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Old 08-29-16 | 05:01 PM
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Bikes: 2008 S-Works Roubaix SL, 1979 Raleigh Comp GS, 1978 Schwinn Volare

The easy answer: It depends.

If you're talking about inflation-adjusted MSRP, then very few bikes will sell for what they did originally.

For example, the '71 Schwinn Paramount P15-9 had a base price of $350. I paid quite a bit more than that for mine and it's not a remotely collectible example, as many of the parts were switched out over the years (along with a respray). So MSRP was happily exceeded, but only if we use unadjusted numbers. Adjusted MSRP is over $2k, and even a pristine Paramount would sit for quite a while with that asking price today.

So yeah. That's what I've got.
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