Originally Posted by
KOBE
Can someone explain that Nishiki Century on e-bay going for $305. I have the exact bike in the exact size on CL for half that and mine is a complete bike with all new parts. I am asking half that and have had barely a nibble.
Who needs some parts, I'm stripping in down and putting it on e-bay.
Sure, ebay auction prices are all over the map. You will see some good deals, some lousy deals, and everything inbetween. A lot of it just goes to luck. If everyone could get $300 for a mixte frame on ebay, ebay would be flooded with mixte frames. It just takes two bidders that really want an item to bid it up.
A Nishiki Sport mixte frameset just went for $81 earlier this week. It looked really good. A decent Univega Nuovo Touring with canti brake braze ons just went for $128 (from the same seller that got $305 for the Century). A Raleigh Super Course mixte sold for $127. All three were significantly better frames than the Century....
So I would not count on another high auction price for a mixte frameset.