Originally Posted by
hazetguy
a few thoughts:
-i found the listing, says 'in stock', which is code for "my price is absolutely crazy and it has not sold after being listed forever".
-price is o.b.o.
so you have those things in your favor.
IF, and that is a HUGE 'IF" you can verify that it is indeed your old bike, it is difficult to put a price on sentimentality, but try not to seem overly enthusiastic to the seller (might be too late for that), otherwise they might not want to negotiate too much on price. maybe at this point that doesn't matter.
also i'm sure you know by now that there would be after purchase expenses, like shipping.
again, IF this is your old bike, you need to figure out how much it is worth for you to get it back.
if it is NOT your original bike, $300 for a clapped out, needing everything Paragon is about $250-$275 too high.
would be cool to see you get it IF it was your original bike.
Yeah, this was the elephant in the room of thought for me.
$300 is an awfully high amount for a Ross Paragon in this (or any market). Those are CoVid prices completely restored methinks.
i could see the seller having you over a barrel of sentimentality at around $100. I don’t remember the model well, but I got a near mint Ross Centaur from roughly the same era during Covid for $50.
Nonethless, a really cool story, especially you selling your baby to help another person.
Edit: after doing some scouting around, I think initial estimate is too low. Ishiwata 024, bar ends, supposedly Cyclone? I could see $125 being pretty decent as a price.