Honest platform comparison
Where to sell a used bike
The best place to sell a second-hand bike in the UK, compared honestly. Fees, audience, stolen-bike checks and buyer safety across Cyclesite, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree, buycycle and Pinkbike.
The quick answer
Free general sites reach the most people but attract scammers, lowball offers and time-wasters, with no protection if something goes wrong. Specialist bike platforms are safer and faster but vary a lot on fees and reach. Cyclesite is built only for bikes, checks every supplied frame number against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports before it goes live, and takes no commission on the sale. Here is how the main options stack up.
At a glance
| Platform | Cost to sell | When you get paid | Bike-specific | Stolen-bike check | Buyer safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cyclesite | Free to list during launch, no commission on the sale | Immediately. The buyer pays you directly at handover, so nothing is held and there is no payout to wait for | Built only for bikes: frame size, groupset, wheel size and electric filters | Frame numbers checked against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports before it goes live | Cash on collection today; Buyer Protection with secure delivery is coming soon |
| eBay | Free to list for private sellers, final-value fee on some categories | Typically 1 to 3 working days after the buyer pays, once eBay releases the funds to your linked account | General marketplace, no bike-specific filters | None | Money Back Guarantee on paid and shipped orders |
 Facebook Marketplace | Free | Immediately on a local sale. The buyer pays you directly, usually cash or bank transfer at collection | General local audience, no bike filters | None | Purchase Protection only on shipped Checkout orders |
 Gumtree | Free basic listings, paid bumps to feature | Immediately. Gumtree is a classified board and never handles the money, so the buyer pays you direct | General classifieds, minimal bike tools | None | None, you deal entirely at your own risk |
 buycycle | Commission taken from the sale price | After delivery. Payment is held until the bike reaches the buyer and their inspection window closes | Bike-focused, biased to premium road and gravel | No public stolen-bike check | Escrow-style buyer protection on shipped orders |
| MyNextBike | Commission on successful sales | After delivery. The platform holds the buyer's money until the bike is shipped and delivered, and public reviews through 2026 repeatedly describe sellers waiting several weeks | Bike-only, focused on premium pre-owned bikes | No automatic stolen-bike check | Built-in protection with a post-delivery inspection window |
| Cranxs | Free to list, no commission | Immediately on a direct sale. Buyer and seller arrange payment between themselves | Bike-focused classifieds for bikes, components and gear | None | None built in, payment and handover are between you and the buyer |
 Pinkbike | Free to list, small fee to promote | Immediately on a direct sale. Buyers and sellers arrange payment between themselves | Mountain-bike community focus | None | No built-in protection |
Cyclesite
- Cost to sell
- Free to list during launch, no commission on the sale
- When you get paid
- Immediately. The buyer pays you directly at handover, so nothing is held and there is no payout to wait for
- Bike-specific
- Built only for bikes: frame size, groupset, wheel size and electric filters
- Stolen-bike check
- Frame numbers checked against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports before it goes live
- Buyer safety
- Cash on collection today; Buyer Protection with secure delivery is coming soon
eBay
- Cost to sell
- Free to list for private sellers, final-value fee on some categories
- When you get paid
- Typically 1 to 3 working days after the buyer pays, once eBay releases the funds to your linked account
- Bike-specific
- General marketplace, no bike-specific filters
- Stolen-bike check
- None
- Buyer safety
- Money Back Guarantee on paid and shipped orders
Facebook Marketplace
- Cost to sell
- Free
- When you get paid
- Immediately on a local sale. The buyer pays you directly, usually cash or bank transfer at collection
- Bike-specific
- General local audience, no bike filters
- Stolen-bike check
- None
- Buyer safety
- Purchase Protection only on shipped Checkout orders
Gumtree
- Cost to sell
- Free basic listings, paid bumps to feature
- When you get paid
- Immediately. Gumtree is a classified board and never handles the money, so the buyer pays you direct
