Alex,
I think that it is great for the western world to finally have access to the Japanese market. It has been a long time coming but it will be nice to finally have a two way street. Let's hope this works out.
Best,
Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ USA
On 3/10/08 6:52 AM, "alex m" <alexpianos@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> I don't know if this has been mentionned before, but I
> think it is of importance to note that the buyer of
> the Gloria frame is a new Japanese bidder. There have
> been a number of new buyers from Japan lately,
> creating inflated prices, and I think there will be
> quite a few more to come, for the following reason :
>
> http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/
> uctions-across-borders
>
> Is this an all time record for a frame on eBay?
>
> Along the same lines, does anyone know what the top
> price all time on eBay is for a complete bike, and for
> a bike part (I recall a Record 60 Simplex went for c.
> 6700 USD, or was it 5700, a couple of years ago)
>
> Alexander March
> Bordeaux
> France