Holy moly!
 

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1975-Team-Schwin...item35a88dcec3

Even I'm surprised by this one.

-Kurt

Must have been the free shipping :lol:.

I can see all the coupon clipping cheapskates saying "OMG, that's like a thirty dollar value!" (just kidding of couse... being a coupon clipping cheapskate myself)

I watched it close. During the last 30 or so seconds the price jumped from $1650 to it's final $2560. I blinked and it jumped almost $1000! Kurt you need to track down the winner and add this frameset to the database/registry.

I didn't bid because the headset was not included:rolleyes:

What was the original buy-it-now price?

Add to the registry? :eek: There's a major opportunity here. We can find Schwinn approved parts, and mail him offers for 10% off the Bicycle Heaven everyday price. This could be a serious gold mine :innocent:

Hrm, crazy. What was the BIN?

Recession?
 

Pseudo-Recession.

Well, it IS totally rad.

meh... might have been the result of too much liquid for lunch. :p

Must have been...

Actually, I really like the pre cycling federation ban curved frames.

Man, $2560 for a Schwinn with a bent fork... :innocent:

Seriously though, I was thinking it was going to go for $1500-2000. I'd love to see it built up.

If someone knows how to preserve the ebay listing and photos for posterity, it might be a good idea to post them here. Otherwise, once the listing expires, this thread will be be pretty much gibberish.

Firefox: Right-click > Save Page As

-Kurt

Ah, thanks for the tip. I guess I should have specified: If someone cares enough to start a thread about this....;)

Or, if you're using a Mac, you can take screen caps the entire ad.

...as I just did.

Once you get into the higher income brackets there are no such things as recessions.

Still, WTF? That's an insane price.

Relax, he is including "Free Shipping"

But no headset.

I actually couldn't come up with any reason to buy that for that price.

So it has a bent seat tube.....what if it rides like crap.....:twitchy:
I'd rather buy the even quirkier Supervitus 980 tubed Mecacycle Turbo frameset with the forked seat tube(s) instead, for so much less!...plus it's French too!:eek::rolleyes::p

Chombi

Lots of fake/false/whatever invalid bids around at the Moment, or so it seems

This one
http://cgi.ebay.ch/BOTTECCHIA-COLUMB...item439ead545b

sold for around 1700$ a couple of weeks ago and had me scratching my head. Seems the high bidder was high or so... (see comments, not affiliated to seller other than living close to him :-))

-D