Dealers - TradeIn Value?

[mnm2008_imp]

What do the dealers use to determine the TradeIn Value? I read somewhere about a blackbook - But looks like it is subscription only.

[Papa Weeley_imp]

That's "blue book", as "Kelly Blue Book", "KBB.com".
I have to assume that bike dealers work like car dealers, and they use the lowest listing for the year and model, regardless of the actual condition and mileage.

[JustPassinThru_imp]

Kelly Blue Book and NADA Guide are both available in web form.

http://www.nada.com.

http://www.kbb.com

Are there secret sections for paid members only, in the dead-tree versions? Probably. But what I've found, in the last five years, is that dealers are getting lazy; they price and they pay on trade-in, pretty close to those values.

Or rather they start there and then start working up, if you're buying, or down, if you're trading in.

[CIP57_imp]

Auto dealers use Galves::

Its a bit less than KBB or NADA, i don't think they rate motorcycle.

https://www.galves.com/t-productinfo_1.aspx

[Motogeezer1949_imp]

KBB not going to do you any good at all......

[Papa Weeley_imp]

Sure they will: http://www.kbb.com/motorcycles/

Trade-in Value: http://www.kbb.com/motorcycles/honda/cb1...ardcruiser

[mnm2008_imp]

Never did a MC trade in, Trying to see what the dealer would come up with.. Whatever i see on KBB is the best trade-in value i can expect OR does it depend on other factors? (Trading in a - 09 FJR with 3K Miles)

[JustPassinThru_imp]

Never did a MC trade in, Trying to see what the dealer would come up with.. Whatever i see on KBB is the best trade-in value i can expect OR does it depend on other factors? (Trading in a - 09 FJR with 3K Miles)

Typical rule of thumb is that they will pay one-half to two-thirds its NADA/KBB market value.

Why even bother? They're taking the risk. Motorcycles are hard things to sell; he might have to sit on it a year or more. Paying to turn the lights on every day of that year.

You get the check that day. OR...you can take the time to advertise it; meet callers; half of whom are wasting your time. Then hope to God that his check clears - or deal with his reaction to the implied insult when you insist he go with you to his bank or yours, to confirm the check is good.

That's a lot of time and nuisance. I've sold some myself; traded a few in; and set a couple up for consignment by dealers who do that.

[Redbird_imp]

I put my 09 FJR with a bit over 10k miles up for consignment at my favorite local dealer in May. It was well farkled. He sold it in 2 weeks for $8995.00. He took his cut, I got a bit over $7600. This was over a thousand more then what I paid for my 2013 CB1100 with just under 3000 miles on it.

[mnm2008_imp]

Thanks.. Will try the consignment option.