Re: [CR]Chrome Paramount (Ed Granger)

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Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:03:53 -0500
From: "Phil Sieg" <triodelover@comcast.net>
To: EdVintage63@aol.com
Subject: Re: [CR]Chrome Paramount (Ed Granger)
References: <cd.37da05bb.312f894e@aol.com>
In-Reply-To:
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Don't underestimate the effect of size on the price. Those of us on either tail of the bell curve usually have to pay a premium when something this desirable comes along in our size, because there just aren't many of them to begin with.

Phil "wishing the standover height of a 56 cm frame didn't threaten to make him a countertenor" Sieg Knoxville, Tennessee

EdVintage63@aol.com wrote:
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>>The bid history for JB's auction is interesting. The two top bids were
>>above $3500
>>which was almost $1600 above the next highest bid. The perfect situation for
>>a
>>seller is to have two 'gotta haves' going at each other.
>>
>>The Italian Masi Special auction from last week had a very similar chain of
>>events.
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>>Auction prices are not always the litmus test for enduring market values,
>>but it
>>sure is cool to be the seller in those 'gotta have' situations.
>>
>>Nick Zatezalo
>>Atlanta,Ga
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>Well said. It's also worth pointing out, maybe, that there's is often a
>premium for a bike that's not just nice, or nicer, but the nicest of its kind
>that's disproportionate to how much nicer it is. A bike that's only 10% better than
>"excellent" may be worth twice as much, 'cause the really special bikes,
>which at least two people felt this Paramount was, are just that -- special.
>
>Ed Granger
>Lancaster, PA, USA