codyjhc

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/4005995292.html

I've been encountering posts like the one this person is talking about all the time...

RubberLegs

HA!!!! Yup!!!!
(didn't tell them what a crank was though....hard to measure when you have NO CLUE!)

CenturionIM

I cite my first amendment rights.

But seriously, CL is crazy nowadays.

David Newton

Yeah, everyone listens and learns from that.
Does he really think it matters?

Lascauxcaveman 

Well I certainly HOPE a Carbolite Peugeot isn't worth $700. I just gave one to my brother.

Funny, I was just perusing the Seattle CL this morning and I happened to see the ad he was referring to. I did my usual, "Maybe i should send this guy a helpful email to give him a realistic idea of his bikes value. OK... nah." It did look like it had pretty nice paint job, so I'm guessing it'll get around $200 in Seattle. It's a basic bike, but in very nice condition.

Germany_chris

I should have asked my calculus teacher that same question

codyjhc

@DavidNewton probably not, unfortunately.
@Lascauxcaveman even in Seattle, the post he was referring to was asking far too much. I think the word "vintage" seems to add value from some CL seller's perspective...

eschlwc

i disagree with this strawman criticism and lazy sarcasm: "Those vintage bikes are nice and all, but you have to be freaking HIGH to think your entry level beaters are worth more than $50. Nice Paint!"

i just overhauled a schwinn world and made a couple upgrades. paid $60. i'm gonna list it for $220. would i pay that for it? hell no, but i also did the work (which is worth $120 alone).

RaleighSport

You must have a strong bike market economy there I'd hazard to guess? We have the same phenomenon here in the bay area, outside of the major bike economy's though I can't picture such bikes going for 100 let alone 220 or 700 (not to say your world sport is anywhere near the moneyhole that bike in the ad appears to be) for most people though investing $120 in time is an absurd notion since you'll never see the return on that, or likely even consumables, maybe we'll get lucky and @wrk101 will notice this thread since he definitely knows a lot about the flipper world.

RobbieTunes

Nice humorous CL post, but the Thought Police tend to annoy me as much.

cb400bill

CL post.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/4006039651.html

Peugeot Racing Bike - $900 (Seattle)

One of a kind steel frame Peugeot from the 80s.


RARE!!!

Needs a tune up. Might have bottom bracket issues. I think it's a size 49 1/2 inch frame or something.
It's French! Look at that paint!

NO LOW BALLERS!!!!

Please be willing to meet by my RV in the Ballard Fred Meyer parking lot for a "test ride".

shoota 

*face palm*

mapleleafs-13 

looks like he's just gonna put on the wheels and push the guy around on the bike

Aemmer

I just wish you would all leave my local CL now. Nothing to see there except over priced bikes.

Lascauxcaveman 

I agree (by about $500) and said as much in my reply.

eschlwc

true, there's a lot of crap for sale. but some possible gems too, even in the 80 degree heat of summer:

late vintage team fuji, $225


cool trek, $190


snow white kuwahara, $150


chrome lugged italvega, $190

Drillium Dude 

If that's not clear as mud I don't know what is

This line gives me the willies...

DD

codyjhc

Saw that crazy ad yesterday...but its French!
@eschlwc I haven't found many gems like the ones you posted yet, but I would love to find an older Italian as an alternative to my SS.
@RaleighSport the market in the PNW seems pretty high, especially for fixes now that its a fad. Like the CL posts, some people overcharge for seemingly no reason so I don't think @eschlwc is expecting too much for the flip.

kevistopheles

I live in Bellingham and the Vancouver, Seattle and Bellingham CL posters all seem to suffer from bike price delusions. I have found a few deals but it's tough.

kevistopheles

Epic.

eschlwc

an italvega for $190 (tops) is not a bad deal in this climate. it's small though.

there's a club fuji for sale too, but the bastard's asking $200 for the wheelset alone!

(i know the guy a little too well, so i should be able to insult his family.)

the fact that these people aren't giving away their restored vintage bikes is so egotistical...

eschlwc

suburban bc has the best deals. saw a miyata fully loaded tourer listed at $100 the other day. it was too small for me, so i tried to persuade a girl i know to buy it.

you have to shop every day and act really quick.

codyjhc

That's the truth, if only I could convince my wife to let me keep another bike in our apartment!

codyjhc

So true, although it seemed like the further you got from Seattle the less inflated the prices are. I saw a Bianchi in great condition up in Skagit Valley last month for pretty cheap.

p.s. I don't remember what its called, but there's a drive-in near b-ham with some of the best waffle-cut fries I've ever had; have you heard of it?

Zieleman

Buy her a bike or two as well. Worked for me! Though she's gonna kill me when she sees my latest purchase in the kitchen, while in the living- and bedroom there's enough stuff to start a cycling team. Better get those bikes outta here before she gets home on monday...