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FOR SALE on lilHonda
1972 CT70
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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 183940" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>It does appear to be a very nice bike. But, marketing matters and you are shooting yourself in the foot. Biggest market exposure is ebay, hands-down. Getting top dollar, assuming the bike is everything you say it is, requires great photos showing lots of detail, decent ad copy and...finding the right buyer. That last element usually means timing and right now, when half the country is seeing a preternaturally early winter, probably isn't it. Stuff that's hurting you: aftermarket/non period-correct buddy pegs, non-stock turn signals, ST70 grab handle, plug wire sheathing, faded speedo dial face, weird angle of the kickstarter. Consider your (potential buying) audience...mostly folks who know what they're looking for. Your job is convincing them that this machine is the real deal. But, what you're doing is waving a bunch of red flags...that scream "fluffed for ebay". Lose the non-stock parts, repair the plug wire properly (or replace the coil) and post LOTS of clear detail shots and you'll give yourself a fighting chance. The one thing that's going to hurt value the most is that stupid "grab handle": IT IS NOT A CT70 PART and it has probably scuffed the paint at the mounting points. Rectify those issues and I could see this machine eventually fetching $4K+/-. As it sits, 3K-3.5K would be respectable...as-is, you're scaring away most of the serious buyers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 183940, member: 5"] It does appear to be a very nice bike. But, marketing matters and you are shooting yourself in the foot. Biggest market exposure is ebay, hands-down. Getting top dollar, assuming the bike is everything you say it is, requires great photos showing lots of detail, decent ad copy and...finding the right buyer. That last element usually means timing and right now, when half the country is seeing a preternaturally early winter, probably isn't it. Stuff that's hurting you: aftermarket/non period-correct buddy pegs, non-stock turn signals, ST70 grab handle, plug wire sheathing, faded speedo dial face, weird angle of the kickstarter. Consider your (potential buying) audience...mostly folks who know what they're looking for. Your job is convincing them that this machine is the real deal. But, what you're doing is waving a bunch of red flags...that scream "fluffed for ebay". Lose the non-stock parts, repair the plug wire properly (or replace the coil) and post LOTS of clear detail shots and you'll give yourself a fighting chance. The one thing that's going to hurt value the most is that stupid "grab handle": IT IS NOT A CT70 PART and it has probably scuffed the paint at the mounting points. Rectify those issues and I could see this machine eventually fetching $4K+/-. As it sits, 3K-3.5K would be respectable...as-is, you're scaring away most of the serious buyers. [/QUOTE]
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