On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Fred Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > http://ebay.com/
> >
> > Someone pays $279.00 for a set of what appear to be
> > ordinary MAFAC Racers in this just finished auction.
> >
> > Another virtually identical set went within hours of the
> > same time for $73.00.
>
> Perhaps someone _rally_ wanted those brake lever hoods? That's the really unusual part of that brakeset.
Yet, how would that explain the set of NOS $73.00 Racers sold the same day referred to above,
with the same white hoods? The most I've ever seen a set of white MAFAC half-hoods alone fetch on Ebay- and I've been watching- is $53.73!
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham, Washington
USA