I received my 1973 Paramount P-15 the other day. It was being auctioned on Ebay by Bargainland, a mass marketer that claimed to be the third largest seller on Ebay. They had a dismal feedback percentage, just a bit above 90% positive. This was a risk, a big risk! The bid went pretty cheap, I won with a bid of $660. I paid by credit card just in case of a problem, crossed my fingers and waited.

It arrived in a reasonably nice carton, not at all well packed inside. There was some damage not likely caused by shipping such as a bent rear rim and bent Cinelli bars.

The before pictures can be viewed here:

http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...amount%20P-15/

I spent yesterday cleaning it up. I put a set of Phil hubs with Super Champion rims on it that I got at a swap meet a couple of weeks ago. Everything was repacked and adjusted. The paint cleaned up pretty nice but has some scratches. I need a good touch up paint that matches Opaque Blue. I rode it up and down the block a few times last night and it feels pretty good. The brake clearance is SO large that none of my Campys will fit it, so I cleaned up the Weinmann brakes, put Kool Stop Continentals on it and some newer hoods. I installed another nice set of Cinell bars as a replacement for the bent ones. I also put a set of Schwinn Approved SunTour barcons on it, replacing standard SunTour barcons. Some black cloth tape and it was ready to ride!