mooncake
01-06-06, 05:57 PM
Is there some othe online site that specializes in old road bikes? :o :)
Classic & Vintage - Good place to find vintage steel roadbikes other than ebay?
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Blue Order
01-06-06, 06:17 PM
I find better deals on Craigslist, to be honest. I just posted, for example, a 1980s vintage Panasonic touring bike that I saw on Seattle Craigslist for $15. I just missed TWO Motobecane "touring" bikes on Seattle Craigslist for $35 TOTAL. :(
These kind of deals come from people who are cleaning out their garage. I also see ridiculously over-inflated prices on Craigslist, so it all depends on the seller. Some people think every turd they're selling is a diamond. Some people think they can lie through their teeth until they find an unwitting buyer. Example: All of the "chromoly" bikes out there that are, in fact, gaspipe, and not "chromoly." You have to do your research. Some people have learned to strip a bike and sell the frameset for an inflated price as a "fixie" conversion.
On Ebay, on the other hand, I see many more idiots selling gaspipe bikes like they're made out of unobtanium. Example:
"Rare" Gitane Grand Sport Deluxe (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Vintage-Gitane-Gran-Sport-De-Luxe-Tourer_W0QQitemZ7209965455QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
These kind of deals come from people who are cleaning out their garage. I also see ridiculously over-inflated prices on Craigslist, so it all depends on the seller. Some people think every turd they're selling is a diamond. Some people think they can lie through their teeth until they find an unwitting buyer. Example: All of the "chromoly" bikes out there that are, in fact, gaspipe, and not "chromoly." You have to do your research. Some people have learned to strip a bike and sell the frameset for an inflated price as a "fixie" conversion.
On Ebay, on the other hand, I see many more idiots selling gaspipe bikes like they're made out of unobtanium. Example:
"Rare" Gitane Grand Sport Deluxe (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Vintage-Gitane-Gran-Sport-De-Luxe-Tourer_W0QQitemZ7209965455QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
cudak888
01-06-06, 06:18 PM
www.craigslist.org
:)
-Kurt
:)
-Kurt