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this is an interesting one. one month ago this was also on ebay, except it was sold as a complete geared bike:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190341785467&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT
as you can see the whole bike went for £127.83, a nice price and a great buy for someone who wanted a cheap, good second hand bike.
it's now stripped down to the point where even the bottle holder is being sold individually. selling it all on in one go, on the same items list, all to finish in the same hour.. and apparently no improving work done on anything, just taken apart. an interesting lesson in ebay wheelerdealing to watch all of the items now and add up how much he makes off it all. His pic for the crank sale even has the frame attached! lazy.. i hope he's doing it in the name of funding his vintage track build... someone missed out on a lovely working bike so he could make a hundred quid profit.
Following posting 20060 by Pajamas, I have a similar tale to tell.
Last year, I sold my 1958 Rory O'Brien to a guy in the Veteran Cycle Club. He told me that it was very rare to come across a bike in such original condition. He pleaded poverty and stated that he 'really wanted the bike'. He chiselled me down in price and in a fit of generosity, I sold it to him for a massive £75 (Original asking price was only about £100). He told me that he intended to use it for 'club runs' and stated that his friends would be envious of his new steed in such original condition.
I did him a favour, entirely because he is a fellow member of the V-CC. I didn't realise that he was entirely motivated (in this instance) by profit.
He told me that he intended to use the bike for Club Runs. I told him that I planned to do some and that I hoped I'd see him riding the Rory O'Brien on them - gotta laugh at that. Made me feel a 'right wally' at having said that, when I saw the bike (stripped) on Ebay just a couple of days later.
The following week, I was irritated to see the frame and parts for sale on Ebay. Obviously, he was quite entitled to do so, but I was annoyed that despite him exalting the virtues of 'originality', the profit motive was higher in his list of priorities. The 'original' fittings were worth more broken up and he ended up selling frame and bits for £170.
So he pulled an entirely original bike apart for the sake of £90 - he is a high-profile member of a cycling club where 'originality' is very important. He specifically stated to me that "old bikes should be kept original". I told him that I had considered fitting some modern components and he told me that would 'spoil' the bike. He is a prolific dealer on Ebay and sells dozens of old parts each month. Of course, he will extoll the virtues of originality - especially if he can sell the parts .
He is a long-time and highly regarded member of the V-CC, whilst I've only joined in the last 18 months. He is such a fanatic about 'originality' that he even wears period clothing for club rides; I don't so much mind that he made a profit on the bike, it is the hypocrisy that narks me. People will pull old bikes apart to sell the bits, it's a 'fact of life'; but if I'd known that he was going to do that, I'd have done it myself !
He is very much involved and influential in the activities of his local section (sadly, the nearest one to me) and is considered to be something of a 'guru' on old bikes. I know very little about old bikes/bike components and automatically, that gives me no 'standing' within the V-CC. Sadly, he is also the 'leader' of the nearest section to me of The Rough-Stuff Fellowship.
The matter is long since closed. I've mentally 'forgiven' the buyer of the bike - his attitude towards dealing in old bikes and originality is just different from my own. No point in harbouring grudges; life goes on and all that. However, it might be 'awkward' should we 'bump' into each other; accordingly, I have decided not to bother with any 'local' cycling events with either the V-CC or The Rough-Stuff Fellowship.
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Buy it Now Tidy Graham Weigh on eBay - £339
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count the arms on this colnago crank http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260505383277
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I don't know it, but I've got Internet and that can be useful sometimes:
http://www.cicliberma.it
http://www.biciveneto.it/favorites.htmlCompany was founded over 30 years by an idea of Mario Bertocco originates from whose initials the brand BERMA. By help of two sons Antonio and Renzo, later it will detect the role, it is a? Business from large capacity ࠡ rtigianali capable of creating custom bicycles and frames strictly tailored and customer test pi? People, through the • Using the best products on the market and technology state of the art. L? Inclusion in the company of their children Daniel, Henry, Nicoletta and Roberto took a further development of products with new technical refinements and special painting created using the computer to create graphs. L want to highlight? Assistance that accurate? Company provides owners of bicycles BERMI and other markings, performing all kinds of mechanical maintenance and providing customers with l? ࠤ opportunity to optimize its posture on a bicycle with a sophisticated ranking software biometric. With bike BERMI were achieved many prestigious sporting achievements on the track and road, with the victory of world championships and Italians
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Sweet looking Coppi - Seems like an awesome price...
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count the arms on this colnago crank http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260505383277
Nice! (i think) that's a Gipiemme.. They're quite rare
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campag record track hubs on mavics included
olmo frame £250 BIN
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/54-cm-Fixed-gear-cycle-quality-equipment_W0QQitemZ280422397839QQcategoryZ33503QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3907.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D37%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D54 -
Fuji Track Pro going on Gumtree, looks in good nick!
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He is selling loads of things he knows nothing about....
including these...
Man, went for £44 bargain......
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2 days to go and no bids - £65 start. Collect from Bradford
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Can anyone tell me why this yeti is worth $12,000?
Well Yeti is a pretty iconic brand, this is an early 90,s frame and was one of the first "carbon" frames in the mtb section. When new these frames weren't exactly cheap either. The alloy version of this frame would have been around 3000 dorras from new. I don,t know the price for these anymore but you can be very sure that not a lot of them where sold. then consider how easy carbon breaks, especially when ridden proberly.
I had the ally version and you would get dings quicker than you could say "motherfucker". so there aren't many left. Now put the ususall crazy yank/japanese collector into the equation and that should explain the price... -
2 days to go and no bids - £65 start. Collect from Bradford
Probably Tange if its a US import. Not worth much more than £150.
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campag record track hubs on mavics included
olmo frame £250 BIN
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/54-cm-Fixed-gear-cycle-quality-equipment_W0QQitemZ280422397839QQcategoryZ33503QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3907.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D37%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D54looked at this as a possible xmas present for my kid brother, thought it would make a real nice first timer, plus would save me from brining a whip back at xmas!
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I don't know it, but I've got Internet and that can be useful sometimes:
http://www.cicliberma.it
http://www.biciveneto.it/favorites.htmlCompany was founded over 30 years by an idea of Mario Bertocco originates from whose initials the brand BERMA. By help of two sons Antonio and Renzo, later it will detect the role, it is a? Business from large capacity ࠡ rtigianali capable of creating custom bicycles and frames strictly tailored and customer test pi? People, through the • Using the best products on the market and technology state of the art. L? Inclusion in the company of their children Daniel, Henry, Nicoletta and Roberto took a further development of products with new technical refinements and special painting created using the computer to create graphs. L want to highlight? Assistance that accurate? Company provides owners of bicycles BERMI and other markings, performing all kinds of mechanical maintenance and providing customers with l? ࠤ opportunity to optimize its posture on a bicycle with a sophisticated ranking software biometric. With bike BERMI were achieved many prestigious sporting achievements on the track and road, with the victory of world championships and Italians
Cheers,
was rather hoping for some personal experience though and some recommendation on price, 90 for f+f.Anyways, dunno whats going on but there are nice bikes appearing over here in Austria at the moment.
Look at the LOOK track bike, beeing sold for 400. Very interested, seller didn´t write size though :/
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Can anyone tell me why this yeti is worth $12,000?