Hey Mike I was attempting sarcasm, it didn't seem to come across that way though
I don't think the sellers were out to "gouge" anyone, whether the steel hubset was 16 bucks or 60, more importantly to me at the time, I felt Phil's slam on one of our listmember/dealers about profits and digital cameras was obtuse--
Dale Phelps, Longmont
hersefan@comcast.net wrote: But wouldn't a serious buyer want alloy? The cool thing about prewar goodies is that the alloy revolution started around 1935 or 1936. FB's were very common on top tier French bike - but the ones to have are alloy. I'm sitting here staring at a bike that needs alloy FB's, but not steel ones ( everything else on the bike is alloy). These hubs may be the Victory cranks of the past.
Also, a lot of prewar stuff just doesn't get top value. Thank goodness - the stuff in my mind is the coolest (1935-1938 or so) but nobody is really after it.
I'd pay a few hundered in a flash for NOS alloy - but I've ignored the steel ones. Plus, our UK friends seem to unearth quite a few FB hubsets. Now for that prewar alloy one....
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
> Pfft, Phil, have another martini and chill out, if these hubs todd snatched are
> the ones I was looking at on squee-bay, the combined total buy it now price was
> what, 16 bucks?
>
> Another merchant out there to screw us poor cyclistes, pocketing loads of profit
> and not even buying a digital camera to assure further graft PFFT
>
> Dale Phelps
> Longmont CO
>
> Phil Sieg wrote:
> Todd,
>
> I hope everything turns out well but I have a real problem in this day and
> age with folks listing a bunch of items with pictures pirated from other
> WWW sites. A basic digital camera doesn't cost that much. A picture is
> still no guarantee, but a "loving hands at home" version taken against some
> Gawdawful shag-carpet background, even if a little blurry, makes me think
> at least there's a good chance the seller has the item in his possession.
>
> If one is going to using other photos, one should state in the auction that
> the accompanying photo isn't representative of the item up for auction.
> It's dishonest to do otherwise. Steven confirms what my still-learning
> eyes thought. The rear hub looks to be at least able to accommodate a 5sp
> freewheel, and isn't a single speed.
>
> I apologize if the seller is a list member and takes offense, but this
> seller puts quite a few items up frequently and has a rather long list
> now. Some of those profits should go for a camera, I think.
>
> Phil "Still working on the first martini so I'll mellow out later" Sieg
> Knoxville, Tennessee
>
> At 18.28 11.12.04, t.kielman@comcast.net wrote:
> >The picture of the hubs in this auction is taken from the Italian
> >components page of the CR website.I grabbed a pair from the seller after
> >checking his feedback for transactions with CR members.All positive,and
> >possibly a listmember himself.Even if they are not correctly dated,they
> >seem to be lovely hubs.
> >
> >Todd "if it looks too good to be true......" Kielman
> >Chicago
> >Still ignoring the collective wisdom of an entire civilization......
> >
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