Numbskull Of The Day...
08-23-06 | 04:54 PM
#401
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From: Oklahoma City
Bikes: Canondale LL Bean, Criterium; both MY Schwinn Volare's, Voyageur 11.8; Holdsworth; Bob Jackson; Raleigh Super Course Mk II and Super Course Racing USA; Trek 1500
Originally Posted by TimJ
Another one, this is actually relisted:
https://cgi.ebay.com/GT-4000-26-18-Sp...QQcmdZViewItem
It's a walmart bike and they call it a GT and call the gripshift a "hand throttle".
https://cgi.ebay.com/GT-4000-26-18-Sp...QQcmdZViewItem
It's a walmart bike and they call it a GT and call the gripshift a "hand throttle".
08-25-06 | 10:29 PM
#402
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Very bad Bianchi auction
I think they really think this is a bike from 1999 and that it is a Bianchi LandShark and that it is made in "The Italy" and that a size 58 is the size "from the top tube to the middle of the pedal". Yikes.
I think they really think this is a bike from 1999 and that it is a Bianchi LandShark and that it is made in "The Italy" and that a size 58 is the size "from the top tube to the middle of the pedal". Yikes.
08-25-06 | 11:48 PM
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08-26-06 | 08:06 AM
#404
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$40 for a used Huffy 16" kids bike that retailed for $30, at best:
https://miami.craigslist.org/bik/199050604.html
Oh, and did I mention? Serious Inquiries ONLY. NO Ridiculous OFFERS.
You'd think it was a dammned Ferrari...
-Kurt
https://miami.craigslist.org/bik/199050604.html
Oh, and did I mention? Serious Inquiries ONLY. NO Ridiculous OFFERS.
You'd think it was a dammned Ferrari...
-Kurt
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08-28-06 | 11:18 AM
#405
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From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
Ignore that huge "Trek" decal on the downtube! This is a Diamond Back. I swear!
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/199800877.html
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/199800877.html
08-29-06 | 06:04 AM
#406
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From: Canberra, Australia
Bikes: Salsa mtb * 3, Intense mtb * 1, Abeni SS rd * 1, Salsa road/touring * 2, Trek Damn one * 1, Vintage/projects * many
maybe he's referring to the shape of the rear triangle. In which case he should go back to high school geometry!
- Joel
- Joel
08-29-06 | 04:23 PM
#407
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From: NW Texas
Originally Posted by OrangeOkie
It does have a nice low end Suntour Honor RD.
08-30-06 | 09:30 AM
#408
Any Schwinn dealer that told him it was worth that, was setting him up for a lowball offer when they get desperate. If it was a mens, a HUGE maybe that it might bring that much. Not as bad as some, but everyone with an old Schwinn thinks they're gonna be rich, lol.,,,,BD
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/bik/200691139.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/bik/200691139.html
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So many bikes, so little dime.
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08-30-06 | 09:34 AM
#409
$40 for a used Huffy 16" kids bike that retailed for $30, at best:
https://miami.craigslist.org/bik/199050604.html
Oh, and did I mention? Serious Inquiries ONLY. NO Ridiculous OFFERS.
You'd think it was a dammned Ferrari...
-Kurt
Not to mention that her daughter never learned to balance. That should say something right there, haha.,,,,BD
https://miami.craigslist.org/bik/199050604.html
Oh, and did I mention? Serious Inquiries ONLY. NO Ridiculous OFFERS.
You'd think it was a dammned Ferrari...
-Kurt
Not to mention that her daughter never learned to balance. That should say something right there, haha.,,,,BD
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So many bikes, so little dime.
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08-30-06 | 10:29 AM
#410
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From: Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Originally Posted by Bikedued
Any Schwinn dealer that told him it was worth that, was setting him up for a lowball offer when they get desperate. If it was a mens, a HUGE maybe that it might bring that much. Not as bad as some, but everyone with an old Schwinn thinks they're gonna be rich, lol.,,,,BD
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/bik/200691139.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/bik/200691139.html
I wonder where the seller found four Schwinn dealers... Aren't Schwinn's primarily department store bikes now? Is the flunky in the bicycle department an antique bicycle appraiser?
That bike might be worth $450 if it was in showroom condition to the right buyer... worth considerably less in its current condition and/or to most buyers...
