Steve: I occassionally track other buyers on Ebay to see what they purchase and to help look for new sellers from the UK. I've tracked Kauzo and there seems to be no reasning to his purchases. Either he's building a Museum of Bicycle Parts or his tastes in cycles is very wide and varied. But if you bid against him, GOOD LUCK. He must have extremely deep pockets, because unless he gives up for lack of want, you'll never win that auction. Peter Naiman, Boston, Mass
>
> From: Steve Maas <smaas@nonlintec.com>
> Date: 2003/01/19 Sun PM 01:59:36 EST
> CC: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Is this worthy of the 2003 Market High List? Stronglight
> $787
>
> Optimistic fool that I am, I had hoped to get this for my Allegro. The
> bike probably had a 57 originally, and somewhere around '76, the
> original owner ditched it for a cheapo Peugeot. (Sigh.) I had been
> warned that these things go for big money, but I never expected $787.
> The buyer is a guy who calls himself Kauzo, and he seems to be willing
> to pay literally anything to get what he wants. Unfortunately, he's
> looking for a lot of the same things I am, so I've lost a couple eBay
> auctions to him.
>
> One of the ground rules for my restoration projects is that they must be
> economically rational. I'll put, say, $650 into a bike that might be
> worth only $500 when I'm done, but not $1000 or $1500. (I suppose I
> might break this rule for a really significant bike, but I'm not likely
> to get something like that, anyway.) I know you can make a good argument
> against this rule, for someone who has the cash, and it does constrain
> what I can do. That's not necessarily bad, however.
>
> In other news, I recently snagged a mid-50s Olmo for a future project.
> Anyone know where I can find pictures of the frame artwork for this
> bike? (Pictures at http://www.nonlintec.com/
>
> Steve Maas
> Long Beach, California
>
>
> Dan Kasha wrote:
>
> > I thought this could make it on the Market High List. Any
> > thoughts? I guess I should not be too surprised if toe straps
> > go for $350. Was it the same buyer?
> >
> > Stronglight 57 crank sold for $787.00
> > Ebay item number 2700783719
> > http://ebay.com/
> > &rd=1
> >
> > Dan Kasha
> > Providence RI
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