Re: [CR]Anyone need a set of french touring handlebars? Ebay outing

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From: "Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <C4681D79.98E6%mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Anyone need a set of french touring handlebars? Ebay outing
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 09:50:06 -0400
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Had these on my watch list thinking they might be nice to have for a current project - checked in this morning and nearly fell off my chair! Okay, so what gives with that price?

It also seems like this is a battle to the wire between a grizzled vet and a wet-behind the ears ebay rookie! And the rookie has put in 17 bids so far. But, he hasn't been able to shake the vet who has countered with a mere 4 and still leads into the final day of bidding (also 1 bid from an outsider - a real old-timer at 785 feedbacks).

Shame you can no longer get the details of bidders on ebay. Is this another all-Japan auction, I wonder?

Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
castell5@sympatico.ca


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Schmidt
To: CR discussion list
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:33 AM
Subject: [CR]Anyone need a set of french touring handlebars? Ebay outing



> Konnichiwa! Some questions to ponder!!!
>
> Can't think of what to do with that tax rebate check?
> Need a reason to start a fight with your wife?
> Have a desire to disrupt Japanese - USA relations?
> Need to have something really cool to donate at the Cirque Operation Smile
> Auction this Friday evening?
>
> Well Bunky then, here is your chance! Ebay's "Rocvale" aka mon ami
> Lorenz
> o
> from Paris, has a really cool set of handlebars for your French Randonneur
> Rene Singer.
>
> Just think of the fun when you do battle with the three other honorable
> bidders vying for this valuable part. You have about 13 hours to empty
> you
> r
> piggybank and bid on this Philippe touring handlebars now at $425.00 USD.
> EBAY also has nice matching diamond earrings for your wife which you¹ll
> nee
> d
> to have ready when the bars arrive from France.
>
> Ebay auction number is 170222819436
>
> The Link:
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> 2
> 2819436QQihZ007QQcategoryZ56197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Arigato for the bandwidth.
>
> Mikey-san Schmidt
> Stirling, NJ
> USA
>
> Nota Bene: The term Rene Singer is used with the implied permission of
> Richard Sachs.