Things are really getting out of hand over at the 'bay
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I would be suspicious seeing "0" rated bidder. When I put something up for auction I start higher bid price, it eliminates the playful bidders.
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I think I picked up mine that were NOS for 25 shipped from someone here just a couple of months ago. He had a couple of sets and some cable clamps.
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I don't really think it's that crazy. If you're missing that one small part on your dream bike, it's only $46 to make it perfect! By the standards of many hobbies that's play money.
Imagine if everyone's favorite eBayer had it in a baggie! $150+, and it would be discounted 10% every third week.
Imagine if everyone's favorite eBayer had it in a baggie! $150+, and it would be discounted 10% every third week.
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Guys used to remove those dust caps and throw them away. They wanted to look like racers. I saved mine.
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The auction is interesting in that it had two low transaction bidders, one at 5 the other at zero. The 5 guy bid early and high, the zero guy chased it up, " well if someone else is willing to pay, it must be worth it"...
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The odd thing is the same seller has another pair to sell, also starting at $5.99...
Vintage Campagnolo Crank Covers Super Nuovo Record RARE Patent Campy | eBay
Vintage Campagnolo Crank Covers Super Nuovo Record RARE Patent Campy | eBay
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Well I just paid $36+shipping $USD for a campy dérailleur hanger. Was it worth it? Absolutely not for a crummy piece of metal.
Is it worth being able to finally ride my bike with my Nuovo Record Rd instead of waiting weeks/months for the next one to pop up? Absolutely.
Is it worth being able to finally ride my bike with my Nuovo Record Rd instead of waiting weeks/months for the next one to pop up? Absolutely.
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...five bucks, the pair. Unlimited quantities.
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Five bucks? Holy smokes I think there's buckets of those at the shop I work at. I used those on some 1st gen chorus cranks and like them better then the running them without caps. They give it a nice flush updated look. Plus you don't need a thin wall 15mm socket.
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...I started using them when I got tired of looking for Stronglight and TA caps. They do a good job of protecting the threads, and they never seize up.
...I started using them when I got tired of looking for Stronglight and TA caps. They do a good job of protecting the threads, and they never seize up.
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How about this one......
Vintage Ofmega Mistral Crank Caps Crankset Dust Covers Road Italian E'Roica | eBay
Yeah it's cheap, but really??
Vintage Ofmega Mistral Crank Caps Crankset Dust Covers Road Italian E'Roica | eBay
Yeah it's cheap, but really??
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That would have been me. I have a few more sets but I'm holding on to them. I have short Drop out screw sets though lots.....
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I don't really think it's that crazy. If you're missing that one small part on your dream bike, it's only $46 to make it perfect! By the standards of many hobbies that's play money.
Imagine if everyone's favorite eBayer had it in a baggie! $150+, and it would be discounted 10% every third week.
Imagine if everyone's favorite eBayer had it in a baggie! $150+, and it would be discounted 10% every third week.
It's not like it's a boat, or a Ti/Carbon fiber #3-Wood that you can hit farther out of bounds.
I just forked over $90 for a set of bars I do not need, because the brand and color match the bike.
All I have left to get for it is a stem, and it will be 100% Cinelli/Columbus.
Call it vanity, but a smaller herd allows some leeway on things like this.
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I actually think it is a good strategy as compared with a high buy it now price. Gets people competing with each other trying to snag the item.
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What I like is that he starts his auctions as, well, auctions. Six bucks to start and let her fly. That is becoming more rare every day on ebay.
I actually think it is a good strategy as compared with a high buy it now price. Gets people competing with each other trying to snag the item.
I actually think it is a good strategy as compared with a high buy it now price. Gets people competing with each other trying to snag the item.
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Excellent point.
It's not like it's a boat, or a Ti/Carbon fiber #3-Wood that you can hit farther out of bounds.
I just forked over $90 for a set of bars I do not need, because the brand and color match the bike.
All I have left to get for it is a stem, and it will be 100% Cinelli/Columbus.
Call it vanity, but a smaller herd allows some leeway on things like this.
It's not like it's a boat, or a Ti/Carbon fiber #3-Wood that you can hit farther out of bounds.
I just forked over $90 for a set of bars I do not need, because the brand and color match the bike.
All I have left to get for it is a stem, and it will be 100% Cinelli/Columbus.
Call it vanity, but a smaller herd allows some leeway on things like this.
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A few years ago I bought a bunch of these Campy crank arm bolts dirt cheap, NOS-NIP! I use them on mongrel Campy cranks like Triomphe/Victory and other mid range models.
Luckily I still have some NR originals from BITD. Some weight weenies pulled them off to save weight!
We removed them because they looked TOO Fred!
Recently I bought a bunch of these no name crank bolts plus washers for $5.95 a pair. The recommended torque for crank arm bolts is only 20-30 foot lbs. so they don't need to be fancy high strength bolts!
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Luckily I still have some NR originals from BITD. Some weight weenies pulled them off to save weight!
We removed them because they looked TOO Fred!
Recently I bought a bunch of these no name crank bolts plus washers for $5.95 a pair. The recommended torque for crank arm bolts is only 20-30 foot lbs. so they don't need to be fancy high strength bolts!
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The less charitable explanation is that the chaser is a shill. The seller gave it a low starting bid but really didn't want it to stay there. If it looks like it won't hit the jackpot he is hoping for the shill nudges it up. Nudging has to be incremental because the intent is to stop just below the current high bid if he can guess it accurately, or just above if he is willing to gamble that the current high bidder will push just a little more. Which is to say, the shill exercises caution because he intends to lose.
I saw something like that on an auction I won where the chaser pushed the bid up. The chaser's bidding history showed he'd incrementally chased dozens of auctions over the previous six months or so and won none of them.
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