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Hello there,

I am looking to get a valuation on two bikes that I bought second hand in 2007 and would like to know if you can offer advice on the best way to do this?

I'm afraid that I don't know the frame size or the age of the bikes however one is a female Gazelle, the other a mens Union and both have original solar powered front and back lights. I have attached a few pictures of the bikes and the only other information that I can find on the bikes is as follows:

The first bike is a Gazelle and the numbers I could find on the frame are
OCTR AANGVER.NR.7907974.
7907974
44.2
7540659

The second bike is a Union with the numbers
WKM 371186 E.
7442HS58
7442GX161

The bikes are not in bad condition at all although they would need, at least, some new tubes and possibly new brake cables, should I do this before I try to sell them?. The frames have a few tiny rust spots but other than that and considering they haven't been used for four or five years now they seem to be pretty good.

I would like to sell them quickly at their true worth and would be grateful of any advice you could give on doing this, I haven't sold bikes before so this is all a new process for me,

Kind Regards Alison Poole
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Asked by Alison on 30-01-2012

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Dear Alison, the Gazelle and the Union are old motorcycles and only a collector/enthusiast would be interested in buying them. For the uninitiated, these bikes are no better than scrap. Therefore, no value could be placed on your bikes because their worth would be determined only by how badly a bike collector/enthusiast wants to own them. Moreover, it is difficult to ascertain their age by the numbers that you have provided as very few people in India would be able to decode these numbers. I suggest you post advertisements in newspapers and post classifieds on various websites as enthusiasts do keep tracking them in their search for such bikes. That's your best bet. You may want to post both your bikes on this website so that experts could see the pictures and provide you with a suggested quote. All the best !

Answered by Sam Dinkar on 31-01-2012

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