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Originally posted by necroscope Need some advice please... What would constitute a good/reasonable trade in price for an '04 749 Dark with 5600 miles on the clock? Two out of the three dealers I've spoken to, just weren't interested, the other made, what I consider to be a derisory offer. The bike's in good nick, not pristine - and it has seen rain, but still looks good imho. Ta |
Good luck with the sale/trade though you aren't likely to get a good price out of a dealer unless theres something extra in it for them, ie monthly target needs hitting, its a bike they've got buyers waiting for. I'd advise punting on fleabay 1st set expectations with a reasonable start price if its decent bike it'll probably sell outside of the auction , note Im not condoning breach of auction policy :-p.
Went through a similar senario recently, dealer trade in price was not good as secondhand prices were affected by last year discounts this also affected the leverage I had on the price of the bike I was after (not able to budge) . I sold mine at a price between the shopfloor prices from dealers and the trade value offered this also made me a "cash" buyer so I could then get discounts off the list price on the bike i was after so it didnt turn out too bad.
unfortunately recent dealer discounts have dented 2nd hand prices of most ducatis so you need to check the market for example prices (asking price isnt always selling price too) and parkers (though 999 listed values on there need dropping a tad -read their review text for why, don't know about 749 darks). Also look around the dealers for old stock clearance prices of late 04's as you arent going to be able to get the prices they're asking , so aim a bit lower than that and adjust again if its out of warrenty.
I cant offer examples as mine was a 1000ss and I was after a 999.
[Edited on 13-5-2006 by IainMac]