RFI - How to sell “collector” motorcycle

[Desk Jockey]

I have a 2003 Harley fat boy. The 100 year anniversary edition with all the special badges and cool paint. It is bone stock (all original apart from maintenance items and LED bulbs). I bought it with ~110 miles and add 2k of easy summer cruising. Garage kept. Condition is 95-98%.

I want to sell it but don’t know how to position it to a collector type buyer and don’t want to sell for the “used car” value.

Any thoughts?

 

[Jbehredt]

Bring a trailer

 

[intunegp]

I'm not an expert but I think that's going to be a hard sell. You're going to have to wait for the perfect person to stumble across your listing because, as you said, it is a regular Fat Boy with special badges and cool paint. To the buyer, they could pay a premium for that, or a newer bike. Unless you find a 100th anniversary collector you might just have to accept that you're going to sell for market value of a 21 year old bike. You do have the super low mileage going for you but I think that's more of a selling point than paint and badges.

I hopped on Cycle Trader and found one in Florida with a Vance & Hines and 4k miles for $8000. Without knowing what you want to get out of the bike, is there a reason the super serious collector guy would buy yours versus the one in Florida?

 

[MightyWhitey]

I would say don't get your hopes too high that it has much collector value.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Now is not the time to try to sell a Harley...wait till spring or at least for a news cycle to change.

Great time to buy one...not to sell one

 

[KenLee]

I hope I'm wrong, but you will probably get your heart broken at what you'll get offered for the bike. I had a 95th and 100th anniversary. 99% of potential Harley buyers want em to look and sound wicked and don't care a lick about a boring paint scheme and badges

 

[Reburn]

google says,
In 2003 there were 19240 Fat-boys made World Wide. Of the 19240 bikes, 6752 bikes were manufactured as 100 Anniversary Edition.

So more than a third. Its not very limited edition with that many made.

 

[Desk Jockey]

google says,
In 2003 there were 19240 Fat-boys made World Wide. Of the 19240 bikes, 6752 bikes were manufactured as 100 Anniversary Edition.

So more than a third. Its not very limited edition with that many made.

Hmmm. Fair point. I guess I had kept it stock all these years thinking it would be worth something to a collector some day.

Dang. I may just have to hang on to it.

 

[displacedtexan]

Hmmm. Fair point. I guess I had kept it stock all these years thinking it would be worth something to a collector some day.

Dang. I may just have to hang on to it.

Give it another 25 years... The 1976 editions are starting to be worth something.

 

[Dirtscoots]

I’ve been collecting cr500 s for years. Turns out electric start is pretty cool and no one wants to kick them lol. I don’t see value going up ever but cool shop ornaments.

 

[Arcola]

Man, I clicked on this thread hoping for some market insight. I have a 1937 Harley that I keep toying with the thought of selling. Market feels soft on all bikes right now but as they age there are less and less comps out there to use for pricing.

 

[Dirtscoots]

I’m not even a Harley guy but I’d be all for anything that was possible to run from 1937!

 

[NMJM]

Generally speaking anytime a company comes out with a "collectors edition" it is rarely what collectors actually want 20+ years later

 

[KenLee]

It's a sharp bike. I'd ride it and enjoy.
Back/hip issues caused me to change to a Road King.

 

[Amos Keeto]

Kinda like selling a custom built rifle.
It can be the most common of calibers, but the $3500 you spent for a Neidner palm swell, 24 lpi checkering, triple A grade walnut, cartridge trap and other goodies......and it's still just a bolt action .270 Winchester!

Yeppers, she's (he?) has a fancy paint job, but it's still just a Harley "Fatboy" with fancy paint!

Second, how many did they build?
If it's the only 100th Anniversary that got the specials, you might just have something.

How about contacting Danny Koker (Kounts Kustoms) out in Vegas?

If you have the time, SOMEBODY out there will be as impressed as you were when you bought it!

 

[Backyard]

There is no more market for the 100th “anniversary “ edition than any other year. That was just a marketing gimmick by the company to get people who don’t know to buy. Its worth $5k at tops. Sorry.


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[Bluumoon]

Trying to sell my Dad’s 03 Fatboy that is immaculate and chromed out, zero bites at $6k. Anything close to 5k I’ll be happy.

 

[tdhanses]

Hmmm. Fair point. I guess I had kept it stock all these years thinking it would be worth something to a collector some day.

Dang. I may just have to hang on to it.

It will be in about 60 years, if you don’t need the cash just hold on to it, 20yrs old isn’t really collector status yet.

 

[wyosteve]

Agree with all of the above. To bring a premium it would have to essentially be undriven/no miles.

 

[Amos Keeto]

Hmmm. Fair point. I guess I had kept it stock all these years thinking it would be worth something to a collector some day.

Dang. I may just have to hang on to it.

It will be ..... someday.
Just consider it a long term investment.