if you're waffling on a $15 bike at a garage sale....buy it.

Came upon a absolutely gorgeous original Sears Austrian Made 3 Speed for $15. Had the speedometer that the owner originally put on along with the side mirror. I have the exact bike except it's the U.S. made model that I paid $25 for and this was waaaaay nicer. Had the S/A hub and the original seat which barely looked used. Paint looked almost brand new.

I walked back to the car and called my wife. She said go back and buy it....it's only $15 bucks. And sure enough, in that 3-4 minute time span, I came back to witness someone loading it in their van. I told the guy that I was just coming to buy that and he happily exclaimed "I'm glad I beat you to it."

That's something I hope will never happen again.

Totally off subject......does anyone know anything about Savoy bikes. I haven't been able to find much online about them

Thanks

I once bought a pair of minty 90's MTB's out from under one of the rampant local flippers. Flipper had too many bikes on his car already; left a deposit with the yard sale folk and had gone to unload then pick these two up. I waved an extra $20 under the seller's nose. Greedy fellow took it.

That weekend, said flipper was effectively two bikes short of his hopeful C-list spam quota.

-Kurt

Pro tip; bring some spare bike locks to lock the booty that doesnt fit on the first journey home.

Including the greedy seller?

This was equal to watching a Craigslister weasel his now-perceived-as-valuable merchandise to eBay - in person.

-Kurt