Originally Posted by mikorp
yep, a small group is buying it all, and they have deep pockets. I was going to post a thread about craigslist vs ebay. I put a rossin frame on craitslist for 400 a month ago, and nobody bought it, so i put it on ebay. it ends in 2 hours and it will most likely reach 800! shocking. same with the now famous 720$ pink phil wood hubs. the only way to get a fair price is craigslist, and be a hustler, or mis-labeled items on ebay. oh, being 4ft or 7 feet helps too.
Totally true. Winter is also a great time to buy bikes - it's bike season still, and people are nuts.