Re: [CR]Re: Collectable prices

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From: "Brandon Ives" <brandon@ivycycles.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Collectable prices
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:05:11 -0800
To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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On Nov 29, 2006, at 8:11 AM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> In short, I think the price of classic stuff has little to do
> with politics or even exchange rates, but is mostly determined by
> the perceived rareity and desirability in the major markets in the
> US and Japan, and by the disposable income among collectors in
> those markets.

I think the true key to what Jerry is saying is in the word perceived. I move so durn much that I've been able to experience the bike markets in many different places and can say that perception of rarity is very different that reality in most cases. Things we would call very rare on the American west coast are still found on shop shelves in Europe. Parts that most folks in So. Calif. have in their collections have never been heard of here in Vancouver, Canada. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Vancouver, B.C.