Re: [CR]Price guide??? Swimming against the tide...

(Example: Framebuilders)

From: "Steven M. Johnson" <grisha2@juno.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:52:00 GMT
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Price guide??? Swimming against the tide...


What would be do if a seller ignored the price guide, and went crazy on the price?

What if it was a track chrome Frejus from Avenia's shop, skip tooth powe r train and had Con Dente pedals? {It would only the second one for sale that I have seen in my life.}

A price guide is silly if you don't know what you are buying, how rare i t is or how many are available. If you are going to actively buy and col lect old bikes as a hobby, you are going to get burned as well as some d eals.

A common bike could turn out to have an obscure component that could be worth more than the bike.

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