Originally Posted by
Ilectric_toast
Yeah, picked up a used 2006 Motobecane Le Champ for 200, with now seat post, and no left shifter... But still a great deal!
This bike is a 9spd bike?
If you want to take advantage of the cheap shifters, nashbar, then you can use alternate cable routing
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_aa-l.html#alternate
to get it to work with 9speed if that is what you have.
If you just want to know why NOS is more expensive it may be due to the popularity of cyclocross and its love of 9speed.