Re: [CR]FS: One ego (slightly battered and bruised)

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: "swampmtn" <swampmtn@siscom.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <002801c16544$a7b93980$608aaad0@comp1>
Subject: Re: [CR]FS: One ego (slightly battered and bruised)
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 12:07:19 -0500


This is how I see it:

In the UK, the price of cool old parts is being driven upward by American collectors (especially on eBay), so certain savvy aficionados are scouring the coutryside and buying-up what's left. This leaves fewer bargain deals for British collectors, leaving them somewhat resentful of the American collectors, and some Brits eventually lash-out against the Americans.

Which sounds a bit like another topic this list had to deal with recently:

In the USA, the price of cool old parts is being driven upward by Japanese collectors (especially on eBay), so certain savvy aficionados are scouring the coutryside and buying-up what's left. This leaves fewer bargain deals for American collectors, leaving them somewhat resentful of the Japanese collectors, and some Americans eventually lash-out against Japanese.

My only worry is that no one is scouring northern Italy to find me a Cambio Corsa-equipped bike!

Aldo Ross
Monroe, Ohio