- Bike-specific
- General classifieds, minimal bike tools
- Stolen-bike check
- None
- Buyer safety
- None, you deal entirely at your own risk
buycycle
- Cost to sell
- Commission taken from the sale price
- When you get paid
- After delivery. Payment is held until the bike reaches the buyer and their inspection window closes
- Bike-specific
- Bike-focused, biased to premium road and gravel
- Stolen-bike check
- No public stolen-bike check
- Buyer safety
- Escrow-style buyer protection on shipped orders
MyNextBike
- Cost to sell
- Commission on successful sales
- When you get paid
- After delivery. The platform holds the buyer's money until the bike is shipped and delivered, and public reviews through 2026 repeatedly describe sellers waiting several weeks
- Bike-specific
- Bike-only, focused on premium pre-owned bikes
- Stolen-bike check
- No automatic stolen-bike check
- Buyer safety
- Built-in protection with a post-delivery inspection window
Cranxs
- Cost to sell
- Free to list, no commission
- When you get paid
- Immediately on a direct sale. Buyer and seller arrange payment between themselves
- Bike-specific
- Bike-focused classifieds for bikes, components and gear
- Stolen-bike check
- None
- Buyer safety
- None built in, payment and handover are between you and the buyer
Pinkbike
- Cost to sell
- Free to list, small fee to promote
- When you get paid
- Immediately on a direct sale. Buyers and sellers arrange payment between themselves
- Bike-specific
- Mountain-bike community focus
- Stolen-bike check
- None
- Buyer safety
- No built-in protection
Third-party fees and features change. Last reviewed July 2026. Always check each platform before you list.
What do you actually keep?
Set what you expect to sell for. The table shows the fee each platform takes from a UK private seller and what lands in your pocket, ranked best first.
£100.00 to £8,000.00
| Platform | Their cut | You keep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CyclesiteFree to list during launch and no commission on the sale, so the price you agree is the price you keep. | Nothing | £900.00 | |
| eBayPrivate sellers have paid no selling fees since 1 October 2024 in every category except motors, and a bicycle is not a motor. The cost moved to a Buyer Protection fee the buyer pays at checkout, which is worth knowing because it sits on top of your asking price and buyers can see it.Rate verified on their site | Nothing | £900.00 | |
| Facebook MarketplaceFree on a local collection sale, which is how almost every bike moves here. Fees only appear on shipped Checkout orders, which most private bike sellers never use. | Nothing | £900.00 | |
| GumtreeBasic listings are free. Paid bumps are optional and buy visibility, not a better price, so they come out of your proceeds without raising them. | Nothing | £900.00 | |
| CranxsFree to list with no commission. The trade-off is reach: it is a small board, so a listing can sit for a long time. | Nothing | £900.00 | |
| PinkbikeFree to list, with an optional paid promotion. Worth it only for a mountain bike, because that is who is browsing. | Nothing | £900.00 | |
| buycycleA published 7.5% of the sale price on bikes and frames, with no cap, so the cash amount keeps climbing on an expensive bike. Payment is also held until the bike is delivered and the inspection window closes.Rate verified on their site | £67.507.5% | £832.50 | |
| MyNextBikeCharges a commission on a successful sale, tiered by sale value, but does not publish the percentages. We will not estimate it. Ask for the rate in writing for your price before you list.Rate verified on their site | Not published | Unknown |
At £900.00, 6 of these platforms take nothing and you keep the full £900.00. The exception is buycycle, at £67.50, which is £67.50 out of your pocket for the managed shipping and the buyer protection that comes with it.
Which means fees are not really the decision here. On a UK private sale the money is close to identical almost everywhere, so the things that genuinely differ are how long you wait to be paid, whether anyone checks the frame number against stolen-bike records, and whether the person reading your advert knows what a groupset is. Those are the columns worth reading in the comparison above.
MyNextBike charges the seller but does not publish the rate, so there is no honest figure to put in that row. Ask for it in writing for your price before you list.
Rates last verified August 2026. Third-party fees change without notice, so check the platform before you commit.
