This recently ended auction on eBay featured what appeared to be a nice Mercian frame with original paint, and some weird crap for parts: 360244300315.
There were two bidders, the second one a sniper in the last seconds of the auction, and the bike went for $510. I think the bare frame would have gone for more than that.
It was the same with the Marinoni Leggero I bought late last year for $425 delivered. It's a very nice frame that was built up with worn, obsolete, second tier parts.
Has anybody else noticed this phenomenon?
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