First of all I want to point out that I live in Puerto Rico. Bikes ussually cost not more than $100 of what you can get in the U.S. and if you do your homework you can get bikes at the same price.
Now, I'm looking at a 2004 Diamondback Topanga Comp being sold for $625. They claim the bike hasnt been used much. I'm goint to chek it out today. According to bikepedia(
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...Comp&Type=bike) the bike was priced at $575. Using your logic then I should be paying for this bike not more than $350 right?