We can turn this on its head and tell of our nicest finds. A recent one for me was picking up a a pair of KKT Pro-Ace alloy cage pedals for only $6! If you're not familiar with these, they are a very faithful Campy Superlegeri pedal copy; not just cosmetically, like most others, but in quality and design as well. The Pro-Ace pedals had ground and polished races comparable to Campy's, and even had the rifling on the spindles like Campy. Smooth as silk, and very durable:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/
When I got these, they were grime-encrusted, festooned with reflectors and mashed, rusty old toe clips. But they cleaned up very nicely indeed!
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA