Re: [CR]eBay 753 Team Raleigh Puffery Award - is this a Quack or what?

From: "Diane Feldman" <feldmanbike@home.com>
To: <questor@cinci.rr.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <3B198661.35A0049A@cinci.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]eBay 753 Team Raleigh Puffery Award - is this a Quack or what?
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 18:35:52 -0700

I saw catalog illustrations of that paint scheme in a Raleigh pamphlet @ 1980 introducing 753 frames. David FEldman

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From: questor@cinci.rr.com
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 5:35 PM
Subject: [CR]eBay 753 Team Raleigh Puffery Award - is this a Quack or what?

> I nominate this ebay listing for quack-puffery award of the week. As
> far as I am aware, '83-'84 Team Raleighs primarily came in red/black or
> red/maroon/yellow for the US market and this mystery machine is tan -
> for 753???? There are also no listings for '83 tan 753 frames on Retro
> Raleighs.
>
> His ebay listing is at:
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> He claims, "The bike is a 1983 model, and still is brand new! The size
> of the frame is a 59cm. The bike has full durace, and is a 6 speed in
> the back. If you have any questions, please contact me from my web page
> http://www.sellbike.org Good luck." There are no detail shots of the lugs and
> he has not responded to my EMail asking for detailed pics and a frame
> number.
>
> While the bike may be a repaint, the owner represents it as brand new!
> Anyone interested in contacting him for duck hunting? I think he needs
> a good shot...

>

> Regards, Steve