Originally Posted by
publius
Update: I offered the seller $1K and he thought I was insulting him with a lowball offer and said that, if new, that tandem would sell for $6K - so I guess he's not budging.
Good thing he did his homework before selling.
Just looking at the specs and photo, this tandem probably started life off as a 1997 Cannondale MT900 Los Dos with flat bars and an MSRP of $1,695. A new tandem today with the same grades of components would not command much more than $2,200 tops, including all of his add-ons. There are a lot of good parts on the tandem and the frame is excellent... but it's 11 years old and it ain't red wine or single malt scotch.
Good that you walked away and, no, you didn't insult him. If he had done his homework he should have countered with $1,150 to cover the added value of his fenders and other options and been happy to be rid of it.