I had some "bike money" sitting around in my paypal account. That lasted about 4 days.I just used it on a '74 Raleigh Professional MKIV Frame and Fork I won on ebay for $260 shipped:

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From the numbers I'm seeing other pro frames seem to be going for at least that if not more so I think I did ok. My only slight concern is what the seller states about the fork:

"This frame set came to me with a Shimano headset, which is shorter than the original Campagnolo. I am not an expert, but I would think that the steerer tube may have been cut down to accommodate the shorter headset. That said, I cannot guarantee the original Campagnolo headset will fit. Hopefully, the measurements I have given will help in determining the fit factor."

Can anyone tell by looking at the pics in the link if it looks like it was cut? I didnt see that as a deal breaker, but I'd like to know what you all think. I have to gather up all the campy bits to built it up either way.

Apparently it was a 7 day auction but somehow I didnt find it until tonight, about an hour before the auction ended. It had no bids on it until the very end, and only one other bid aside from mine. I hope everyone else didnt know something I dont....I think it looks pretty nice. There is a small dent in the chain stay but I dont think it seems structural.

I'd like to hear any thoughts on how I did. Did I pay too much? Will the fork be an issue? Does the dent look worse than I thought? SHould I be having buyers remorse?

Right now I'm excited for it to show up...