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Old 01-30-06 | 04:15 PM
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MKahrl
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Bikes: Rivendell A.Homer Hilsen, Paramount P13, (4) Falcon bicycles, Mondia Special, Rodriguez Tandem

Depends on what your rating compares it to. If you had a Peugeot, Raleigh and Paramount from 1972, all Campy NR, and in equal condition and put them all on eBay the Paramount might sell for slightly higher mostly because there are more people who lusted after Paramounts as a kid in the US then other the other bike brands. I don't think it's because anyone thinks they were superior to the other high end bikes of the time, it's just their preference.

If you were to buy a Paramount in pristine condition off eBay today for, let's say an inflated price of $1,500, and wheel that baby into a high end bike shop today and start comparing it to new name-brand $1,500 bicycles, then $2,000 bicycles, then $5,000 bicycles then the Paramount is going to look terribly underrated and underpriced.
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