But just like the guy in Harrisburg that is still trying to sell an old 10 speed with Shrader/Presta valves for $350 because he can pick it up with one finger, some people think that they have hit the mother lode... and refuse to let go of their treasure for a lowly sum...
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08-30-06 | 10:34 AM
#411
There are schwinn dealers, but they're getting harder and harder to find. We in Houston have ONE, and it's
about a 30 mile drive one way. IE: Not worth visiting with the current gas prices. I went to Chicago in 2004, and the only Schwinn dealer I saw was downtown, and they had no Schwinns inside, save for the ones hanging in the window, which were 70 and older and not for sale. BTW: The Sears tower is REALLY tall, lol.,,,,BD
about a 30 mile drive one way. IE: Not worth visiting with the current gas prices. I went to Chicago in 2004, and the only Schwinn dealer I saw was downtown, and they had no Schwinns inside, save for the ones hanging in the window, which were 70 and older and not for sale. BTW: The Sears tower is REALLY tall, lol.,,,,BD
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So many bikes, so little dime.
So many bikes, so little dime.
08-30-06 | 12:42 PM
#412
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From: New York
Bikes: 2001 LeMond Zurich, 1990 Peugeot Bordeaux/105, 1986 Cannondale, 1972 Peugeot UO8... oh, I've lost count.
Originally Posted by Bogester
Did he really spell tube t-o-o-b? Yes he did....3 times! Oh, and some great photos.
08-30-06 | 01:39 PM
#413
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From: Southampton, UK
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I dunno if this counts, being that it's not really cranky and vintage, and I was the seller, but.....
I sold a pair of Vuelta Crosser wheels, with I think a BMX rear hub (120 spacing, screw fit for freewheel, no lockring thread), and with a single speed freewheel, for £69. That's the same price as a new set of Vuelta Crossers, according to that thar interweb search engine. I sold a set of Campag hub, Mavic MA40 wheels for less than half that. What is wrong with people?
I sold a pair of Vuelta Crosser wheels, with I think a BMX rear hub (120 spacing, screw fit for freewheel, no lockring thread), and with a single speed freewheel, for £69. That's the same price as a new set of Vuelta Crossers, according to that thar interweb search engine. I sold a set of Campag hub, Mavic MA40 wheels for less than half that. What is wrong with people?
08-30-06 | 04:20 PM
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$195 Target Triax dual-suspension POS on C-List:
https://miami.craigslist.org/bik/200980154.html
"reg price $350..."
-Kurt
https://miami.craigslist.org/bik/200980154.html
"reg price $350..."
-Kurt
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08-31-06 | 06:50 PM
#415
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From: Sacramento, California, USA
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08-31-06 | 11:20 PM
#416
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Bikes: 1972 Columbia Tourist Expert III, Columbia Roadster
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/200166576.html
If the price weren't ridiculous enough, they also give us of three pictures of the same side.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/199595975.html
$105 for a Murray built Free Spirit? Don't drink and post on craigslist... This bike probably cost like $65 new.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/199593480.html
Another Murray built Free Spirit: this time the price is even higher - a shocking $130 (why does this one cost more than the other? Lord only knows)
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/201411769.html
I thought it was bad here in Seattle - this is much much worse - asking $200 for a 3 speed huffy... bad enough? four very blurry pictures to sweeten the deal.
Does anybody know where people pick these prices from? (Do I really want to know?)
If the price weren't ridiculous enough, they also give us of three pictures of the same side.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/199595975.html
$105 for a Murray built Free Spirit? Don't drink and post on craigslist... This bike probably cost like $65 new.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/199593480.html
Another Murray built Free Spirit: this time the price is even higher - a shocking $130 (why does this one cost more than the other? Lord only knows)
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/201411769.html
I thought it was bad here in Seattle - this is much much worse - asking $200 for a 3 speed huffy... bad enough? four very blurry pictures to sweeten the deal.
Does anybody know where people pick these prices from? (Do I really want to know?)
Last edited by Mos6502; 09-01-06 at 05:15 AM.
09-03-06 | 12:45 AM
#417
Here's a Gitane Tour De France-- Gitane's top model, according to this seller-- in need of restoration, and all he wants is $350. 
So I sent him a message about where the TDF stands in the Gitane line-up, along with some realistic pricing info. Here's his response:
Interesting...He does know about Super Corsas, and yet he claims to "believe" that the TDF is the top of the line.
Suckerbay, more like.
