The winning bidder, as well as the principal competing bidder are Japanese collectors, both very active on eBay. Probably both needed the item to complete a special project. This can lead to some pretty amazing bids at times.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
nelson miller wrote:
> Eric-- How soon you forget! We all know that those derailleurs aren't worth much-- you forgot that it had a BOX!!!! Nelson Miller
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Elman
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 3:41 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Ebay Simplex Record $'s
>
> I was actually going to bid on this item - my 1st PX-10 cost less then this!
>
> Is there something unusual about this derailleur that I'm missing?
>
> http://ebay.com/
> 59652
>
> Eric "Geez, can't say that Simplex Criteriums are cheaper then Campy NR
> anymore" Elman