Re: [CR] Small French rear JOS light at $1000 on ebay...."hobby" or"obsession"?

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] Small French rear JOS light at $1000 on ebay...."hobby" or"obsession"?
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:24:23 -0700
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Wot me worry???

(whose this marlene chick? was i drunk and made a fool of myself? again? gotta learn to sip instead of quaff!)

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

On Apr 1, 2007, at 6:14 PM, ternst wrote:
> Who cares?
> It's a competition.
> Coming down to the last 100 dollars in the world bidding bicycle
> finals.
> May the best man win.
> Sit Back, Have a Piece of Fruit.
> Remember Marlene?
> Now sip your champagne, relax, and enjoy the last lunge across the
> line.
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates
> CA USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Schmidt"
> <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> To: "CR RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 6:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Small French rear JOS light at $1000 on
> ebay...."hobby" or"obsession"?
>
>
>> No Matt, it's beyond disease catagory... these guys are into the
>> freebasing. Just say no!
>>
>> Chuck Schmidt
>> South Pasadena, CA
>>
>> On Apr 1, 2007, at 4:07 PM, devotion finesse wrote:
>>
>>> I think that might even surpass qualification as "obsession".
>>> We are into "disease" catagory here, ladies and gentlemen.
>>> Matthew Bowne
>>> Brooklyn, New York
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Peter Jourdain <pjourdain@yahoo.com>
>>>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>>> Subject: [CR] Small French rear JOS light at $1000 on
>>>> ebay...."hobby" or "obsession"?
>>>> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 16:03:29 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>
>>>> Hi, All---
>>>>
>>>> I normally don't call out auctions, but this one's so
>>>> way out and beyond most of our reach that I just had
>>>> to flag it....A small JOS tail light----$1000 with 12
>>>> hours to go....Yep, a used French tail light for the
>>>> price of a complete British bike from the '50s, and a
>>>> fine one at that.
>>>>
>>>> Unless you're Donald Trump, I think this is where the
>>>> dividing line between "hobby" and "obsession" has
>>>> definitely been crossed. I pray I don't ever fall prey
>>>> to such inclinations....
>>>>
>>>> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>>>> ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%
>>>> 3AIT&viewitem=&item=150106167533&rd=1&rd=1
>>>>
>>>> If the link doesn't work, it's auction # 150106167533
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peter Jourdain
>>>> Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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