Antique shops are full of old items, selling for large amounts of money. But is it really worth much even when it gets old?

This appears to be a major concern to a lot of you out there, judging from the E-mail's we get each month asking for a value of  the mailers cycle.

So how can you tell what it really is worth? Well there are web sites and books out there which will give you a good idea, but for more common cycles it may be a little harder. However, all is not really lost. Any item is only worth what a buyer is willing to spend, so when selling it is important to attract as many buyers as possible. Many people will use auction houses or sale rooms, but now with the help of the internet, sites like E-bay are becoming very popular for both sellers and buyers. This makes it a great place to value you items too.

We took a look at some auctions that took place in  2004 & 2005 to see what prices old bicycles sold for.

This Eaton Fastback 100 went on sale in March 2005 on EBAY. The seller gave this decription of it.

HI YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ORIGINAL EATON FASTBACK 100 HUB DATE 1969 (MADE BY RALEIGH FOR EATONS OF CANADA) THIS BIKE IS TOTALLY ORIGINAL THE PAINT IS ORIGINAL AS ARE THE TRANSFERS IT IS THE ULTRA RARE CABLE THROUGH FRAME IT ALSO HAS THE REAR BRAKE PLATE ON THE INSIDE AND IT IS A TALL FRAME THE CHROME IS ALL ORIGINAL AND I WOULD GIVE IT 9 OUT OF 10 IT ALSO HAS THE SINGLE TAB FRONT MUDGUARD AND INSIDE TAB SISSY BAR THE SEAT IS THE LONGER ONE AND IS IN MINT ORIGINAL CONDITION THE SHIFTER IS ALSO MINT THE REAR TYRE IS THE ORIGINAL LINTON ONE EVEN THE BRAKE BLOCKS ARE ORIGINAL THE ONLY PARTS THAT IS NOT ORIGINAL IS THE FRONT TYRE ALSO THE PEDALS ARE NOS AND ARE THE CORRECT NO LOGO ONES OTHERWISE EVERY THING ELSE IS AS IT SHOULD BE FROM NEW AND I WOULD GIVE THIS BIKE 9 OUT OF 10 IT IS A VERY RARE BIKE IN THIS CONDITION AND TOTALLY UNRESTORED IM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME

It sold for 1245.00 GBP

These three items were offered up on E-bay in early April 2005. The seller has kindly allowed us to use his pictures for this artical.

First up was a Vindec boys delivery cycle, which for 36 gbp. Next was an old rear oil lamp, which sold for 10.50 gbp, and finally came a 1930's Sunbeam, which made it to 255.00 gbp. Goes to show, that each item is only worth what the buyer is willing to pay.

Thanks to all the sellers of these items for allowing us to publish this.

GBP = Pounds sterling, UK

Follow the link at the bottom of the page to see what old cycle bits are selling right now.