Ray Homiski wrote:
"As a collector I should probably be last to comment on this. Are we collectively saying that ounce for ounce these are worth more than gold? Are we to believe this is the only set in existence, if so was it a one off? ..."
Anyone who thinks price/lb is getting out of hand for
rare (or even scarce) collectible vintage bicycle
parts should dip a toe in the worlds of stamp or coin
collecting. Seriously - if you want to see some real
$/gm check out:
http://ebay.com/
And these items are relative lightweights, price-wise, in that world. I would venture that there are many more copies of a given $5,000-value stamp around than, say, a pristine pair of Cinelli bivalent hubs. There just aren't as many collectors for the hubs (yet).
Dave "occasional philatelist" Ross
Portola Valley, CA