Selling my bike, but for how much?

[Catrin]

The OP is talking about selling her bike on CraigsList and meeting the buyer at a bike shop to seal the deal. Different than selling it through the bike shop.

I have done this twice. I don't know how many bike stores will actually serve as the 'go-between' or sell a used bike on commission, but mine will not as they want to avoid liability issues. They have no problem with their parking lot being used as a meeting place, and they were able to confirm with my buyers regarding how the bikes had been taken care of.

[breeze]

Tulip, good point. I did ask the LBS whether I could do the exchange in their parking lot, and they said yes, that it happens all the time. I also had the bike tuned up there, so perhaps that's why. It's the same LBS that I asked about shipping the bike if I sold it online.

My reasoning was one of safety- I never meet CL buyers at my home. I could have chosen a supermarket parking lot or anywhere else, I guess, but an LBS made sense to me. It also makes sense that the buyer could have the bike checked out.