Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
Why on earth can't the crap I have be worth more than the crap I want?!
Easy. Everyone has been reading C&V's opinions over the last 15 years or so.
Case in point:
Early 1970's Suntour V-series derailers have graduated from being a $5 junk drawer item at the LBS to a part that often brings a surprising amount of interest (and expense) on eBay. Concurrently, the days of the $100 Nuovo Record derailer are no more (excluding, of course, genuinely low-production variations). We've been repeating Frank Berto's perception of the Nuovo Record for so long - namely, that it's the best constructed, poorly-shifting derailer in history - that others have realized that the NR won't enhance their experience if they use it for anything other than a perfect period restoration - or a bike that will serve no further duties other than wall hanger. Prices have changed accordingly; the demand is up for the old V's.
-Kurt