Bought the bike last October. Love it but never use it, so now thinking about selling. The bike is 09 plate with 2450 miles in red and looks as good as new. It's done less than 400 miles since the last service in April 2011 so I believe it's due a service and new belts. Planning to get that done next week. You don't see many of these bikes advertised for sale so any suggestions as to the best way to sell this bike would be appreciated. Or if anyone's seriously interested in it let me know and we can have a chat.
Any extras on the bike? Rough estimate would be £4-5k. Possibly a little bit more for a bike in a mint condition... especially if you find a desperate buyer. Two GT1000 sold recently on eBay I think for above £4k. Higher milage and worse condition than yours tho.
Extras: after-market exhaust fitted by previous owner, but still have originals, new Dart fly screen and paddock stand. I'd be surprised to find one in this condition for less than 5,500 pounds. I paid 5,600 pounds and I did look at a couple of others before buying. I haven't been able to find any for sale recently to check prices so it is hard to know what they are worth in the market.
A Ducati dealer I dropped in to recently suggested any Sport Classics will sell quickly. My GT's not for sale, but he reckoned it would fetch £6,500 if I wanted to sell it. That's his valuation though...... My GT1000 is a 2007 with Termis, 5-spoke Marchesinis, DP flyscreen, carbon hugger & a few other extras. I also have all the original parts. You could advertise your bike in the classified section of this forum to see if there are any takers.
Could I ask what dealer that was, I was offered a very tempting price on mine against a KTM adventure at Riders, Bristol a few weeks back.
Just had the bike serviced with new belts etc at Ducati Leeds. It got a lot of attention there, people asking if it was for sale etc. They said you can't set a market value for these bikes due to the scarcity but reckoned they are quite sought after and it should fetch around 6000 pounds. I have reluctantly decided to sell it to pay for my daughter's wedding and just placed an ad with MCN. Asking 6250 (ONO).
Just as a matter of interest, in the book I read on negotiation, Everything is Negotiable: Amazon.co.uk: Gavin Kennedy: Books, the author says you should never write ONO in an ad. Why open the door to be negotiated downwards? Let the buyer make the first move in this direction. Good book. You'd be pretty much guaranteed to get the cover price back in one deal on what you learn in it.
But dont you add a bit on to get it knocked off thereby getting what you actually wanted in the first place? Most people like to think they've got themselves a deal and have beaten you down.
Advertised the bike on MCN a couple of weeks ago. Sold it after one day! Asked 6250, accepted 6,000. Everybody happy!
You should be unhappy! As chapter one of the book points out, if you sell something that easily, it was worth more. The buyer should also be unhappy: if it was that easy to buy, the seller would have taken less. In fact, if you get what you asked for something, both of you should be miserable.
Congrats on selling your bike. Will the new owner be visiting this site? P.S. Hope you all have a wonderful time at your daughter's wedding.
