In a message dated 5/20/2002 12:53:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, CYCLETRUCK@aol.com writes:
<< BUT, Dale, I wonder if you see the CR list as an appropriate place to ask "What would be a reasonable price to pay for one of those Twizgets if I find one?" A bike or part rare in my region may be very common in another. I would sometimes like to know if the item for which I'm about to pay a premium price is way-common up in New England, for example. >>
Ok, I can see your point here... but even the "What would be a reasonable price to pay for one of those Twizgets if I find one?" is a sort of futile exercise because what I would pay depends upon my need for that part and it's relative availability.
I remember CR member Ted Williams wrote a while back that he was amazed that folks would grab up and pay so much for items he was selling because for him they were so common at local swap meets in his San Francisco area... I explained to him that there are not swap meets ('cept for the Cirque now) for literally many hundreds and hundreds of miles for me and most CR readers!
Again, if one wants to know what stuff really sells for, eBay searches can tell you the reality. And whether you have happened upon a bargain when you find that first generation SR rear derailleur for $50.00!
Reading 20 CR members argue about whether or not they would pay X amount for some item is not my idea of fun though!!
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina <A HREF="http://www.classicrendezvous.com/main.htm">Classic Rendezvous</A>