Yes, these are for real. The one with the silver rims has a not so great restoration, but the other one is original. I have one of the others, like the original one, but in a bit rougher shape. The front hubs are special, and I had to make one of those as well as the handlebars. I'm the bidder, but don't feel bad about outing this one.
I was the second bidder a couple weeks ago, at just over 2500, and didn't make it to the reserve. These were sold through a Sothebys auction in 2001, and brought 7200, quite a bit more than I can afford. Sothebys and other major auction houses can get this sort of price, Since they have great color catalogs, and lots of contacts with folks who can spend that sort of money. I doubt he'll get anywhere near that on ebay. Perhaps at Copake.
Steve Birmingham Lowell,Ma USA
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:08:30 -0800 From: John Waner <x76911s@socal.rr.com> Subject: [CR]Outing an ebay auction, ...Rare US Cycling
I lead such a exciting life that late Saturday night I decided to scan through all the listings in the "Collectibles>Transportation>Bicycles" section of ebay. I am sure there is quite a few of us that know about this "misplaced" category, 95% of the listings are OT. But you can find some Gems now and then, and the bidding is a little less competitive, due to the smaller sample group and even guys that know to look there sometimes get discouraged and neglect to pay it its due consideration.
I did happen upon something quite nice and ended up winning it this morning, but I will wait till I get it so I can verify all the features.
Anyway in my travels I came across this auction that has about 2 days
left and so far only one bid. It is a little interesting and I
thought some of the members might be able to shed some light on the
veracity of the tale set fort in the auction, and the possible
authenticity of the merchandise.
Link: http://ebay.com/
If the link dose not work it is ebay # 270045524511
Also if the one bidder is a list member, sorry, I could not resist
John Waner
grinning from ear to ear in
Huntington Beach, CA. USA
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