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Date: 01 Nov 2007 15:34:21
From: Ted
Subject: eBay: French bicycle (circa 1891)
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http://301url.com/FrenchBike
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Date: 05 Nov 2007 03:42:54
From: Ted
Subject: Re: eBay: French bicycle (circa 1891)
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In article
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Ted <fr...@spamexpire-200711.rodent.frell.theremailer.net > wrote:
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> http://301url.com/FrenchBike
Winning bid $1,500
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Date: 04 Nov 2007 19:52:26
From: Tom Kunich
Subject: Re: eBay: French bicycle (circa 1891)
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"Ted" <fritz@spamexpire-200711.rodent.frell.theremailer.net > wrote in
message news:365aeea73cf7f74ff8ab53fa121ba55c@msgid.frell.theremailer.net...
> In article
> <0b750b2ce8d82cd295941ca5ec310322@msgid.frell.theremailer.net>
> Ted <fr...@spamexpire-200711.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> wrote:
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>> http://301url.com/FrenchBike
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> Winning bid $1,500
Well, I'm glad some collector got what he wanted. I wouldn't give you a dime
for it.
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Date: 05 Nov 2007 22:09:18
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: eBay: French bicycle (circa 1891)
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In article <13it4rorkmm0tb0@corp.supernews.com >,
"Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com > wrote:
> "Ted" <fritz@spamexpire-200711.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> wrote in
> message news:365aeea73cf7f74ff8ab53fa121ba55c@msgid.frell.theremailer.net...
> > In article
> > <0b750b2ce8d82cd295941ca5ec310322@msgid.frell.theremailer.net>
> > Ted <fr...@spamexpire-200711.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> wrote:
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> >> http://301url.com/FrenchBike
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> > Winning bid $1,500
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> Well, I'm glad some collector got what he wanted. I wouldn't give you a dime
> for it.
Unlike a lot of the stuff in eBayland (or worse, Craigslist, home of
fantasy pricing), this seems a reasonable price for what must be a
pretty rare bird these days.
It's not restored to pristine condition, but a "survivor" like this one,
apparently in very good, unrestored condition, is starting to become the
new holy grail for collectors. I don't know how it is with bicycles, but
among rare cars the urge to do bottom-up restorations was so strong for
so long that precious few high-end collectible vehicles have survived
without getting the full treatment, and even fewer of those are in
working condition.
There aren't going to be many working-condition 19th-century bicycles
out there; while I have neither the storage space nor the wherewithal to
give this bike the proper care, I certainly would have put up, say, $200
to acquire this bike.
Working against this machine is the fact that it has no provenance,
isn't obviously a very sporting model, and its condition could be
better. But I think it's fair to guess that those bikes go for rather
more, snapped up by the same people who buy mid-century bikes that were
provably race-ridden by pros.
--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
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Date: 01 Nov 2007 20:36:36
From: Jym Dyer
Subject: Re: eBay: French bicycle (circa 1891) <= THIS IS SPAM
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=x= Sales/Auctions to r.b.marketplace ONLY.
Otherwise it is SPAM.
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