informed that that’s probably just how it’s configured. Still awesome frames though
isn't that just a cannondale lefty fork?
@@danp2509 ……… I don’t know much about bikes. I just thought “oooooo wacky part and local business better show Seth”
The tune up alone was worth the extra $100 to the person who bought it. Considering the extra gear to go along, you just helped a guy sell a bike and gave an extraordinary deal to the buyer. Well done.
Not sure if this was mentioned in a previous video but if you are looking to start flipping bikes it's helps to know your market. He lives in Asheville which is a very well established MTB area in comparison to other places. I recommend figuring out what type of bike is most popular in your area and sticking to that or get good at targeting a niche that has no competition. For example: I live in Nashville TN and work at a bike shop. Most people in Nashville are hipsters that want to start riding so they will gravitate to Hybrids or Good Vintage bikes with new parts.
Yo Seth what's a good suggestion for a mid level 27.5 that's cheap but really reliable?
How cheap? Hardtail or full sus?
I've had good luck with my GT Aggressor Expert size medium
Hardtail
And it's an x's I'm looking for
@@clareingram-nader1374 try a GT Zaskar or a Marin San Quentin
Soon to be re-listed for an extra $100 just like every other bike on FB marketplace. Everybody's a flipper now.
Love these flip bike videos. If you ever had the time or interest, it would be fun to do a similar series to wheeler dealers, start off with a fairly cheap hardtail, flip it, use the cash to buy a nicer bike, repeat till you've a fancy Santa Cruz or Yeti. See how long it takes!
Love to watch your video its very educational as a newbie
Actually, with labor and shop essentials, probably lost a few or maybe broke even. If you work for $25/hour (which includes your garage overhead, tools and accumulated knowledge) travel time, fuel, vehicle wear and tear, it's a loss. Real business criteria. Sure $100 in pocket, but not profit. I put this here only for younger folks who may not understand the entire free market picture. If you were to only make $100 on each bike you spent 4 hours on, traveled 2 hours out and back to sell, you'd be in your parents basement forever.
Seth, you're almost too nice. It was a perfect bike, the bike shop could never match that price and they would have come up with the money had you turned and packed it up.
He defs made a loss on the bike. Agree with you there. But he has a vid that will make up for it.
technically he made quite a bit on the video
Loved the lounge-lizard music during the bike photoshoot segment. Stay safe out there!
LOL, when u said, so let's just sit around for a while and just... stare at it! I swear, I got a smile on my face and went, "sure" and proceeded to just... yeah... kept at it.
Such a peaceful thing to have done. Maybe cuz I love mountain bikes especially the one by drive train ones and with the typical features that u guys take for granted but for a bicycle lover in India who hasn't been able to be too into current bicycles except when on youtube :) I dunno... I love it.
With the dropper seat posts and all... I'll join u to chill n stare at it if u really want to LOL
Love this series
this is a great video, good job!
I am a Trek employee. When we feel a used bike is the proper option for a customer, we tell them to meet the seller at a LBS because certain people dont know what to look for, sellers and buyers both. The most common thing we hear with bikes with big problems is "I bought this from someone..." and we immediately know the issue we are facing. So smart buyers will do this. Plus our mechanics are extremely good. When I say extremely, I mean I have been in the industry for years, working for brands like Cushcore, Specialized and other bike shops, now at Trek. These mechanics will look over your bike extensively and probably even test ride it themselves after checking bolts. Thats truly an awesome mechanic. We want the customer to have the best possible buying experience even if its not buying OUR bikes.
The other thing is that this is truly an awesome beginner MTB. I mean think about it. How many hardtails, even used, can you buy with a dropper post under or around 1k? Not very many. Bang for the buck, this thing is damn hard to beat. The ONLY change I would personally like to see is to get rid of the square taper BB. But for a beginner? Who cares! That thing will totally rip!
And for Seth directly, You certainly already know this, but you lost money on this after the tools and bottles and stuff. And add in the time in labor and on top of the driving and rescources after fixing it up, you spent at least $150 on it afterwards. I also understand you motivation to get new riders out there using gear instead of keeping it sitting. Glad it went to a good new rider experimenting/exploring in the MTB scene.
Hey Seth, you should show us and go over all of your bikes in your collection
That’d be awesome man thanks 👍
I’ve been watching you since 6th grade and I just graduated high school keep the videos up!
I enjoy the flip bike episodes and am glad to see they are working for the channel. Let’s see one where you don’t leave $ on the table. Every flip I’ve seen you could have sold for more. On the flip side-Seth’s approach to sales is really to “brake” even (see what I did there)🤣, and spread the joy and enthusiasm of mountain biking! It seems like the bike shop did the best in this deal. Do the buyers really not recognize you?
Love the motor drive sound effect.
Let me start by saying that I really like Flip Bike and your other videos that have entertained me and helped me learn new things about MTBs. It is very helpful to people and promotes fixing bikes up rather than adding to the waste in our dumps. You have always been a class act with everything that you do. This video was not one of your best near the end of your video. When you said that it would have been a cool ending by driving down and waving $100 bucks in the previous owner’s face, I could not believe that you would say something like that. You said that you decided not to do it because you didm’t want to drive down there. Well the only difference is proximity, because you basically did the same thing only digitally. I am not sure if the guy that you initially bought the bike from was not great to work with or even mean to you. We all say things that we sometimes wish that we could take back so I get it. I always had someone to “reel me in” when I said or did something that was not great, so I am paying it forward.
I’m actually in the market for a new bike myself and find it funny that you did a video on the exact bike I am interested in. I’ve only been biking for a few years and live in an area where it’s mostly trail riding nothing to crazy. The bike I do have is 20+ years old and figured out pretty fast it would be cheaper to buy new then do upgrades. I would love to here your review on the Roscoe.