Its certainly not a record - I have had no-name Campag callipers sell alone for over $800 - $700 or so is about what they always fetch - they really are rather rare.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
cwstudio@aol.com wrote:
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> From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 7:29 pm
> Subject: [CR]Wow! $787 for a defaced 60's no-name campy brakeset !!
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> Is this a new record ?? The levers have five large holes drilled down
> the front, so they probably cannot be used for an original restoration
> ... did someone just pay $750 for a set of calipers alone ?? wowie !!
> I'll have to go dig out the half-dozen NOS sets I have sitting in my
> garage ... NOT !!
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> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA