Robtown, EXCELLENT SCORE!! I too recenlty got a deal on a Paramount off of CL. Chrome 1972 P-15. The seller included a rack and nice vitnage frame pump. That is the kind of stuff that does not happen (usually) on ebay purchases. Buy on CL sell on ebay.

I too earned the money by flipping bikes (and I am still flipping some right now! ) to pay for the Paramount. As for your wife's negative view of your biking activies,(you have mentioned it a couple of times) I reccomend the following, as my wife is now my biggest biking advocate, after initially feeling like a "C&V Widow":

1. Build her a bike and get her to ride (easy rides) with you. I put a Nexus 7 speed internal hub w/ a coaster brake in a nice old Raliegh Supercourse Mixte for her. She loves it! Also if you have kids, include them. I bought my 5 year old son a trail-a-bike and my one year old a trailer. We ride as a family on weekends.

2. If she has any interets at all explian the economics of the transactions to her. This helped my wife understand that I was not just buying "old junk". * It helps to SELL what you buy.

3. Buy something for her/you as a couple. My incesant bike flipping has helped us afford a week in Cape May NJ (Family Vacation) which is somthing my wife was looking forward to. I am the primary earner and my wife stays home with the kids and we were not sure if we could afford to do it this year. Now we can and my wife is very clear on where the extra $'s came from.

4. Your own health. Staying in good shape for the one you love has..ahem..its own rewards if you know what I mean.

Again execllent score and good luck. YMMV