Hi Matthew,
I've been a "picker" for years so I've found quite a few decent things. I'm involved it a lots of stuff outside cycling so most of my big scores are OT. The best on topic item that I can think of was a 1955 Peugeot that I bought at an antique shop for $75 and sold on eBay to a Japanese collector. The eBay picture are on Dale's web site:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
Next time you come by the shop remember to ask me about the patent model that I just sold.
Regards, Jamie
Jamie Swan Centerport Cycles Inc. 245 Main St. Northport, N.Y., U.S.A. 11768 631-262-0909
http://www.centerportcycles.com (mapped) http://www.cabinfeverauctions.com http://www.cabinfeverexpo.com http://www.limws.org http://www.liatca.org
On Feb 22, 2007, at 8:47 PM, devotion finesse wrote:
> Hello list:
> The recent "Confente Uncovered" thread got my imagination running
> wild, since the original owner bought the bike from Mario in 1978,
> rode it very little and had no idea that the bike sitting in his
> garage for the past 30 years was a "holy grail" for some
> collectors. The way he put it, "It's like finding out that your
> favorite fiddle is really a Stradavarius Violin." And yet it sat
> untouched until very recently. What if it was me who found it?
> My father, a classic car fanatic, always got a kick out of
> collector's myths: The 50's classic found in an old lady's garage
> with 10,000 original miles. The rarest Ford pick-up, covered in a
> dusty old barn. The immaculate muscle car, put into storage when
> it's new owner went off to war and never drove it again.
> When I used to own and work on 1960's Lambretta and Vespa scooters,
> there were tales there too. A 1967 SX200 found at a yard sale in
> Long Island for $100.
> Surfer buddies also: The early 60's Jacobs longboard, pulled from
> the rafters and sold at a So-Cal yard sale for $30. Any
> collector's circle will of course have those tales.
> I'm sure there are some good stories to be told first hand from
> members of the list.
> Just for fun, I thought I'd ask for some "Best Find" stories.
> What's the most exciting (on topic) thing you have ever pulled from
> a trash can or dumpster? Anybody decide to poke your head into a
> local thrift store, only to find the bike of your dreams with a $20
> price tag?
> Let's hear 'em!
>
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, New York
>
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