SIlver Fox Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 Hi, I am trying to sell my Sabre 2 9.5 but to no avail! Is the Sabre 2 not a popular kite otherwise what would be a reasoable sale price for a 4 month used a handful of times kite. I paid £699 with lines and bar. Quote
paseawright Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 It is worth what others are willing to pay for it. First off, if you paid £699 you paid too much! There was one on eBay made £400 (but didn't meet reserve) if that helps? -- Paul Quote
SIlver Fox Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Posted March 29, 2007 Cheers mate. I know it's suppy and demand and back in November £699 was the lowest price. Someone at the time sold their sabre 1 for around £500 plus so I guess that £500 would be a fair price for a 4 month old Sabre 2 currently new at £616? Quote
paseawright Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 9.5 Sabre 1s were £500 new for most of their shelf life. -- Paul Quote
Ped Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 Where you seeing new for £616? Powerkite shop have got them listed at £499.95 brand new plus they give you an extra 10% off as standard if you've bought anything off them before, so sorry dude but if you can buy one off the shelf brand new for a smidge under 450 quid no ones's gonna pay 500 quid for a 4 month old one...... I think you'll be looking at a 350 - 400 price tag for it Sore one i no but like was said earlier you payed over the odds for it to start with Ped Quote
GrolschUK Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 I guess one potential problem could be that it is a fairly new, fairly special kite, that will not have the same 2nd hand market and constant demand and throughput as the smaller fixed bridal bullets and blades. Someone out there will be looking for a S2 9.5 eventually, but it may take longer than if you were flogging a 4.9 BIV Quote
paseawright Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 Where you seeing new for £616? Powerkite shop have got them listed at £499.95 brand new plus they give you an extra 10% off as standard Flexi charge extra for bar and lines on this kite So new they are £500 + £200 - 10%. -- Paul Quote
Ped Posted March 29, 2007 Report Posted March 29, 2007 Flexi charge extra for bar and lines on this kite So new they are £500 + £200 - 10%. -- Paul Ah didn't see that i was thinking it was 450 rtf - in that case the 500 for a 4month old kite doesn't seem that bad then:D Ped:D Quote
SIlver Fox Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Posted March 29, 2007 Cheers guys for the info. Well I hope to sell for £500 if poss. Great kite but I bought over my ability so could be a great bargain/ kite in the right hands. Quote
jnicol Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 wait until summer you will probably get a better sale when the 2nd hand market picks up - it usually goes mad Quote
BrianCalshot Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 This thread is a good idea ..you get people discussing the kite and ways of helping ...it keeps the kite on the front page and tbh its the front page where it will sell. People just dont seem to go down the pages ..my opinion is we impulse buy! Last year I sold 3 kites by selling my wife ..awesome thread and mucho thanks to AndyS, Morb and so many others for helping. Chuck loads of photos in ...that always helps. And finally dont have 100s of Bumps ... think of something more constructive to say .... then when it starts slipping copy it ...delete the post and then paste the thread back in ...looks a whole lot less desperate! My opinion ... I have sold a few kites on here and quite a few other things ... Quote
morleyman200 Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 my mate might be intreted but i dont think he has got 500 but ill ask any way for you. Quote
LoKi_79 Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 There was one on eBay made £400 (but didn't meet reserve) if that helps? that is not a very good example - reserve prices on ebay hardly ever reach a good price. the reason is that people are less willing to bid if they know it will not sell and will have to be relisted anyway so they will get another chance. as soon as the item is going to sell, then people will out bid each other because they don't want someone else to get a bargain instead of them. having said that the second hand kite market has fallen on its arse lately. i would hold out for at least £500, but if you want to sell it fast then consider £400. at the end of the day you are always going to loose money on a brand new kite - even if you've never flown it . buy second hand, and/or buy to keep. Quote
paseawright Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 In a lot of ways I think eBay does give a good example of the state of the market, although there are always exceptions....I have managed to get a few silly bargains on there kite wise. The one on eBay did get sold earlier for £450 with 1 bid near the end of the auction. But you only need 1 person who doesn't know the true value to make you an offer. -- Paul Quote
SIlver Fox Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Posted March 31, 2007 Thanks again everyone. That one on ebay was mine and sold now. Bring on a bigger blade or buggy! Annoying when the winner doesn't contact you straight away though! Quote
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