Selling A Bike at the Swap

Sellers: click here to check the status of your bike sale

Bring your bike to the Great Maine Bike Swap in Portland or Orono between 8 and 10 a.m. on the morning of the swap. We’ll ask you to fill out a form with your contact information, the type of bike and your price. Experts will be on hand to help with pricing.

The registration fee is $3 per bike, whether it sells or not. That fee also covers one admission to the swap. A 15 percent commission on the price of all bikes sold goes to the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's safety and education programs.

Checks for bikes sold will be mailed promptly. If a bicycle does not sell, you may pick it up at the end of the swap or donate it to a local community bike repair group.

Directions for Selling a Bike at the Great Maine Bike Swap

1. We will have a quadruplicate forms for you to fill out on site that look like the form shown below. You will need to complete this form clearly in in print letters. Please check this information over and come prepared to complete the form.
2. Be certain to complete ALL contact information.
3. Complete the bicycle info to the best of your ability – don’t worry if you don’t know it all, our volunteers will be happy to help if they can.
4. Have your completed quadruplicate form and $3 cash for each bike you are selling ready to give our check-in volunteer
5. You will receive a yellow receipt – this is your proof you have dropped off your bike.
6. You are welcome to join us inside the Swap once the doors open at 10am (your $3 bike swap fee also counts towards admission) but make certain you have your hand stamped and you can get in our express line.
7. Check back on our website to see if your bike has sold by checking your ticket number on the linked page
   1. If your number is listed as “Sold,” you will be receiving a check in the mail from the BCM in the next 10 days for the price you’ve set minus the 15% Bike Swap commission
   2. If your bike has not sold, you must pick it up between 2-3pm the day of the swap with your yellow receipt – if you cannot pick it up you must make arrangements to have it picked up and get your receipt to that person
   3. If you are donating your bike, you need not come back. THANK YOU for your donation!

Thank you for joining us and making the Great Maine Bike Swap so fun!

Sample Form for Selling Your Bike

Below is a sample of the four-part form that will have to be filled out at the Swap. One copy is your receipt, one copy goes on the handlebar of your bike so Buyers can see how much you want for it; the other two copies are for BCM use.

Sample Form (PDF)
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If you have any questions, contact Maggie at (207)623-4511 or email at maggie@bikemaine.org.