Platform by platform
CyclesiteOur pick
Best for: A fast, bike-specific sale with stolen-check trust built in
- Audience
- UK cyclists actively shopping for a bike
- Support
- Cycling specialists, UK based
eBay
Best for: Reaching the widest audience if you are happy to post the bike
- Audience
- Huge general audience, heavy on bargain hunters
- Support
- Generic and high volume
Facebook Marketplace
Best for: Casual local selling if you already use Facebook
- Audience
- Large local audience, lots of casual browsers
- Support
- None
Gumtree
Best for: Quick local cash sales when you can screen buyers yourself
- Audience
- Local general classifieds
- Support
- Minimal
buycycle
Best for: Shipping a premium road or gravel bike nationally
- Audience
- Enthusiast buyers after premium road and gravel bikes
- Support
- Bike specialists
MyNextBike
Best for: Selling a premium bike where managed shipping and built-in protection matter
- Audience
- Buyers after premium pre-owned bikes with delivery
- Support
- UK based
Cranxs
Best for: A free classified advert when you can vet the buyer and handle everything yourself
- Audience
- UK cyclists browsing free classifieds for bikes and parts
- Support
- Minimal, contact form only
Pinkbike
Best for: Selling a mountain bike or MTB parts to keen riders
- Audience
- Mountain-bike enthusiasts worldwide
- Support
- Community led
Why sell on Cyclesite
- Stolen-check on every frame number supplied. We check the frame number against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports before your advert goes live, so genuine sellers stand out and buyers can buy with confidence.
- Built only for bikes. Filter by frame size, groupset, wheel size and electric, so your bike reaches the people actually looking for it instead of the whole internet.
- No commission on the sale. Cyclesite takes no cut of the price you agree. For collection sales you keep the full amount the buyer pays.
- Message safely. Talk to buyers without sharing your phone number, which cuts out a lot of off-platform scam attempts.
Frequently asked questions
How quickly do you get paid when you sell a bike?
It depends entirely on whether the platform handles the money. On a classified sale, including Cyclesite, Gumtree and a local Facebook Marketplace sale, the buyer pays you directly when they collect the bike, so there is no payout to wait for and nothing is held. On a managed-transaction platform the money is held until the bike has been shipped and delivered and any inspection window has closed, which puts the seller last in the queue by design: buycycle and MyNextBike both work this way, and public reviews of MyNextBike through 2026 repeatedly describe sellers waiting several weeks between collection and payment. eBay sits in between, usually releasing funds one to three working days after the buyer pays. If being paid promptly matters more to you than having someone else arrange delivery, sell where the platform never touches the money.
Where is the best place to sell a used bike in the UK?
It depends on the bike and how much hassle you want. A specialist marketplace like Cyclesite puts you in front of buyers who already understand what they are looking at, and every listing with a frame number is checked against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports before it goes live, which builds buyer confidence and helps bikes sell faster. General sites like eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree reach a wider audience but carry no stolen-bike check and no bike-specific filters, so you spend more time filtering out lowball offers and time-wasters.
Is it cheaper to sell on Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree?
Both are free to list, which looks cheaper on paper. The cost shows up later: no stolen-bike check, no buyer verification and no bike-specific audience, so genuine buyers cannot tell your honest listing apart from a dodgy one. Cyclesite is free to list during launch with no commission on the sale, and the stolen-check and cyclist audience usually pay for themselves in a faster, smoother sale.
How is Cyclesite different from buycycle, Cranxs, MyNextBike or Pinkbike?
All four are bike-focused, which is a good start. buycycle leans premium road and gravel and takes a commission from the sale price; MyNextBike is commission-based too, built around managed shipping for premium pre-owned bikes; Cranxs is free classifieds for bikes and gear with no stolen-bike check built in; Pinkbike is a mountain-bike community. Cyclesite is a UK-first marketplace across every category, with an automatic stolen-bike check on every frame number supplied and no commission on the sale. For collection sales you keep the full price you agree with the buyer.
Do any of these platforms check whether a bike is stolen?
Cyclesite checks every supplied frame number against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports before it goes live, and flags matches for Trust and Safety review. eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree, buycycle, Cranxs, MyNextBike and Pinkbike do not run an automatic stolen-bike check, so on those sites the responsibility falls on you to ask for the frame number and verify it yourself before buying.
How do I avoid scams wherever I sell?
Take payment as cash on collection or a bank transfer you watch arrive in your own banking app, never a screenshot on someone else's phone. Avoid PayPal Friends and Family, which has no protection. Meet in public during daylight, and never post a bike to a stranger who will not view in person. On Cyclesite you message buyers without sharing your phone number, which cuts out a lot of the off-platform scam attempts.