The best part, though, is now there is now probably a bunch of
Japanese collectors talking about how silly prices Americans
will pay for Italian bikes...
Cheers,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> Take a look at the bidding history - if either of the two top
> US bidders hadn't bid, the bike would have finished at about
> $3900. The Japanese collectors were out at $3850 IIRC.
> If either the winner or the #2 bidder is reading this, and
> you are willing to come forward, can you tell us if you were
> watching this bike before it was mentioned on this list? I
> have a hunch.....
> Greg Parker
> Dexter, Michigan
>
> Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 09:56:02 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>,
> classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]What makes DeRosa ($7220) worth more than
> Confente ($6550)???
>
> I was going to make the same observation. I've been amazed
> at some of the
> DeRosa prices lately, especially in that a still-produced
> marque with relatively
> high volume, at least in recent decades, commands higher
> prices than bikes which
> were rarer, even in the days of lower than current DeRosa
> production. Obviously
> I just don't get it. Someone sees something in these bikes
> that I simply don't.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
> "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Well, subject line says nearly all. I was lead to
> believe that the (Mario) Confente Masi was the "holy
> grail" of bicycles?
>
> What am I missing here with regards to the history of
> this DeRosa bicycle?
>
> Ted Baer
> Palo Alto, CA
>
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