Am I Missing Something?
03-16-08 | 03:19 PM
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Am I Missing Something?
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Brooks-B...ayphotohosting
Bidding (shilled?) at $30 for what can only b e described as the worst looking Brooks saddle I've ever seen. Sure, maybe if I was restoring my old 10 speed to look like it did at the end of it's life, this would be perfect.
But seriously.
Bidding (shilled?) at $30 for what can only b e described as the worst looking Brooks saddle I've ever seen. Sure, maybe if I was restoring my old 10 speed to look like it did at the end of it's life, this would be perfect.
But seriously.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
03-16-08 | 03:48 PM
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It still looks a bit odd having the same person placing four bids...
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03-16-08 | 04:07 PM
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Maybe there was a reserve and they were looking for it?
Edit: it says reserve met so I am guessing that is what happened.
As for the saddle I have seen a lot worse. It looks like the surface has decayed somehow and come off. You could probably take a brass brush (i.e. for suede) to it and get a lot of it off (is this called tanning?) and then treat it with some proofide and ride it. It might be period correct for someone. The shape of the saddle looks good, not much sag or splaying so as long as there are no deep cracks it should still be very good functionally.
Edit: it says reserve met so I am guessing that is what happened.
As for the saddle I have seen a lot worse. It looks like the surface has decayed somehow and come off. You could probably take a brass brush (i.e. for suede) to it and get a lot of it off (is this called tanning?) and then treat it with some proofide and ride it. It might be period correct for someone. The shape of the saddle looks good, not much sag or splaying so as long as there are no deep cracks it should still be very good functionally.
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03-16-08 | 04:10 PM
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From: Take a deep breath, and ask--What would Sheldon do?
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You could be right--I noticed that the reserve has been met!
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03-16-08 | 05:08 PM
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I've seen a worse one - somewhere on BF no less!
But I'm not searching for it.
But I'm not searching for it.
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03-16-08 | 05:17 PM
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03-16-08 | 05:43 PM
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Really not too bad a price, as it looks like the actual leather is in pretty good shape and still taut. The surface finish has been hashed somehow, but I'm pretty sure that it can be fixed.
Probably enough time in the saddle would polish it right back up.
Probably enough time in the saddle would polish it right back up.
03-16-08 | 06:33 PM
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I agree .... If sellers would say what the reserve is in the first place, then bidders wouldn't have to play those silly games. If I list something with a reserve, then I put the amount in the listing. If a seller won't tell me the reserve, I won't bid.
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