after a bit of research, figured out what this frame is (thanks to alexander/rhclassics) - made by "avica", a company from courbevoie (suburb of paris, and coincidentally, the start point of the championnat des triporteurs for several years in the early 1920s...) - they were rebadged under many different names, including la perle. very likely bonded frames, nothing near the quality of a caminargent, and certainly not worth anything near what this guy is asking for it, which would be a high price even for a perfect condition caminargent. probably early 1950s? from the components...
-joel
>Check out this cool aluminum bike that came up on ebay last night.
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>Any idea what it is? How old it is?
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>Odd listing style, "Make an Offer"...must be a new ebay format.
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>Scott McCaskey
>Dalworthington Gardens, TX
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i know what innocence looks like - and it wasn't there,
after she got that bicycle...