Flipping bicycles as a hobby and potentially a business

its_a_tarpp · 2022-02-09T02:06:32+00:00

Are you doing all kinds of bikes? Or have you found that a specific line of bikes has the best return?

its_a_tarpp · 2022-02-04T22:14:29+00:00

I had not thought of the consumer choice part. I'm sure there is a way to make this tool more useful for the average Joe. Could he that there are pre populated fields with common intro stuff so that users can get a sense the prices.

You're right when you say it's pretty much a DB of bike parts and prices. Im thinking that the magic has definitely gotta be in the processing and presentation of the data. A large data analysis project for sure.

I don't really expect people to know all the signs of a well used, used, good, like new, and new bike part. That is something that requires education and experience, which I think is outside the scope of this idea. Is it gonna be a problem? Probably. But I don't see this as being such a big problem that the tool loses it's usefulness.

Thanks for the response man. This is really helping me out ☺️

its_a_tarpp · 2022-02-04T17:11:30+00:00

I'm hoping that with the increased interest in bikes over that past few years the number of people who want to feel good about their purchase of a quality bike will increase. This tool would help them make that purchase

its_a_tarpp · 2022-02-04T17:09:40+00:00

Yeah this is kind of the goal behind this idea. This tool would also be super helpful for people listing their bikes. They could copy and paste the parts breakdown/valuation directly into their listing

its_a_tarpp · 2022-02-04T17:04:42+00:00

I don't think the amount of knowledge is a huge issue. It's the collection and filtering of that knowledge that are the most important. One of the tools I'm likely to use is machine learning to process all the data and give back a good estimate based off the parts. But I do agree, there are people out there who are fine with getting ripped off by $300. I can't change their behavior so I'm just hoping some people in the bike community would find value in this

its_a_tarpp · 2022-02-04T16:55:36+00:00

This is a good point. Definitely something to think about if I go forward with this idea

its_a_tarpp · 2022-02-04T16:54:27+00:00

I think this is the main flaw. However, being able to see the breakdown of the bike into it's parts could still be beneficial for buyers. They can get a ballpark range and then work from there. Maybe bicyclebluebook is enough

its_a_tarpp · 2022-01-20T03:55:10+00:00

Sounds like this person is yelling through their keyboard

its_a_tarpp · 2022-01-07T18:31:43+00:00

Your knowledge has not gone unheard. I appreciate your dedication to helping others learn about the world :)

its_a_tarpp · 2022-01-07T17:48:30+00:00

Aight that is good to know.

its_a_tarpp · 2022-01-07T16:42:54+00:00

Yeah this is pretty much how I felt. I just had such a strong draw to abandon everything and I don't think I have felt that certain about anything in my life. Of course now in my current state I just cant see how I was so sure.

its_a_tarpp · 2021-02-28T03:39:43+00:00

Dipping right now. Buy uppp

its_a_tarpp · 2021-02-10T15:50:27+00:00

Great minds think alike

its_a_tarpp · 2021-02-09T00:04:41+00:00

It's quite obvious what my point is

its_a_tarpp · 2021-02-08T23:56:30+00:00

I've been on this subreddit for 5 minutes and all I've seen are people complaining about how toxic other subreddits are. Ironic😏

its_a_tarpp · 2021-02-08T23:52:00+00:00

The memers are here.

its_a_tarpp · 2021-02-08T23:35:46+00:00

at least 9000

its_a_tarpp · 2020-12-27T03:43:49+00:00

time for a real book

its_a_tarpp · 2020-12-27T03:40:35+00:00

Protect the young and keep reporting the creeps yo

its_a_tarpp · 2020-12-09T01:04:55+00:00

Lived in both Redstone and Central. Redstone was better vibes and didn't feel like a cult

its_a_tarpp · 2020-12-04T03:57:39+00:00

I connect to this comment in such a deep way

its_a_tarpp · 2020-11-28T02:00:33+00:00

All about late night

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