I agree. Actually people don't even have the parts. They like the hunt and the feeling of creation. The result is that you have to make ethical decisions about parting out bikes all the time.Mid level French bikes (Motobecane Grand Jubilee) really test this concept.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> Kurt's note: "How much could a mostly bare frame possibly be worth? Do the
> math."
>
> My recent experience selling frames (w/ BB/HS in some cases) has been that
> the buyer is more willing to pay proportionally more for the frame alone
> than for the bike complete because he or she often has the needed
components
> to build it up. The thinking is: "Well, I'll pay $300 for the frame rather
> than $500 for the whole bike and save $200," even though the components
> might be worth $500 individually.
>
> I recently sold a DeRosa frame for $425 after getting NO interest on eBay
> for the whole bike at a $500 starting price.
>
> Bill Snyder
> Lake Balboa, CA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kurtsperry@netscape.net [mailto:kurtsperry@netscape.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 4:32 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Stripped Chrome Paramount
>
>
> >On the Julian dating of Paramounts, the 1967 chromed Paramount (should I
> >repeat that?) currently have offered on ebay for your viewing and bidding
> >pleasure does not have a such a code.
> >
> >http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> >All of which is written in wondering why it hasn't drawn attention and as
> >an attempt to draw attention to it.
> >
> >Cheers.
> >
> >Tom
> >Tom Hayes
> >18585 Munn Road
> >Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
> >hayesbikes@nls.net
> >hayes@jcu.edu
> --
> Tom et al:
>
> What is a nice vintage bike worth after it has been stripped of most of
its
> original parts? What would it be worth if the original parts were left on?
> How much would it cost and how much trouble would it be to find correct
> parts to restore it to a semblance of its former self? I don't know a lot
> about Paramounts, but I've seen lots for sale WITH the original parts for
> $500-800. How much could a mostly bare frame possibly be worth? Do the
math.
> Am I way off base here?
>
> Regards,
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham WA
> http://fineartscrimshaw.com
>
>
>
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