I don't think one auction sets a trend for pricing. Particularly when two bidders are after the same item. Market trends are established over time and numerous offers for like items. This is a perfect example of where offering the second high bidder a chance at buying a similar frame would be a prudent move.
Nick Zatezalo Atlanta,Ga
> [Original Message]
> From: <PBridge130@aol.com>
> To: <wheelman@nac.net>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: 5/29/2005 10:01:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Nice 70s Motobecane F & F goes off on ebay tonight
>
>
> In a message dated 5/29/2005 5:12:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> wheelman@nac.net writes:
>
>
http://ebay.com/
> d=1&ssPageName=WDVW
>
>
>
> Wow, Ray's early Moto Grand Record went for a lot of money -- two hundred
> bucks. I've seen those sell for forty bucks, in the not-too-distant
past.
> Seems odd to me. I have a soft spot for Motos, as I owned a dealership
in the
> 70's, so I watch them... the early GR's and GJ's are usually pretty
unloved by
> the marketplace. I wonder what this says about the market. Or maybe
it's a
> fluke, and statistically irrelevant.
>
> Peter Bridge
> SDCAUSA