: [CR]What make that Confente worth so much?
> I just got up to speed on the Confente on Ebay by reading the item
> description. I am new to the bike collecting thing and have always
thought
> of them as something to ride, race and mostly likely to have fun with.
What
> makes a bike like this worth so much? You could contact a current frame
> builder and have one created just like it for far less. If it were a car
it
> would depend on who owned it or raced it -- this bike has not been raced
it
> did not win the Tour D' France no one famous owned it. The equipment on
it
> is nothing special - the owner is going to throw in the old worn out
chain,
> bar tape and brake hoods, again it was never raced they are old worn-out
> parts - so Confente touched them is he some demi God now or something?
In
> my mind this is not worth any more than a Masi built in the US. I guess
some
> of you are going to get pissed off at me but I think this group likes it
when
> someone starts arguments. Sam DiBartolomeo
I don't think the bike is inherently worth as much as is so much as there is a demand for this bike and collectors willing to pay for it. What makes a Ferrari 250 GTO worth $6 million, or a Monet worth $40 million? Rarity and demand I think. I would guess Masis were sold in the thousands, yet some of those are bringing over a grand. Rarity and a racing history would push this bike into the stratosphere.
David Goerndt