1970s Miyata ten-twelve?
I tried searching for this but couldn't find anything past 912. Does a 10/12 even exist? Seller appears to be a flipper and is asking $175. I'm trying to get more information on the components. I was thinking closer to $100 since a lot of his other stuff seems overpriced.
Pics: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_3...0/P1080321.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m13...52b611170b.jpg |
Here was the seller's response to my request for components:
"it has a sugino signature crank, shimano deraileurs and brakes, probably shimano hubs but I’m not sure." |
The fork has been replaced, I'd be leery
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Thanks! I'm guessing the buy doesn't know much about the bike since (A) he mislisted the year and (B) he thought it was 10/12 instead of 112. I'm thinking now that $100 would be the high end for price, but my market (Washington DC) is notorious for overpriced bikes. I could offer $80 and see what happens from there. Frame looks nice at least. What do you all think?
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If there's no crash damage, it's worth $80
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Originally Posted by highhung723
(Post 12303902)
Thanks! I'm guessing the buy doesn't know much about the bike since (A) he mislisted the year and (B) he thought it was 10/12 instead of 112. I'm thinking now that $100 would be the high end for price, but my market (Washington DC) is notorious for overpriced bikes. I could offer $80 and see what happens from there. Frame looks nice at least. What do you all think?
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Originally Posted by wrk101
(Post 12304011)
Given you are in a hot market, and given it has a triple butted cromoly frame, alloy rims, QR hubs, decent alloy crankset, I think it will probably sell in the $150 to $175 range. I wouldn't pay that for this bike, given the replacement fork, but someone probably will. Assuming he is a flipper, he probably won't consider a low ball offer (he should know exactly what he can get out of the bike, its not his first sale). $80 bikes in hot markets are usually really doggy, like an Xmart bike. While this is not something fantastic, it is decent (assuming frame is not damaged).
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Originally Posted by highhung723
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I was thinking he wouldn't take and $80 but might come back with $100-125. I could mention that it's not the original fork, but I don't know if he'd care. He seems like a disinterested seller (see his exact response above), even for a flipper.
I bought four bikes from a DKO flipper in Charlotte last year. He really didn't know any details about the bikes, but had a good eye for value. He did not turn a wrench, but instead was just moving bikes, a lot of them. I figured he was finding bikes at swap meets, or whatever, cheap. I remember one of his ads from C/L, he had three bikes on his rack, hanging off the back of his car. Really crappy pic, as found. But he was moving them fast. |
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