[CR] Premium price for Peugeot, now Schwinn Super Sport

> The same seller has a Schwinn Super Sport currently on eBay. It's not a
> bike I'm in the market for, but the condition is exceptional. It appears
> all original except for the tires & seat. Vinyl handlebar tape still in
> place! This guy must have a knack for finding run-of-the-mill 70's bikes
> in unusually great shape.
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> As Dale points out, it's often about nostalgia. And I bet it's not too
> easy to find a bright orange (good color) Super Sport in this condition.
> Like the Peugeot, it may also sell for good money if the right person with
> the right memories is looking on eBay this week.
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> Item # 300323438811 http://tinyurl.com/kowd6b
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> Mark Winkelman
> Dallas, Texas USA
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> To: <gwlone@yahoo.ca>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 1:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Premium price for 1974 Peugeot
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>> Hey Greg:
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>> ?I think what you write in this message is somehow missing it...
>> .
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>> Bikes (or anything else) sell for differing amounts for many reasons,
>> some of them having nothing to do with "quality" or "ride" or rarity...
>> In the case of old things, mostly it is about nostalgia; what impact that
>> particular object has in the buyer's psyche.?
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>> In the case of this particular Peogeot UO-8, it probably sold for that
>> amount because of the very very nice original condition, and the memories
>> & associations that bike had to the buyer. To call a bike like that
>> "junk" is a bit severe, many of us had many enjoyable hours of our lives
>> riding similar machines. Compared to the Huffys & Schwinn Varsitiesm
>> these bikes were dream boats! They were reliable and lively... certainly
>> a Masi or whatever is much nicer but those super bikes were/are the
>> Ferraris and Aston Martins of the bike world! Many of us also enjoyed our
>> TR-3s and MGBs that were significantly below that level but still hold a
>> special place in our memories..
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>> <<?Is there a "collectors market" for nicely preserved examples of 70's
>> bikes? >>
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>> Of course! The key is the condition... there are many rusted and abused
>> bikes that will go to the
>> trash compacter, but really nice "time capsule" bikes like this will
>> almost always find a nice market,
>> no matter how "fancy" they were in that manufacturers product line.
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>> Dale
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>> Dale Brown
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>> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gwlone@yahoo.ca
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Sent: Fri, Jun 19, 2009 1:52 pm
>> Subject: [CR] Premium price for 1974 Peugeot
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>> Hi list. Did anyone else happen to notice a reported 1974 Peugeot that
>> sold on
>> eBay yesterday ,item # 300321790570.? It was in near mint condition , but
>> only a
>> bottom of the barrel UO8 and it sold for $370.00 !.? I have seen many at
>> garage
>> sales in the $20.00 -$50.00 range and have been given several thru the
>> years by
>> well meaning people who are aware of my interest in old bikes. The price;
>> while
>> not astronomical, can provide a far superior vintage ride if one looks
>> around?.
>> Or be a pretty fair down payment on a vastly better on topic bike in a
>> more used
>> state.?That Masi a week or so ago comes to mind. ?Is there a "collectors
>> market"
>> for nicely preserved examples of 70's bikes? ?Even if they are bottom of
>> the
>> line bike boom junk? Or is there a new generation of vintage steel fans
>> who
>> don't know the difference between a UO8 and a PX 10? Or am I looking at a
>> better
>> retirement than I had planned when I?eBay all the 70's?carcasses that sit
>> in a
>> heap
>> at the back of my junk shed. You know the ones , they should have been
>> deposited in the recycling bin years ago, But you keep them around in
>> case
>> someone asks you for a part for their latest garage sale find.
>> ?
>> Greg Lone
>> Langley B.C.
>> Canada
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