Sorry, I actually intended that message for Phil only, so I neglected the proper signoff.
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR] Help.. New Member
> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, "Philip Brill" <pbrill@optonline.net>
> Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 8:56 AM
> You will not get much discussion on the list about the
> value. This is discourged here, to prevent people form
> "fishing" for an offer. If you do offer it for
> sale here, the rule is you must state the price.
>
> But some members may offer you their opinion offllist. As
> Mike stated, the achives and completed eBay auction are a
> good place to get an idea.
>
> The value of any bicycle depends on rarity, model and
> condition. A few rare bikes custom built in small numbers
> may be worth several thousand dollars, but production bikes
> like Zeus, or Raleigh or Schwinn or Peugeot, if originally
> high-end models, will go from as low as a couple of hundred
> dollars to slightlly more than $1,000.
>
> The first thing is to identify the model and the
> components. If you have some digital photos, you can post
> them to the list and ask for help identifying the model.
> However, you must put the photos on a server and post a
> link. Photo attachments direct to an email are not allowed,
> and will be stripped off by the CR host software. Most Zeus
> bikes used Zeus components. Some people, like me, like Zeus
> components, while others consider them cheap copies of
> Campy. The best Zeus component group was Zeus 2000, which
> had a lot of titanium parts. 2000 components in excellent
> condition can bring good prices on eBay. An excellent Zeus
> 2000 rear derailleur, for instance, will often bring $200 on
> eBay. If your bike is all Zeus 2000, the parts sold
> individually may be worth more than the bike as a whole.
> But other Zeus parts are not nearly as popular or valuable
> as 2000.
>
> The other thing about Zeus is that many of the bikes and
> parts used French threading, so you will need to determine
> if that is the case with yours, especially if you decide to
> sell the parts separately.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
>
> --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Philip Brill
> <pbrill@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Philip Brill <pbrill@optonline.net>
> > Subject: [CR] Help.. New Member
> > To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:39 AM
> > Hello,
> > I just joined. I have a Zeus Bicycle that I bought in
> the
> > mid 1970's. It's in fair to good condition.
> I
> > would like to sell it, but do not know it's value
> and
> > where to go?
> > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thank you,
> > Phil Brill
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