[CR]eRichie's Masi -- Reality Sets In

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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:05:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: "David Patrick" <patrick-ajdb@sbcglobal.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <101920061838.17412.4537C6250008CD71000044042205889116020E000A9C9D0A08@comcast.net>
Subject: [CR]eRichie's Masi -- Reality Sets In

The highest bid last spring on Richard's Masi was very generous and it seems Richard should have offered the bike up back then to the highest bidder. Mike Kone is spot on when he reminds us that this is a restored example, even if it is a rare variation, and as such, the discriminating buyer will most likely not pay as much for this item as he would an all original, mint example. I've had a chance to see in person one the NOS Masi GCs that John Barron sold and this thing was definitely talking to me, as it was dead-on, but still had the correct "smell", so to speak, that a restored bike wouldn't have. The high price seen earlier on Richad's Masi was no doubt due in part to "the cult of eRichie", which caused bidders to place special value on Richard's ownership of the bike. It now seems that perhaps some cult members have been successfully deprogrammed and will no longer be seen at airports selling Richard's red & white jerseys.

Dave Patrick
Chelsea, Michigan USA