Re: [CR] $279.00 for a set of MAFAC Racers

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From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:52:33 -0700
To: Fred Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] $279.00 for a set of MAFAC Racers


On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Fred Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> wrote:
>    > http://ebay.com/<blah>
>    >
>    > Someone pays $279.00 for a set of what appear to be
>    > ordinary MAFAC Racers in this just finished auction.
>    >
>    > Another virtually identical set went within hours of the
>    > same time for $73.00.
>
> Perhaps someone _rally_ wanted those brake lever hoods?  That's the really unusual part of that brakeset.

Yet, how would that explain the set of NOS $73.00 Racers sold the same day referred to above,

http://ebay.com/<blah>

with the same white hoods? The most I've ever seen a set of white MAFAC half-hoods alone fetch on Ebay- and I've been watching- is $53.73!

Kurt Sperry
Bellingham, Washington
USA