Ouch that really hurts Dale. And since when are campy nr and sr components low value????
Mike Howard Santa Fe Springs, CA
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Dale Brown <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
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> You know, I think the marketplace is exactly correct in both of these:
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> - The Herse does not have the handmade lugs but everything else I can see
> is really pretty darn good and valuable. From what I can see of the seat
> stays and other frame details, this one is built to a pretty high standard,
> esp. considering the age. The racks will need rechroming (not unusual in a
> bike this age) but the patina is not bad at all on the frame. It will
> respond to gentle cleaning very nicely... It has the good cranks and stem.
> True the brakes are not brazed on but that is minor issue as compared to
> finding a Herse of this age in such almost-complete form. This is a very
> important builder with International appeal. With some TLC and chromework,
> this can be a very, very valuable bike. I am not surprised at the price at
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> - The Medici... what can you say about this brand? Sort of a poor cousin
> spin-off from Masi, with no strong following (apologies to members of the
> list who love this make, but I am talking $ here!) Badly rusted fork, low
> value components... Again, not a surprising price IMHO.
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> But who is to say what bike will sell for? Each of us have our favs and
> will pay what we choose to acquire a long-sought-after piece of nostalgia.?
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> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Andrews <chasds@mindspring.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Sat, 2 May 2009 11:48 am
> Subject: [CR] ebay outing: recently ended Medici
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> Whoa!
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> Someone scored a heck of a deal on this one:
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> http://ebay.com/
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> times are tough. That was a steal, imho.
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> Charles Andrews
> Los Angeles
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> "everyone has elites; the important thing is
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> --Joseph Schumpeter, via Simon Johnson