eBay and Craigslist finds

Frame rear spacing is suspect,
dropout hanger is bent on one side,
original rear hub worked but needed tlc,
brakes have zero purchase and were more like a slow fart than a stop,
Cotterpin bb snapped axle whilst riding, new shimano bb's plastic size was botched when I tried to install
Cabling was bad condition and crunchy
Extra long seatpost is sketchy

If I spend dollar on new wheels, drivetrain, pedals, post, brakes, and so on, it would probably still be bad because of the rear triangle being such soft metal. It's an old cheapo imported Hungarian folder, so metal is folded over not nice welded tubing.

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Velo-de-course-homme-ZEUS-2000-/252539720127?hash=item3acc8a51bf:g:r0sAAOSwzaJX2Vgl

Bargain at 450euro - Parts worth that alone once given a good clean

Would £240 (what he'd take) for this be bargain territory?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191973085428?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

It looks awesome and it's local, but I fear it's too big for me.

There's loads of seatpost and that stem looks pretty long. Go visit and see what the standover is, everything else can be adjusted.

It's the headtube that I'm concerned about. It looks like a 58/60 and I really need a 56 or 54 ideally if I want to be able to throw it around. He's being a bit crap about responding and I don't want to pester him. I also don't really have the money...

someone rescue this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322264849347

Not sure the frame is a real Tommasini, no pantos

You should Defoe buy at that price

I don't think it's a Tommasini from the photographs either.
Seat stays have no panto T and the head tube lugs also have no panto T.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172345727180

Rychtarski

ummm.....hmm....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boardman-Team-Carbon/232082602965

It's rad, right? I've no idea what these normally go for.

£750

Hilarious

Buy it, if too big for you then sell to me at a loss.

#dickpreciation #buyerscc

Lovely Olmo Pista in size 58. Apparently a former bike of the bulgarian national team. It even has olmo toeclips! Slightly too big for me...
http://www.ebay.de/itm/152235956208?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The world has officially gone mad.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TI-RALEIGH-SBDU-TEAM-VINTAGE-REYNOLDS-753-ROAD-RACE-FRAME-MINT-1980-CAMPAGNOLO-/351836797622?hash=item51eb1b7ab6:g:uhcAAOSwknJX1YlD

I feel like this guys been trying to sell it for ages, seen it crop up loads think it was even in the classifieds here for a bit...

Yeah, was on here

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/292239/#comment13192511

Yup rad and a good deal.

There's some scepticism about this frame over on the SBDU Facebook group. Things aren't necessarily where they might be expected to be, etc etc.

http://m.ebay.ie/itm/Rare-Look-KG186-Carbon-Fibre-Kevlar-Frame-Seatpost-Ergo-Stem-Modolo-Shifters-/162198697003?nav=SEARCH

Love this frame

It was for sale on this forum for ages.
It's gained a fork, and new colour scheme to cover up the dents since.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/214316/

£140 -> £1600

@Poetic
Interesting, well this time round it's an auction so it will probably go for less than the 800 he asked for here. I really like the frame but I might be biased as an Olmo owner...

I don't get why people would pay that kind of money for a frame which doesn't even have the original paint job anymore.
They also talk about it on RB http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=355630

Do prices soar in the time before the big eroicas?