I was in Condor Cycles yesterday, thinking of your purchase on eBay and can tell you that a new, basic custom built lugged steel Condor frame and fork sells for £650/$1175 (they have a sample hanging on their wall). It looks nice but not nearly as special as the one you bought. If I had your frame and their new frame for sale in front of me, I'd have no problem justifying the extra £300 (assuming it fitted me perfectly). I imagine a new frame with all that chrome and fancy lugs would cost at least what you paid.
Congratulations.
Joss Winn, London, UK.
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> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:27:37 -0600
> From: "Greg Brooks" <gregb51@lycos.com>
> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Lurker Condor confessions
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> Hi all,
> Exclaimations of ridiculous prices not withstanding, I've had a serious c
> ase
> of fancy Condor lust since the '70s, and decided I REALLY wanted the rece
> nt
> ebay Condor. So, ignoring my retirement fund I forged ahead & won the th
> ing.
> Lurker lunacy in Ridgetop,TN! Hopefully, I will be a good steward while
> I have
> it. The original owner (Jim) said he was referring to Eric Claypton in t
> he
> auction. This baby is exactly the right size for me, so I plan to ride i
> t alot.
> I don't plan to restore the paint, but would be open to suggestions on w
> hether
> or not I should attempt decal repair, especially on the large downtube CO
> NDOR one.
> Well. I'm braced to read all the high priced jabs now.
> Regards to all, Greg Brooks, Ridgetop,TN