Selling A Motorbike Privately

How does WeBuyAnyBike.com compare to other private selling platforms

When it comes to selling your bike privately, you have a variety of options to choose from:

• Online Auctions: allow you to sell your motorbike to the highest bidder.

• Social Media Marketplaces: advertising your bike through social media, mainly targeting local buyers.

• Classified Ad Sites: these can both be dedicated to vehicles and motorbikes or generic.

Each method comes with its pros and cons. Online auctions help you to access potentially thousands of buyers and sell to the highest bidder but commission can significantly eat into your take-home cash and you’re always at the mercy of the gavel.

Social media advertising is usually free and helps you access a large pool of buyers but anyone who has sold anything on such marketplaces knows about the trials and tribulations that come with it.

Ad sites again help you access a large pool of buyers but i) there is usually a fee to advertise and/or, ii) significant hassle in creating the listing, managing potential buyers, and finalising a sale.

With WeBuyAnyBike.com, it’s completely free to sell your bike – no commission, no charges – and it’s so easy you can do it in 24 hours.

Exploring alternatives to selling your bike privately

When it comes to selling your motorbike, you have two primary options: private selling, where you directly engage with potential buyers, or professional selling through a verified company.

Opting for private selling provides you with complete control over the selling process including advertising, pricing, and negotiation. While this control may be appealing to some, the time and effort required for listing, organising viewings, and concerns over safety and fraud deters many.

Alternatively, selling to a traditional dealership offers convenience and peace of mind, but they’re often associated with undervaluation and aggressive negotiations.

At WeBuyAnyBike.com, we offer a unique approach. We combine the convenience of a dealership with the additional ease of being totally online and eliminating the need for uncomfortable negotiations.

Here’s what we provide: an instant valuation valid for 5 days with no need for haggling. If you accept our offer, book an appointment at your convenience, and one of our friendly team will come to verify the bike’s condition, transfer the agreed price, and collect your bike for free. It’s that straightforward you can complete the entire process in just 24 hours.

The benefits of NOT selling your motorbike privately

• Time: selling your bike privately is not a quick fix. First of all, you have to consider the value of your own time when you need to take photos of your bike, create the listing, arrange viewings, and negotiate with potential buyers. Then there’s simply the number of days or even months that a bike may take to sell. Everyone is different so these factors will be more or less important depending on the individual but with WeBuyAnyBike – you’d be saving a heap of time either way.

• Convenience: whilst it makes sense to take your time on certain things in life, selling your bike isn’t one of them. Time is precious and we’ve all got better things we could be doing than trying to sell a bike. That’s why we’ve created such a simple process that you can sell your bike without even needing to leave your house.

• Safety & security: private selling can come with certain risks such as meeting strangers for viewings, potential fraud, and even theft. Selling professionally avoids all of that.

• Fair price: ultimately, the value of a motorbike is only what someone is willing to pay for it. Our valuations are powered by algorithms using up-to-date market data to ensure you get a fair offer for your bike. Plus, we're not fussy about the type of bike, we just want to buy your bike.