2022 Orro Venturi STC Signature Frame (Large): Needs repair

Hey folks,

I bought this new from Balfe's Bikes in March 2022. After 13 days of ownership I was hit, at very low speed, from behind by a car who didn't see that I had stopped to let a pedestrian cross at a crossing. After about a year of wrangling with the insurers I now have a replacement frame and am back on my bike. I have retained the original, damaged, frame.

I was going to have the frame repaired myself and then sell it in the repaired state, however I have discovered that many carbon repair shops will not transfer their repair warranty between owners. I think it's important that any repairs are warrantied so I have taken the decision to sell it in it's damaged condition, so that the buyer can have it repaired themselves and can benefit from the repair warranty.

I contacted carbonbikerepair.co.uk to get an indicative repair quote. They confirmed that they see this type of damage frequently and that they were confident it was easily repairable. They also confirmed that they would provide a warranty on repair but that the warranty would not be transferable to a new owner should the frame then be sold on. Their quote came back as follows:

Rear left chain stay (Carbon Work): £220 - £240 + VAT
Rear left chain stay (Restorative Paintwork): £200 - £220 + VAT
Chain suck around the bottom bracket (Carbon Work): £250 - £280 + VAT
Chain suck around the bottom bracket (Restorative Paintwork): £180 - £200 + VAT
Totalled up that's a range of £850 - £940 + VAT

The frame itself retails at £2299.99, however given that the buyer will have to pay a significant sum to have it repaired I think it's quite difficult to value this sale. As such I am going to run this as an auction style listing, with a starting bid of £300.

The frame comes with the original bottom bracket installed. I rode the bike 3 or 4 times prior to the incident.

In terms of postage, I'm very happy for the buyer to collect from me, I'm also happy to agree and arrange postage, at the buyers expense, if that suits better.

Very happy to answer any questions on this one. Also very happy for folks to view the frame prior to bidding (I'm in London, SE27). Please drop me a message if you'd like any further information or would like to arrange to view the frame.

Cheers!