At Vendre-son-velo.com, we specialize in the purchase and sale of new and used bicycles. Why opt for a product that has already been used, why buy or sell a used bike? What are the advantages ? A quick overview of the second-hand market!
1 – Buying a second-hand bike - An economic advantage
It is well known: buying used is cheaper. But to this truth are added preconceptions which often erect barriers and encourage buyers to turn to new rather than used products.
For example, second-hand products would necessarily be of poor quality. This is not always the case and, even, it can be the opposite! A quality product lasts longer, which gives the first user time to enjoy it before reselling it to someone else.
Our current society necessarily grants a higher market value to new objects. Nevertheless, as long as the object is functional and that its aesthetics are not too degraded (for those to whom that matters), it remains quite usable. We can also think that people only resell used products. However, on the second-hand market and more specifically second-hand bicycles, we often find products that have been used very little, even new and still in their packaging. Gifts that have never been used, a purchase on a whim, a duplicate product… There are many reasons!
With a little patience, it is entirely possible to find the perfect bike, barely used or not, at unbeatable prices. So take advantage of it! Vendre-son-velo.com is the ideal platform to find the rare pearl.
2 – Buying a second-hand bike - An ecological advantage
The second advantage is ecological. If the use of the bicycle is necessarily less polluting than that of a car, a scooter or public transport, its manufacture still has a negative ecological impact. Electric bicycles also have a higher ecological manufacturing cost than conventional bicycles.
We think that manufacturing a single bicycle costs, on average, 240 kg of greenhouse gases. By buying a used bike or electric bike, you therefore limit your carbon footprint and act for the planet. It also extends the life of the product. This bike would have ended up as waste, but it finds a second wind! This saves the resources necessary for the manufacture of the bicycle, but also those necessary for the treatment of waste.
3 – Buy or sell a used bike - A wider choice
The purchase of a new bike also has its limits: the models are constantly renewed. Industrial collections are almost always limited in time. Brands produce new models, all the time, in order to encourage more consumption (we would be less inclined to buy from the same company if it only produced the same models from year to year).
Turning to the second-hand market, it is possible to find all kinds of models, still in very good condition and not necessarily aged, which are no longer on the new market.
4 – Buying a second-hand bike - A conviction, not an obligation
Some people feel subject to the judgment of others: buying second-hand means that you can't afford to buy new. Nothing could be further from the truth! And, fortunately, mentalities evolve. Buying second-hand is now more of a belief than an obligation.
In a society that constantly pushes towards overconsumption, buying second-hand — and selling one's belongings — almost takes a stand and allows, at our level, to act for the environment and against an often unreasonable way of thinking. This gesture can be part of a more global approach:
All these gestures have a positive impact on the environment, and can also induce substantial savings.
The second-hand market gives everyone the opportunity to participate in a system different from that of capitalism, a more united, more economical, more responsible and more ecological system.
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