That is definitely a well-known thing that I keep in mind. At the same time, it's not good necessarily to sell something for $10 if you could get $100 out of it. So it's good to get some idea on it - I find though that it's hard to find similar bikes on ebay and Craigslist, so I never know for sure. I know what I'm willing to take though on a bike, but whether the expectation on it is right or not is another story.
That given, I was asking this because I want to get rid of a couple of the "project bikes" that I've picked up. I kind of have limited space, and for what I can ride (only one of me) they've outlived their usefulness to me (all stuff fixed up on them, mainly - they've been good for instructional tools to help me learn and did that function wonderfully).
1) A Huffy 18 speed woman's bike, 24". I would say the parts are mostly in very good condition at this point. Was very smooth when I was test-riding it after I got it all cleaned up and working.
Off-Topic story: The next door neighbor thought the brakes were broke and was going to throw it away - offered it to me though and I
fixed it up enough to start riding it within an hour. Another good testimonial for Alex's work on this site.
2) A Roadmaster 15 speed man's bike, 26". Kind of a scrub bike when I got it, still is (reference the
cheap shifter thread on here to see what I mean). But is rideable.
Why is it that they make adult bikes that'll generally work for 5'9" or above, yet when you pedal these same bikes they only work for someone who is 5'4" or so?