[CR]eBay 753 Team Raleigh Puffery Award - is this a Quack or what?

Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 20:35:49 -0400
From: <questor@cinci.rr.com>
To: "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]eBay 753 Team Raleigh Puffery Award - is this a Quack or what?

I nominate this ebay listing for quack-puffery award of the week. As far as I am aware, '83-'84 Team Raleighs primarily came in red/black or red/maroon/yellow for the US market and this mystery machine is tan - for 753???? There are also no listings for '83 tan 753 frames on Retro Raleighs.

His ebay listing is at: http://ebay.com/<blah>

He claims, "The bike is a 1983 model, and still is brand new! The size of the frame is a 59cm. The bike has full durace, and is a 6 speed in the back. If you have any questions, please contact me from my web page http://www.sellbike.org Good luck." There are no detail shots of the lugs and he has not responded to my EMail asking for detailed pics and a frame number.

While the bike may be a repaint, the owner represents it as brand new! Anyone interested in contacting him for duck hunting? I think he needs a good shot...

Regards, Steve