So I sent him a message about where the TDF stands in the Gitane line-up, along with some realistic pricing info. Here's his response:
You are wrong about the price. A TDF frameset alone in perfect
condition sells for more than than $200 from personal
experience. A SC will sell for more than that, what with the
Campy drop-outs and better craftsmanship on the brazing. If
this bike takes six more months to sell on my store at this price
then so be it. But it will sell for $350 - that's a given!
condition sells for more than than $200 from personal
experience. A SC will sell for more than that, what with the
Campy drop-outs and better craftsmanship on the brazing. If
this bike takes six more months to sell on my store at this price
then so be it. But it will sell for $350 - that's a given!
Suckerbay, more like.
09-03-06 | 06:33 PM
#418
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From: Ashland, VA
Bikes: The keepers: 1969 Magneet Sprint, 1971 Gitane Tour de France, 1973 Raleigh Twenty, 3 - 1986 Rossins.
Originally Posted by Blue Order
Here's a Gitane Tour De France-- Gitane's top model, according to this seller-- in need of restoration, and all he wants is $350.
So I sent him a message about where the TDF stands in the Gitane line-up, along with some realistic pricing info. Here's his response:
Interesting...He does know about Super Corsas, and yet he claims to "believe" that the TDF is the top of the line.
Suckerbay, more like.
So I sent him a message about where the TDF stands in the Gitane line-up, along with some realistic pricing info. Here's his response:
Interesting...He does know about Super Corsas, and yet he claims to "believe" that the TDF is the top of the line.
Suckerbay, more like.
Syke
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09-03-06 | 06:58 PM
#419
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Originally Posted by Blue Order
Here's a Gitane Tour De France-- Gitane's top model, according to this seller-- in need of restoration, and all he wants is $350.
So I sent him a message about where the TDF stands in the Gitane line-up, along with some realistic pricing info. Here's his response:
Interesting...He does know about Super Corsas, and yet he claims to "believe" that the TDF is the top of the line.
Suckerbay, more like.
So I sent him a message about where the TDF stands in the Gitane line-up, along with some realistic pricing info. Here's his response:
Interesting...He does know about Super Corsas, and yet he claims to "believe" that the TDF is the top of the line.
Suckerbay, more like.
09-04-06 | 01:26 PM
#420
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Here's a remarkable bike. I wonder how you get those 36 speeds? 12 x 3? Must be very narrow cogs on that freewheel!
Neal
https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/bik/202798679.html
Neal
https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/bik/202798679.html
09-05-06 | 07:29 AM
#421
If I own it, I ride it
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From: Cardinal Country
Bikes: Lejeune(14), Raleigh, Raysport, Jan De Reus, Gazelle, Masi, B. Carré(4), Springfield, Greg Lemond, Andre Bertin, Schwinn Paramount
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/bik/202827916.html
Let's see...bike is at least four years old and sold new for about what he is asking now.....
Let's see...bike is at least four years old and sold new for about what he is asking now.....
09-05-06 | 02:43 PM
#422
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From: Sacramento, California, USA
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I can beat your 36 speed bike. Behold the 78 Speed Bike:
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/203323559.html
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/203323559.html
09-05-06 | 02:45 PM
#423
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Originally Posted by caloso
I can beat your 36 speed bike. Behold the 78 Speed Bike:
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/203323559.html
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/203323559.html
Neal
09-05-06 | 08:33 PM
#424
The ad also states "Also available two new/never been worn Bell helmets."
Which means they weren't wearing them when they fell on their noggins and thought these POS bikes were worth $75 each ....
B'Dog
Which means they weren't wearing them when they fell on their noggins and thought these POS bikes were worth $75 each
....B'Dog
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2006 Gary Fisher Marlin MTB
2004 Salsa LaRaza aka "Mmmm, Blue Salsa" (853 steel is real, baby!)
2003 Kona Humu Humu Nuka Nuka Apua'A Singlespeed - Gone, but not forgotten
1998 Diamondback Outlook MTB
1990 Centurion Cavaletto 'Gaspipe Beater' Roadie
1978 Volkscycle 'Frankenbike' CroMo Tourer
09-06-06 | 08:15 AM
#425
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I don't know if this is a numbskull seller or just a numbskull product. Is that "seat" made out of cardboard?
Neal
https://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VINTAGE-COM...QQcmdZViewItem
Neal
https://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VINTAGE-COM...QQcmdZViewItem