hehe, no he was adamant about that the first 10 times he posted it but I did have him down to 250 at one point and I bet he could still be worked on to something more reasonable. The funny thing is that he calle me about 2 days after i had looked at it to see if I was still interested and I had told him I had found a comparable bike (1986)Miyata 7-10) for less than half the price but he still wouldnt go under 250. I just posted this because I think now is the time where he will make a significant budge.