[CR]eRichie's Masi -- now I'm really confused

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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:41:48 -0700
From: "Dan Kehew" <dan.kehew@gmail.com>
To: "CR List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]eRichie's Masi -- now I'm really confused

Okay, wha happened? Not so very long ago eRichie offered his more-than-perfect Masi GC for auction, and drew bids above $6,000. This time out, the bidding ended before $4,000. Somehow I cannot fathom that a sarcastic comment about schmutz on the derailleur cost the man two grand. (Although, hey, what would it take to wipe down the darn bike, Richard? There's even Sachs Schmutz Trademarked Registered WaxSealed on top of the headset!) Not even a snipe off, here? This is a nice price for a classic Masi, but the general consensus seems to be that this is no average classic Masi.

Was it lack of an earlier, and more straight-faced, outing of the auction to the list -- Classic Rendezvous driving the market?

By the way: No, I will not be sending eRichie two grand for defaming his schmutz. I knew exactly what I was doing when I outed the auction--couldn't figure out why nobody else had, with just two days left.

Dan Kehew
Davis CA USA