For Sale: Cinelli Laser pursuit

I have to comment on this interesting thread with the following points:-

1. re payment I wouldn't think that Russians were any less honest than anyone else but if I was going to buy this frame from anyone from anywhere I'd want it in my hands for a close inspection first.
   
2. Examples of rare and unusual bikes are, of course, nice to have and so command higher prices HOWEVER some of the examples quoted have been owned/raced by important international medalists - this makes a huge difference. ie You cannot base the value of a used Bianchi frame on the value of one ridden by Marco Pantani !
   
3. A complete original bike with provenance is going to be more desirable to the collector than one assembled from parts many years later.
   
4. One or two very highly priced items do not mean all examples are worth the same figure. An item at a top London auction may fetch 10 times one day what others make a week later. It all depends on who wants it and how much they want it at the time. What ever anyone wants to pay for this frame on the day is what it's worth ON THAT DAY.