In a message dated 7/26/2006 8:32:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chuckschmidt@earthlink.net writes:
There's no way I'd pack up a frame worth $4500 plus and send it off with a shipper... no way. And yes, if a complete Confente went for $8,000 on eBay more than a few years ago (a CR member was the buyer), then the frame might actually be worth $4500... if you want to own a Confente that is.
Wayne Bingham posted a Craigslist offering earlier today from 7-25-06 which
said the seller had offered it locally in SoCal for almost $15000. The $4500
is only an opening bid, without meeting reserve. Also, the provenance
should be easy to check--doesn't Jim Cunningham have all the original owners
listed by serial number? I agree with Chuck regarding shipping, whether it be
$4500 or $15000. I wouldn't ship a rare bike like this either, particularly
since I could probably find a buyer in the SoCal area. But, you would think
that he would have shown at least one picture. I'd like to have # 69 though.
Lou Deeter, Orlando FL