[CR]Re:CR]Ebay Outings : New High? & I Just Gotta Be Me ??

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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:47:55 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re:CR]Ebay Outings : New High? & I Just Gotta Be Me ??

Kurt and John asked about the rich price paid for that Campagnolo Gran Sport front derailleur on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6502451643

Someone else here will know more... but if I recall correctly, this particular derailleur has been discussed, at some length, here on the list in the past. It's a rare early iteration of the Gran Sport model... maybe not so rare in Europe. But probably next to nonexistent in Japan, which is where the one on ebay will be heading.

Seems to me the price paid is not stupid, if you're a collector, and you just gotta have it, and you can't find it anywhere else. Stuff like this is an example of collector mania. I'm just guessing, but I suspect a thing like this will always be worth a lot to a Japanese collector.

Also note that it takes two to tango..and this item has been bid up by two Japanese enthusiasts.

Charles "that Masi I'm selling on ebay may end up in Japan too..." Andrews SoCal