[CR]Merckx Bike ??? on ebay

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:41:12 -0500 (EST)
From: "Nick Zatezalo" <nickzz@mindspring.com>
To: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Merckx Bike ??? on ebay

I wasn't clear in my bewilderment, I guess.

I wouldn't have any issue with $10K for a real Merckx bike (like most of us here probably) but I would never put that kind of cash out based on such a lousy and minimal auction description. Maybe there's a strategy to be learnt here for maximizing the riches on future auctions I carry out on eBay.... take liberties with word play and use "stock" photos stolen from virtual museums! ;-)

Tam Pham Huntington Beach, CA - USA

Text from Ebay listing:

Pristine Condition- Used for two racing seasons. One owner.

Same Bike that Eddy Merckx used to win the Tour.

Frame: 59.5 cm, steel

C-C

Components: Super Record, Mavic 640 Wheels, Cinelli Bars

My pretzel logic: Am I the only one who never took this description to mean it was a bike actually ridden by Merckx?

With all the talk about Eddy changing bikes like underwear; how could one imagine him using a single bike for as long as 2 years.

Can not imagine a machine used for 2 years in competiton being in pristine condition.

Maybe it was because the seller is in my zipcode and how can one be suspicious of your neighbors<g>

Nick Zatezalo
Atlanta,Ga USA 30338