Re: [CR]Good season to ebay vintage bikes? --ride-ready vs. fixer-uppers

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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:30:45 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: "Marc St. Martin" <marc.stmartin@earthlink.net>
To: Jeff Potter <jeff@outyourbackdoor.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Good season to ebay vintage bikes? --ride-ready vs. fixer-uppers


Hi Jeff,

Are you offering these bikes to the list? If so, what are the prices?

Regards,

Marc St. Martin Livermore, CA

-----Original Message-----

>From: Jeff Potter <jeff@outyourbackdoor.com>

>Sent: Nov 28, 2006 11:29 AM

>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

>Subject: [CR]Good season to ebay vintage bikes? --ride-ready vs. fixer-uppers

>

>I have 3 to sell and was thinking next spring, but I also wonder if

>people like to get bikes in the winter if they're going to need work

>and TLC or major repair.

>

>I'm supposing that spring is best for spiffy, ride-ready bikes.

>

>But maybe winter is best for fixer-uppers.

>

>Then again maybe it's largely immaterial, considering the many warm

>climate markets.

>

>I plan to ebay an early-80's 52cm Colnago Mexico (Superbe) and 56cm

>"wine" Somec (Campy SR) that I got at an eviction liquidation---both

>need a good bit of TLC. And maybe my early 70's 64cm red Paramount,

>too---and it's not in the best shape. They're all rideable but need

>some help. The Mexico is worst---it has bad paint blight and should

>get new paint. The Colnago and Somec both have rusty chrome and

>chains, etc.---but I can get them largely tidied up and the chrome is

>coming clean.

>

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