steveca63

Good evening, been looking for my first vintage bike and had my eye on this one on eBay. What is this one worth?
Should I hold tight or what? Sounds pricey ...

I have seen dx-3000s going for around $350 in Bay Area,CA and LA area in decent shape.

Panasonic DX5000 Tange 1 | eBay

Frame: Tange 1 Cr-Mo double butted tube, lostwax seat lug, forged ends and sealed bottom bracket set.
Fork: Tange Cr-Mo blades, C-2 crown, forged ends and Shimano 600 head set.
Handlebar: CT Japan
Stem: Custom Alloy
Saddle:
Crankset: Shimano 600 EX Biopace 53/42T
Freewheel: Shimano 600 EX 6-speed, cassette type.
Chain: Shimano 600UG silver, 1/2″x3/32″x108 links, narrow type.
Hubs: Shimano 600, Freehub sealed mechanisms 32H
Rear Derailleur: Shimano 600 EX
Front Derailleur: Shimano 600 EX
Shifting Lever: Shimano 600 Ultegra 7-speed S.I.S. & Light Action, brazed on down tube mounted.
Brakes: Shimano 600 EX, alloy side pull with 600 EX aero levers.
Rims: Araya
Tires: continental skin wall. 700x 23c
Spokes: Stainless 14G
Pedals: Shimano
Color: Purple and white

CO_Hoya 

It's a great bike, and looks to be in great condition. I have a soft spot for Panasonics, and would love to grab a DX-5000 (or even 4000) one day.

Having said all that, it's very comparable with other mid-to-high end Japanese road bikes of the era (mid-80's). I'd suggest you compare sold prices of a Miyata 912 or Centurion Ironman Master, to name two, which were of comparable frame quality and nearly identical component groups.

I'd have a hard time going over $400.

T-Mar

I rarely comment on pricing because it is so hard to keep up to date with the various markets but the BIN is obviously far overpriced. Based on comparable 1986 models, such as the previously mentioned Centurion Ironman, original price would have been about $500 US. Furthermore, the Ultegra 7 speed shift lever is not going to index properly with the New 600EX, 6 speed cassette.

FastJake

+1

Nice bike but price is way too high.

oddjob2

If you think the ebay seller's DX5000 is overpriced, he listed Suntour pedals for $145.

The bike is for someone 5'4" or shorter. If you can pickup or he can drop off for $400-$450 would be an okay deal. Really clean cosmetics is worth a 10-15% premium.

steveca63

Thanks all, I will keep an eye on it. Its been harder than I thought to find a clean bike around here but I guess I will keep prowling.

AngryFrankie

Yeah, would probably take 400.00 BIN to get it sold for him. BUT, the 5000 is at the very top of the heap in production model Japanese bikes from the 80's if you ask me. And the 600 group from that time is the way to go if you're gonna ride it around. Stuff works like swiss clockworks.

texaspandj

Over priced for sure, well for me anyway. In 86 I bought a dx3000. Panasonics are great riding bikes and you can't go wrong with those components, however the 7 speed portion is Not original. If you could get it down to 400. That would be fair in that condition.
But you can get an Ironman which is comparable.

jet sanchEz

Not sure if this is close to you or not but this looks like a pretty good bike for a pretty good price. It might be a bit bigger than the one on eBay

Panasonic DX-4000 12 speed? Fixie Project?

oddjob2

Assuming the OP is a noob, even at $100, that will become a $400 project, especially with the likelihood of no wrenching experience. A decent saddle, consumables, tires, and new matching rims and he is adding $350.

steveca63

Ya, I looked at that but would have to pay someone for the more complex tasks of assembly and tuning.