New high for an Ironman?
 

What can you get for $799, plus $149 shipping? Why this beautiful red and white Expert.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CENTURION-BI...55587180878551

No doubt this should go in the wacky CL/eBay thread, but I couldn't resist. It even has a Bell saddle.

What have we wrought? :eek:

$183.64 Standard Shipping for me

for prices like that, he could afford some lowercase letters and bigger pictures

also has the year wrong

Someone offer him the price of shipping. Having a riser tube makes it worth at least that much.

To clarify, it's probably a new high asking price. That has nothing to do with what he'll actually get, esp as he notes this one has some rust. To get north of $300-350 an Ironman has to be pretty darn close to immaculate. There's been one sitting on Chicago CL for months, an '89 Master I think, very thoroughly described and apparently in VGC, asking $500 to start, now down to $400 and I think still not sold.

There was that extra small one that sold for more than $500 on eBay recently; we had a thread about it.

yeah even in my inflated market Ironmans have a hard time topping $400

I HATE IT WHEN YOU SEE AN EBAY LISTING AND EVERYTHING IS IN CAPITALs! He NEEDS TO TAKE A COURSE in ONLINE ETTIQUETTE, OR MAYBE HE'S JUST SUPER EXCITEd ABOUT SELLING HIS IRONMAN!.

The red/white Coke bottle backdrop for the photos made me blink...

Is it me or are the tires a bit low. Where was that thread about how to take a good bike photo...?

...and do ya think for $800 he could maybe wash it?

he doesn't want to hurt the vintage dust on it, then it wouldn't be worth 800 right?

It wasn't that long ago we were buying these at garage sales for $30.

A good swift cleaning, lube as needed, tires, new wrap on the bars, maybe cables, and we were able to pocket a quick $150 for our efforts.

Sigh.

Someone locally near Vancouver has his as new ( as in never ridden ) Dave Scott listed for 800 cdn. It has been up for sale at least three months. Is it a fair price - does not seem like there is any real interest.


http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pm...595877945.html

it's still possible to make $150 profit, you just have to invest more. I see a fair amount of ironmans for $200ish

The size 48cm went to a bidder in Japan for $611, a vary special case. They can be had for $200-$300 any place that there not sold by a flipper or jerk. The purple and white one is still on there for $650 with flat tires.

Yes, I know it's his BIN price, but I think it illustrates how ridiculous the asking prices/expectations have become for some bikes. I'd put in a low-ball offer had I not just won an '86 in better condition.

Someone has to bust the curve once in a while.

I'm sure you do, but we don't.

$350 - $400 is our new norm.

You would think that all of you with $$$ sunk into Ironmans would be encouraging higher prices.

Maybe you hope to buy more of them, but just say'in...

Someone's onto us!

yeah, i agree that 350 is the norm, but i do see them for less. that is how you can sell them for $350 and still make a profit

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/2588614560.html - $200 - (single speed conversion)

i saw an 85 model with a bent fork going for $175ish. coulda squeezed some profit out of there too. it sold now

of course then you have the guys who are asking $500 (though he posted another one asking 400 now): http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bik/2611076814.html

Oh yes, they are out there. I came across a Miami Vice in fair shape a couple of weeks ago for $150. I was tempted but decided to hold out for a red & white - one of my "grail" bikes - which should be on its way tomorrow. I've not seen any red & white Experts pop up locally in the past two years.

It's not just Experts and Masters you run across - that Miele I posted about in "what's it worth" a few weeks back is still listed for $600.

mine ain't getting sold any time soon regardless of how much i could get for it..

I love my 86 red and white, picked it up Friday for $250 and had to drive to San Dieago. Have 7speed parts, white hoods, tape, and housing ready to go with Veloflex Pave' tires. Going "old school". Probably have $400 tied up when I'm done. I don't mind when the asking price is high, but you would think that you would see something done for that asking price, like tires that hold air.

actually, this one is back now as a fixed gear for over $100 more.. http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...nt-quot-thread

I think once I rationalized all that "$$$ sunk into Ironmans" to myself, I just had to rest a while.