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I wrote:
£79+12 P&P is a bargain if you compare it with this at nearly £350: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLUM-Vainqueur-track-pista-frame-Campagnolo-AS-NEW_W0QQitemZ220132609908QQihZ012QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
the pics seems to be have been removed, but it's a trad euro style steel track frame.
I saw this frame as a complete bike at a jumble, somebody bought it for £300, and now the frame and all the parts are being sold separately, like the cranks:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stronglight-Mygal-track-pista-fixed-gear-cranks-165mm_W0QQitemZ220133392413QQihZ012QQcategoryZ109118QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
so somebody's making a tidy profit!
Hippy replied:
There's a big difference though between a track frame ridden a few times and the beater that went for £79.
Those cranks look interesting - the arm to spider join in particular - but "Mygal"?? That'd have to go!
It's Roberto (lfgss poster) selling these by the way.. his household the envy of everyone.. :)
I wouldn't call a 753 frame a "beater", by "beater" I take it you mean a cheap (when new) low quality frame. What's the big difference, apart from a few scratches? That Plum frame is hardly worth more than nearly 4 times the price. The seller is quite clever in selling it at that high "buy it now" price, it's a bit cheaper than a new custum frame, a bit more than new off the peg frames, but still high enough for a big profit.