Re: [CR]1920s Regina mixte

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From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: "The Maaslands" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>, "CR" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <085201c61ccb$35b63430$6501a8c0@HPLAPTOP>
Subject: Re: [CR]1920s Regina mixte
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:29:22 -0800
reply-type=original

Thanks, Steve. It looks like a plain old generic Chinese / Taiwan type ladies commuter bike. Made by the millions for Asian consumption. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA


----- Original Message -----
From: The Maaslands
To: CR
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:37 PM
Subject: [CR]1920s Regina mixte



> Don Wilson outed:
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> 0QQitemZ6598522579
>
>
> This auction is a total sham. The bike is no older than 20 years old and
> is pile of c**p. Anybody who gets fooled by this auction needs their
> eyes checked. I suppose $200 for a European style city bike is not
> outrageous, but the description is.
>
> As if an Italian maker in the 1920's would name their bike Old Italy?
>
> This auction would be laughable, were it not for the gullible people out
> there who take it seriously.
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