I came across a very unique bike but......
 

I found a very unique 10 speed, it was made in 1976 and has shimano and 27" wheels, the bike is mint, like new all original with the original paperwork even and is a special 1976 olympic model. He wants 300 for it, but its a montgomery wards bike. the seat has the olypic design on it, the crank says 1976 olympics etc. Is this worth much being a wards bike?

It's cool but it's a gimmicky bike that's not worth $300.

I'm willing to bet it's a standard Huffy or Murray 40-lb clunker sold through Montgomery Ward with '76 Olympics graphics. Might be worth something to a collector of Olympics memorabilia but as a bicycle I doubt it's worth much of anything and certainly not $300.

i didn't look that close at it but it had shimano parts and said light weight on the frame, however the frame wasn't even lugged, so i'm sure its a cheap bike dolled up

It's not this bike, is it?

Official bike of the 1976 Olympics

Worth much? No.

Unique is an absolute. There are no degrees of uniqueness.

Uniquely valueless. I'd say that in a booming Craigslist market, you could get $100 - tops - for it to someone who needs good transportation - provided the tires are good, and it's fully operational/needs no tune up.

-Kurt