Thrift Store Hercules
09-10-09 | 03:24 PM
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Thrift Store Hercules
So after work today I stopped at the local Goodwill and spotted a lady's bike leaning against a display cabinet. So, I have to go check it out. I quickly ID'd the SA 3 speed and thought it was a vintage Raleigh. Then I looked at the badge and discovered it to be a genuine, made in England, Hercules.
Looking at the price tag I thought "17.00, well it might be fun to play around with and then flip." Then I looked closer and thought "$77.00? No way."
It needs tires, probably tubes, brakes, and I'm sure a full lubrication. It is complete but grimy.
I thought Goodwill sold bikes cheaply.
I left without it.
Anyway, here are some cell phone pics.
Looking at the price tag I thought "17.00, well it might be fun to play around with and then flip." Then I looked closer and thought "$77.00? No way."
It needs tires, probably tubes, brakes, and I'm sure a full lubrication. It is complete but grimy.
I thought Goodwill sold bikes cheaply.
I left without it.Anyway, here are some cell phone pics.
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Carbon: Fuji SL2.1 Di2.......Aluminum: Cannondale Synapse 105........Steel: Vintage Specialized Sirrus
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Carbon: Fuji SL2.1 Di2.......Aluminum: Cannondale Synapse 105........Steel: Vintage Specialized Sirrus
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09-10-09 | 03:44 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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I would have left it there too. 
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
09-10-09 | 03:48 PM
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Me too, plus it's a Raleigh built Herc which makes it less appealing to me.
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09-10-09 | 04:24 PM
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Looks about like the one I was just given for free a few weeks back.
and mine didn't need much of anything to make it ready to ride.
Aaron
and mine didn't need much of anything to make it ready to ride.Aaron
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
09-10-09 | 04:57 PM
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09-10-09 | 05:14 PM
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Find out when they have there 50% day...
then go in and get it, I'm sure no one is going to pay 77.00 for a old bike...
then go in and get it, I'm sure no one is going to pay 77.00 for a old bike...
09-10-09 | 05:18 PM
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Is that a scribbled line under the first "7?" It might be $17, for all you know - could be a mistake by whoever printed it. Ask the manager.
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09-10-09 | 06:18 PM
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Kurt,
I only posted 1 pic of a price tag but they had at least 3 more on the bike. All were $77.50.
I only posted 1 pic of a price tag but they had at least 3 more on the bike. All were $77.50.
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Carbon: Fuji SL2.1 Di2.......Aluminum: Cannondale Synapse 105........Steel: Vintage Specialized Sirrus
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09-10-09 | 07:02 PM
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My experience with thrift stores is pricing is all over the map. No logic to pricing, which sometimes is great when you get something really nice, and sometimes it stinks when they want some ridiculous price.
I had to tell one goodwill that they were asking more for a bike (about 2X) than it was selling for at Target.
I had to tell one goodwill that they were asking more for a bike (about 2X) than it was selling for at Target.
09-10-09 | 07:19 PM
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My experience with thrift stores is pricing is all over the map. No logic to pricing, which sometimes is great when you get something really nice, and sometimes it stinks when they want some ridiculous price.
I had to tell one goodwill that they were asking more for a bike (about 2X) than it was selling for at Target.
I had to tell one goodwill that they were asking more for a bike (about 2X) than it was selling for at Target.
09-11-09 | 06:01 AM
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$77.50 is a perfectly okay price. They want to sell it to someone who wants it, not someone who wants to flip it, and are willing to let it sit there for a little while. Shows good sense, I think.
