Can someone explaine the term that Greg used in his e-mail replyregarding th e recent high price on the A-D Vent Noir...( See Below):
Greg said: "...3) It is a very clean example IIRC." In a message dated 6/6/05 12:04:41 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.or g writes:
Thanks,
John LeeWong
Los Angeles, CA
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> Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:37:58 +0000
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> Subject: Re: [CR] vent noir record price?
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> Three things:
> 1) Prices are high right now in general for vintage bikes & parts, due to
> the time of year and the current weather (this past Winter was particularl
y
> harsh in my neck of the woods, I can tell you that much...).
> 2) It was mentioned on CR (which almost always drives prices up, up, up).
> 3) It is a very clean example IIRC.
> Greg Parker
> Dexter, Michigan
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> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 05:15:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> To: wilsonjw50@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]re: vent noir record price? (John Wilson)
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> I'm a little puzzled by the price also. I have a Superleicht which I li
ke
> despite the disproportionately long top tube, but A-D/Puch have never been
a
> very highly regarded marque in the US. Maybe the buyer was really mostl
y
> after
> the black first generation Dura Ace gruppo.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> wilsonjw50@aol.com wrote:
> marc garcia wrote: >I believe this bike may have been mentioned on the lis
t
> earlier this week, an austro daimler vent noir. Is 1200.00 a record price?
I
> don't ever remember
> seeing one of these reach nearly this price. I feel dumb for passing on on
e
> a
> few months ago but I think I'd like to see another one sell for close to
> this to
> believe the market is really that high for these.<
> Another recently sold on eBay for 561.00. Both were the older "flat black"
> versions. I've become interested in these bikes mainly due to this list,
> where I
> learned of the disproportionately long top tube on the smaller frame sizes
> (near-custom fit for me). I think I paid 135.00 for my frameset which I
> guess is
> reasonable for a pristine 531 frameset. Unfortunately, I was outbid on the
> black
> dura ace gruppo but the silver 1st generation d-a I've been building it wi
th
> looks even better on the black frame, imho.
> John Wilson
> Greensburg, PA
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