Nah, I was not really hung up about anything other that this bike was way over-advertised and way over evaluated for what it is: a relic, albeit prettily restored. That frame will sell for $300 on the 'bay in today's market. What po'd me off was all those people here who were drooling about it and suggesting that it was a great deal, but did not have the cajones to put their money where their mouth was... (Or they may have had other considerations, or were buddy's with the seller, or?)

What a bike is worth in ones' mind and what is worth outside it, is a huge difference. Heck, I would not sell at least one of my bikes for $10,000 (even though, it could be bought for less than $200 IRL... but it is the it and me connection and memories that make it worth so much to me; lose that connection and memories and it is another piece of steel -hopefully steel)...