Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:27:52 -0700 From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> Reply-To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Bianchi/Ducati "Limited Edition" bicycle
GPVB1@cs.com wrote:
>
>For 5500 Euro, you can have an "all-Italian Fighter bike" that weighs the
>same as certain twenty-five-year-old Reynolds 753-tubed bikes that you can
>pick up for perhaps one-fourth or one-third the price in mint condition....
>Let's see: now which ones would be worth more in say, ten years' time?
To which Chuck replied:
> Not so sure your right on which one is worth more in ten years, Greg.
>
> Edition of 200, joint project by Bianchi and Ducati, endorsed by "Felice
> Gimondi, who has won with Bianchi all the Tour and Classic races; and
> Troy Bayliss, Ducati Superbike World Champion and GP rider in 2003."
>
> Around my area there are lots (yes, lots) of Ducati owners who also race
> bicycles. Matching bike and motorcycle? I'd be all over that one.
> Edition of 200? Not enough to go around. Especially in 25 years time.
>
> I don't think it makes much sense to compare new with twenty five year
> old stuff. The guy buying new isn't the customer for the old. My
> opinion...
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal
>
>
Guess we'll have to wait ten years to settle this one, huh? :-)
My guess: these will be (proportionately) about as valuable as Shimano 25th Anniversary groups - NOS/NIB on eBay they go for about $1000-1100 right now, mostly because people want the cool watch!!
The world is filled with things that have been Marketed as "future collectables." The vast majority never panned out. You generally can't "make" something collectable or desireable. The 1988 BMW M5 (multiple lawsuits were filed over that one...), 50th Campy groups, Franklin Mint junque, etc. come to mind...... Usually, the only ones that make a killing on these items are the original makers (not the dealers/retailers that get stuck with selling them at a loss, either).
Food for thought....
Greg "semi-collectible due to my rarity" Parker A2 MI USA