eBay and Craigslist finds

Great advice, I've been after a road/path for some time now and haven't found what I want, there are US collectors that will pay a huge amount, so if the seller is prepared to sell internationally watch the price go. I will continue my hunt, a refurb project or shed find is what I'm really after, it's out there somewhere.

This site has the info you'll need to work out if the frame's the real deal.

http://www.theflyingscot.com/core/welcome.html

503D would be the 503rd frame built in 1954. A tell-tale sign of a genuine Scot is reinforced forks - look on the inside of the blades, just below the crown.

Scots aren't popular as a lot of other marques. Unlike Holdsworth and Mercian frames, which are always snapped up, sometimes Scots don't sell. There was a renovated road bike frame on eBay not so long ago - purpley-blue, really nice. I think the seller was looking for £350. No-one wanted it. The frame was last seen on Glasgow Gumtree in February.

Frames which haven't been refurbished seem to go for about 120-150 quid on eBay. That's about right, I reckon. Remember, we're not talking about something that's really rare. Rattrays made thousands and thousands of them.

I viewed a complete, fixed wheel path racer just outside Glasgow last year, maybe the year before. It had dents and dings and the seller wanted 200-odd quid. Too much for me. It sold, though, and the next thing I know, it's on London Gumtree for in excess of £400 - for a damaged frame! Someone actually paid that for it. There was a post about it on this forum. Just make sure you don't go daft. You'll enjoy it more if you don't pay through the nose.