What we can tell you
Paste the link to any used bike listing and we compare its asking price with the same make and model offered across the UK market over the past year. Where the site publishes a real date for each listing, we also show how long that bike has been up. It is free, there is no signup, and where we cannot answer we say so rather than guess.
Today we can check listings on eBay and MyNextBike, and price-check Gumtree and Vinted. Facebook Marketplace is not covered.
How it works
- Copy the listing link. Open the listing and copy the whole web address from your browser.
- Paste it in. Paste the link into the box at the top of this page and press Check.
- Read the comparison. You get the asking price against the same model across the UK market, what the bike cost new where the seller states it, and how long the listing has been up where the site publishes that.
Common questions
- Which sites can I check?
- Today the check works on eBay and MyNextBike listings, and gives a price comparison for Gumtree and Vinted. Facebook Marketplace is not covered. If we do not hold the listing, the tool says so rather than guessing.
- Can I check a MyNextBike listing?
- Yes. MyNextBike publishes a date for each listing, so alongside the price comparison you also see how long that particular bike has been up. That is the one thing a listing page itself does not tell you.
- Why does it not show how long an eBay listing has been up?
- The date we can read for an eBay listing does not reliably tell you when the current sale began. Many live eBay listings carry a date years older than the sale in front of you, which relisting and long-running listings would explain. Rather than show a figure we cannot stand behind, we leave it out and say so.
- How do you work out whether a price is fair?
- We compare the asking price with other listings of the same make and model offered across the UK market over the past year. Where enough confirmed sales exist we use those, because a price someone actually paid is stronger evidence than a price someone asked for. Asking prices are adjusted downwards before they are averaged, since used bikes typically sell for less than the advert.
- What if there are not enough similar bikes?
- Then we say nothing rather than produce a figure from one or two listings. A number built on a tiny sample reads as precise while being noise, which is worse than an honest gap.
- Does a fair price mean the bike is a good buy?
- No. The check tells you about the price and the listing, not the bike. Condition, service history and whether the bike is stolen are separate questions. Run a free stolen-bike check on the frame number before you hand over any money.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and there is no signup. You do not need an account to check a listing.
Before you buy
- Check if a bike is reported stolenFree frame-number lookup against UK stolen-bike registers.
- Value a bike you ownWhat your own bike is worth, from real UK market prices.
- What you can actually check on a used bikeThere is no HPI equivalent for bicycles. The four checks that do work.
- Buying safelyStep-by-step guide to meeting a seller and paying.