----- Original Message ----- From: "Hal" <hrudicil@triad.rr.com> To: "Scott Goldstein" <sgpnet@earthlink.net> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 10:57 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Confente "Scam" ends Dylan's House still available
> The real "SCAM" is the San Remo plug deal. A reserve price for a MINT
> Confente frame of $10,000 is appropriate considering the Master Builder
and
> his history. A medium size frame by such a builder would be a prize to
own.
> Just look at the existing bids. I could certainly spend that amount of
> money on some stupid painting or invest in some funky stock or purchase
> something else that would never have the rarity of a #48 of 135 Confente
> frames. A bike of this value would certainly be an investment that would
> rate a much higher dollar 10-15 yrs from now. Not a bad deal considering
> every member on this site is here because of a passion for vintage
bicycles
> and the people who have made its history. Watching a bike like that
hanging
> around the house would have been much more fun than watching some stock
> figure in the evening news or Wall Street Journal. As Richard Sachs
pointed
> out "190 hits in the final 20 minutes" of the auction. Most where
probably
> members from this site. That's pretty CHEAP ENTERTAINMENT. Come on -
Give
> Doug Brooks (Closest without going over) the plugs.
>
> Hal (Of course that's just my opinion - I could be wrong) Rudicil
> Winston-Salem, NC
>
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Goldstein" <sgpnet@earthlink.net>
> To: "classicrendezvous-bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 9:37 PM
> Subject: [CR]Confente "Scam" ends Dylan's House still available
>
>
> > So its over and there are no winners. We find out that the Reserve was
> > $10,000. (why not $20 or K100 k) Sure smells like a scam to avoid Ebay
> > costs, but who knows. Given the near 2 k derailleur, anything is
> possible.
> >
> > oldlugs keep us informed.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dylan: http://ebay.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > Confente:
> http://ebay.com/
> >
> > Winner gets 2 San Remo Bar plugs
> >
> > (not Velox, not Alex Singer, not Alex Rodriguez, not Rodriguez frames,
> > Ken Denny, not Reginald Denny, not Jack Denny, not Hilary Stone, not
> > Hillary Brooks, not Albert Brooks, not Brooks saddles, not Dale Brown,
not
> > Phil Brown, not Sheldon Brown, not the Brown Derby, not the Brown Bros.,
> > not Jessica Simpson, not Bart Simpson, not Tom Simpson, not Welcome Back
> > Kotter, not cottered cranks, not Maes bars, not Willie Mays, not
Carlton
> > Wiley, not Bayliss and Wiley, not Norman Bates, not Horace Bates, not
> > Horace Mann, not Thomas Mann, not Norman Thomas, not Tom Kellogg, not
> Mario
> > Confente, not Jack Valenti, not Jack Taylor, not Chuck Taylor, not
Chuck
> > Schmidt, not Schmidt Dynamo, not Grant Peterson, not Norm Peterson, not
> > Dursley Pederson, not Reynolds 531, not Allie Reynolds, not Ally McBeal
,
> > not fade away)
> >
> >
> > From our fearless leader
> >
> > If Scott will tabulate the guesses (!) I will offer, as an additional
> prize,
> > a genuine Cirque du Cyclisme tee shirt designed by famous Chuck Schmidt.
> > Scott, just tel;l where to send it on June 17th! If no one reaches the
> > reserve and no eBay sale is made, I will renege!!!
> > Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina
> >
> >
> > Hal Rudicil $13.333.00
> > Karen Rawls $12,000.00
> > Matthew Gorski $10,555.00
> > Paulie Davis $10,000.00
> > Eric Elman $9,750.00
> > Dan Borden $9,500.00
> > Alan Bernstein $8750.50
> > Doug Brooks $7850 .00
> > Thomas Adams $7,720.00
> > David Feldman $7,500.00
> > Rick Bakke $7, 138.00
> > Wayne Bingham $6,500.00
> > Walt Skryzpek $6,235.00
> > Mike Wilkinson $6,175.00
> > Brandon Ives $6,100.00
> > Aaron Lipstadt $6,000.00
> > Scott Goldstein $5,975.00
> > Phil Brown $5,500.00
> > Greg Parker $4762.51
> > David A. Allen $4,610.00
> > Joseph Bender-Zanoni $4,500.00
> > Aldo Ross $4,400.00
> > Bob Hufford $4,321.00
> > Mark Petry $4,250.25
> > Lou Deeter $3,875.00