Originally Posted by mb158127

2 comments:
1. he already said it was at a garage sale. How would it complicate things to say whether he got it for $5 or $50? Either way it is a fraction of what he would try to sell it for, he clearly did not spend $500 or even $150 on something he knew nothing about at a garage sale.
2. the discovery of market price has nothing to do with 'how much one paid' for something. OP has a rare and nice bike. If someone wants it for $3000 they will pay $3000 for it whether OP paid $5 or $150 or $2000.