RE: [CR]Way overpriced Masi

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From: "David Toppin" <dave@pelletizer.com>
To: "'Tom Sanders'" <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Way overpriced Masi
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:49:18 -0400
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And the real bidders won't even show up to the end! What it is going for now has no relation in most cases to what it will actually fetch

David Toppin dave@pelletizer.com http://www.pelletizer.com <see our complete, searchable inventory

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-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Tom Sanders Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:40 AM To: dan.kehew@gmail.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Way overpriced Masi

Dan, This bike is a legend...it has been featured on many many websites and articles. It has been meticulously restored to as new perfection by the guy who is probably the World's most respected bike builder. He has been a mechanic on many highly ranked racing teams and has sponsored World Champion Cyclocross racing teams for years. His credentials are as impeccable as anyone in the world today as far as bicycles are concerned.
   He is also highly trusted, liked and respected just because of the many positive aspects of his own personality, even without all this. His generosity is also very well known. I have talked to numerous folks who have seen this bike and its sister bike, both of which Richard owns. Read the bidding history and you will see some of the very top and most knowledgeable collectors in the field. Perhaps you see some flaw in the bike, but this would seem to be an observation that these folks either do not see or hold to be insignificant. Might I suggest that perhaps you might not be really up on what the top tier of bikes like this are likely to fetch? I am sure I have paid more than the current $3,000 bid for lesser bikes and been darned glad to get them. Perhaps more temperate phrases than "Overpriced" would be appropriate when discussing such an item? Tom Sanders Lansing, Mi