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# Buy a bike on the marketplace

## Browse

1. Open **Marketplace** in the menu.
2. Filter by **bike type**, **country** and **year**.
3. Click a bike to open its full record: the price and where the bike is, every part, when it was last serviced, and the seller's description.

![Javier's Giant TCR on the marketplace](https://3342305839-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FUV849rO8Um1JqzscvFEf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4fc7bafaac8932d791523f0ecd5c8e13bc8eade3%2Fmarketplace.jpg?alt=media)

The first card shows your own free marketplace stalls — *No slots available* if you have none.

A bike listed by a shop shows the shop as the seller. Shops list from their **Showroom**.

## Contact the seller

1. At the bottom of the bike's page, under the seller's description, choose **Contact seller** and add a message if you like.

![The seller's description and Contact seller](https://3342305839-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FUV849rO8Um1JqzscvFEf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9d135ae18ebaf4e77fe30867d6878a6d6f16a4f3%2Fmarketplace-contact.jpg?alt=media)

2. The seller decides whether to accept. When they do, you get a notification and can see their contact details.
3. Agree the rest with the seller directly. BikeCheck doesn't take payments for marketplace sales.

## Take ownership

When you've bought the bike, the seller sends you a transfer. Give them your **unique ID** from **Settings**, then claim the bike from your Dashboard: see [Transfer a bike](/guide/riders/transfer-a-bike.md#you-are-receiving-a-bike).

{% hint style="warning" %}
Check the serial number on the frame against the one on the bike's record before you pay. A bike flagged as stolen can't be listed or transferred.
{% endhint %}


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