Hi Nigel
that was I who sold the ASC hub on ebay.
Just so you know, I did not fleece and old man to buy it.
In fact, I paid out a 5 figure sum to a very smart and knowledgeable collector for his entire collection of bicycles and then spent 3 days carefully loading and transporting it. I have spent many hours sorting and preparing stuff for sale since, including providing welcome additional employment for a retired 'old man' by paying him to service many SA hubs.
If you meet an 'old man' at York selling an ASC hub for 10 pounds, will you now buy it to use or say to him that the real value of that hub is $450 and pay him acordingly?
Martin Coopland, Scotland, BatesBicycles.com