There are a couple of listings on eBay where it looks like bikes may have been repainted and standard decals are missing. Both bikes have BuyItNow options and I can't help but wonder whether these are really lower end frames made to look like better bikes through components, etc. The Basso, in particular, seems a little strange. I have asked questions of the sellers and am awaiting responses. Here are the links. I am curious to hear opinions.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT


The seller of the Ciocc has been very responsive, indicates it may be a repaint, and that it has a 10 Speed Import decal, but is also curious about missing decals, and actually gave me his phone number. Seller's feedback is low but the 2 occurences seem relatively minor (very inexpensive items). Can anyone tell if this is, in fact, a San Cristobal?

The owner of the Basso has yet to respond. Plenty of Basso stampings all over the bike, and the seller says it is Columbus SL (the dropouts are Basso), but there are none of those classic Basso decals except for the small ones on the chainstay. I find the selection of pictures a bit odd also, no good shots of the fork or the seat stay area. The serial number is 407189 and the seller says the bike is an '89, but the components are a real mix, some Super Record components, C-Record brake levers, and the front derailleur looks like it might be late 80's Chorus or Athena. I don't know much about Basso. It just seems like a lot of things don't add up which makes it really difficult to value the bike. I'd welcome any plausible explanations.