View source for Bike and Part Sales

For '''bike and part sales''' you need to make sure you have proper [[Insurance]], and that you are paying the necessary taxes.  

== Selling Parts ==

=== New Parts ===

Selling parts at [[distributor]] (aka wholesale) cost is a bad thing.  It undercuts [[local bike shops]], violates your distributor agreement, and if you get caught doing it, it only makes it harder for other community bike shops to get distributor accounts.

=== Used Parts ===

[[Free Ride]] has a great way of selling parts.  They have a [[Shop_Organization#Color_Coded_Bike | color-coded bike]] that hanging that shows what parts are called and then each parts' bin has a similarly colored part bolted to the front.

== Selling Bikes ==

=== New Bikes ===

This is a sticky thing to get into, since it may put you in direct competition with your local bike shop.  The shops that seem to do this pick up unique brands that no one else sells, or they specialize in track specific bikes.

=== Used Bikes ===

All bikes that you sell should be [[Tuning for sale | checked over]] by a senior mechanic.  Not only does this make sure that bikes are in working order but it provides constructive feedback for volunteers and/or staff that are still learning.

== Pricing ==

What can your volunteers/staff handle?  If things are always really busy and making change is a hard thing to do, you may want to consider flat rates for all your used parts, like $5 or $10.  Keep the nicer parts in a glass case and price them accordingly.  New parts have an Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) that you should stick close to so that you don't under cut your [[local bike shop]].  A typical MSRP is double the wholesale cost; as an example a $15 wholesale part will MSRP for $30.

Selling parts at [[distributor]] (aka wholesale) cost is a bad thing.  It undercuts [[local bike shops]], violates your distributor agreement, and if you get caught doing it, it only makes it harder for other community bike shops to get distributor accounts.

== Taxes ==

Generally speaking if your local Salvation Army adds sales tax when they sell '''used''' bikes -- your shop needs to as well.  If you have a [[Distributor]] and are buying '''new''' things at wholesale you need to add sales tax because it has never been taxed before.  So to recap, everything that is new needs to be taxed, and everything that is used needs to be modeled after your local thrift store.