and if that is not enough to threaten a marriage... there is
Ebay item 250251052434 - A VERY nice set of Campagnolo Con Denti pista pedals where the bidding has sorta stalled out at a mere 517 pounds sterling with 7 hours to go. (a bit over $1000 in US currency)
I was lusting after them a bit - but don't have that many wife points stored away
Ken Sanford
Kensington, MD
> 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" <mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
> To: "CR discussion list" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> 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/
>> 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.