I just checked through the listings.........and the total comes to $9854.50 [rounded up] or in UK £5,895.....not a bad days work!!
Also, without trawlling through every item it seems one buyer bought several items.
Cheers Kevin [whatever happened to the Sun] Sayles Bridgwater Somerset UK
$865 already
>I definitely think there was a bit of "classic part mania" going on with
>that sellers latest offerings that ultimately caused people to bid more
>than normal. Take a gander at his completed listings:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/
>
> Pretty insane. I couldn't bring myself to pay that much for a single
> component such as brakes when I know I could probably get a complete that
> is very nice and very french with some of the same components.
>
> To each his own though.
>
> Sean Flores
> SF, CA
> USA
>
> On Jul 31, 2009, at 7:30 PM, Kurt Sperry wrote:
>
>> Were the grease fittings original to the calipers on those Dural Forge
>> calipers? I'm guessing the buyer is betting so as I can't recall a
>> set of Dural Forges get more than 200USD on Ebay, even the "first"
>> generation with oiler hole ones. Or maybe someone thought it was a
>> Herse modded pair?
>>
>> Kurt Sperry
>> Bellingham, Washington
>> USA
>>
>> 2009/7/31 sean flores <seaneee175@gmail.com>:
>>> Forget the derailleur. How about those dural forge for $1300?!
>>>
>>> Item number: 360173876324
>>>
>>> Methinks some lucky seller is going on holiday....