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From: Colorado Springs, CO
Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
Originally Posted by
JunkYardBike
Nah, I'd might pay widow Johnson $5, but certainly not $50. I do see your point (expressed in the other thread), but I've seen 70's boom Italian bikes like this languish in the NY Metro area market for similar asking prices. However, I'll defer to your expertise in the market on this one.
In defense of my response, I'll point out that my powers of divination figured gabriel.picard was seeking a bike to ride, not a piece of nostalgia with steel rims. Lo and behold, he expressed this very sentiment in the other thread after I made my comments.
So, yes, you obviously have more data to support the fact that FMV may be higher than $50. The practical value, which I opined gabriel.picard sought, is about $50.
Yeah, I was just feeling grumpy.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista