septacycles

Found this bike on my local craigslist... buyer is asking for serious offer... not sure what a serious offer is.

Bike is a 1973 Bertin... looks to me to be an entry level model with simplex components, pivo stem, and cottered crank... that what I could gather from the photos. No size or tubing info posted.

What is a fair offer? I'm not super interested (been more into 80s treks of late) but if I can get a good deal I could be persuaded. But this is probably a case of I think my vintage bike is worth $1,000 when it really is worth $200.

Here is the linkhttps://fortcollins.craigslist.org/bik/2682022489.html

repechage

Looks like a C70 I think that was the model, missing its pump.
An alternative to a Peugeot UO8, well a bit better, better fork blade tubing, I think Durafort. Not the seamed tubing of many UO8's. And a full diameter seat post, and a slightly better saddle.
59 to 60 cm it appears center to top. 58 at the smallest.
Rode nice for their price, 27" steel rims...
I have had no luck with the plastic Simples derailleur staying together at this stage in their life, more luck with the rear.
$80 to $100.
But I am sure the seller thinks its worth much more.
If you go look at the bike, observe the trueness of the front chainrings, the material was soft.

FastJake

+1, that sounds like a fair price to me. But the seller likely knows nothing about it and is hoping for some huge number.

When I see ads like this I just ask the seller what they want for it to see if we're in the ballpark. It's stupid when they don't list an asking price.

septacycles

I ask the seller what he wanted for the bike but no response... I agree with the old plastic simplex stuff. It will likely just sit on craigslist and get re-listed a million times. Thanks for the input

Poguemahone

I might go to 150 if I really wanted one. But I think the 80-100 is about right.

Seller prolly thinks he has something worth a bit, but has no idea how much it is actually worth, and is hoping someone will come along with something ridiculous.

commonlaw

These threads remind me how over priced the Seattle market is.

unterhausen

it's a nice looking bike, so if you want a wall hanger, it's great. This is the kind of bike that I wouldn't really have wanted to work on when I was a bike mechanic. Cottered cranks, plastic derailleurs, what is there to like?