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02-24-12 | 04:48 PM

jdnickfw

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From: fort wayne indiana

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old firestone bike

is this worth the money? would this make a good fixer upper?
https://fortwayne.craigslist.org/bik/2862414309.html its located about 20mins from me and i inquired about it a while back and he said he'd take $30 but i didnt have the money then.

02-24-12 | 05:23 PM

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It's very cool looking, but my guess would be if it's a flip you should pass. If however you want it to keep/be an awesome learning project (or just wrenching, dunno your current skill level) I'd do it.

02-24-12 | 05:57 PM

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Being a girl's bike it's not really worth much. $30 might be an ok deal if you can fix it yourself, but it's pretty rough cosmetically so even after you're done it's not going to be worth much.

02-25-12 | 08:10 AM

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Get the bike! Don't be fooled by condition or style. Older bikes like that are becoming increasingly popular and sought after. If it were here, I would already be reporting the acquisition.

Flip it or build it. Either should prove rewarding.

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