RE: [CR]eBay Merckx labeled Falcon

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

From: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>
To: "'Charles T. Young'" <youngc@netreach.net>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]eBay Merckx labeled Falcon
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 09:41:15 -0800


Charlie wrote:
> Holy mackerel, I thought this auction was crazy when it sat
> at the $150 mark:
> http://ebay.com/<blah
>
> Am I mistaken in thinking that this is the gaspipe model? I
> am sorely tempted to contact the second highest bidder and
> offer my black (definitely gaspipe) model for a somewhat more
> reasonable price...say $600 or so?

That is funny! You can't fault the seller, who gave good photos and accurate info like the 26.4 seatpost, which in an English 28.6 seat tube means way thick heavy tubing. He even said "This is no Ugo Derosa built Eddy Merckx."

You can't expect as much for yours, because it isn't "Molteni Orange" <LOL>

Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA