Well, it is essentially all NR, so it could be 68 or 69. He says it is 68, so that could be correct. He recognizes in retrospect the reserve was too high. He says he was told at bike shows it was worth at least $1100. But we all know a lot of guys will make such statements but not put their money where their mouth is.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Houston, Tx
----- Original Message ----- From: Bikerdaver@aol.com To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net ; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [CR]Late 60's Falcon - Value?
Jerry- a couple things go through my mind. I don't know why the seller is calling it a 60s bike as it looks totally early 70s to me and all the compoents are early 70s. I think the seller doesn't have a good grasp on what is a realistic reserve price is. Apparently he had the same problem with a bike that Ray Homiski was looking at. <http://ebay.com/<blah
So if nothing else, in general, his reserves are way too high for the market to bare. On a personal note, I believe that the bike is worth $750, maybe even $850. As far as the "image" issue is concerned, you are getting into the "hot-air" territory where you will find that your own opinion is the only one that really matters. cheers Dave Anderson Cut Bank MT
In a message dated 1/19/2004 5:03:07 PM PST, jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net writes: Below is a link to an auction for a late 60's Falcon San Remo I bid on yesterday, but didn't meet reserve. My max bid was $625. Reserve was $1000. I've offered the seller $650 and he countered $750. This is a really nice example, but I'm afraid that the image of Falcon is not strong enough that I could resell the bike for $750 if I had to. Opinions anyone?
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