The Super Corsa now has bids. It's a nice looking bike albeit highly priced. I bet your $180 wasn't purchased off eBay in the Spring. It's tough to find deals right now as a buyer. Great time to sell.
I bought it about a year ago. The seller, Applecart, failed to leave me a positive even though I left him one, probably because I got it so cheap (?) Because of that I can't tell you exactly when but it was in the spring.
We had one in the LBS I worked in. Not nicely equipped like that one, more like a Huret Svelto with a 3 or 4 speed freewheel. It got tons of attention but no buyers.
What's the scoop on the "Sultan"? He has had some frames in the past that have interested me, but the bids have always left my price range.
I bought a freewheel from him and it didn't arrive. He was quite apologetic about forgetting to send it and seemed like a nice guy. Always referring to himself in the third person is annoying to me, but he does get good prices for his stuff.
If anything, the glut of Gitanes should keep the prices down. I think......