eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?

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Postby feelthewheel » Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:21 am

Underneath this awful photo looks to be something very interesting. Another find for Sydney forumites to save!

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kogarah ... ved_search

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Postby Torana68 » Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:15 pm

feelthewheel wrote:Someone needs to save this genuine track bike fast from the hipsters ........
Someone looking at it tonight if they don’t pay full price I will , but that’s a steal.
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Postby feelthewheel » Sat Jul 28, 2018 3:03 pm

Seems a real bargain for anyone in Adelaide:

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/adelaid ... 1190879069

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Postby BradL » Sun Jul 29, 2018 2:47 pm

feelthewheel wrote:Seems a real bargain for anyone in Adelaide:

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/adelaid ... 1190879069
I can confirm that this was a bargain. For once I was in the right place at the right time! :D :D :D

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Postby hazarama » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:13 pm

Neil Cycle Works Coburg, fixies built like no other..

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https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/pascoe- ... 1191089653

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seat cluster
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Went bust around 1941
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Postby feelthewheel » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:10 am

While definately not a Malvern Star, not sure what lurks underneath this pretty worn road bike:

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/liverpo ... ved_search

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Postby bychosis » Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:06 am

bychosis (bahy-koh-sis): A mental disorder of delusions indicating impaired contact with a reality of no bicycles.

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Postby uart » Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:04 pm

bychosis wrote:It’s got the right stickers.
Ah that very rare model Colnago with the dept store bike style pressed steel axle mounted derailleur hanger. :lol:

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Postby Ferrovelo » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:11 pm

Nice Hopkins with campy kit at a fair price.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brighton ... ios_social

(Nothing to do with me, just sharing)

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Postby feelthewheel » Fri Aug 31, 2018 10:24 pm

Everything I hate about powdercoat. So much hate.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hetchins-Vi ... SwcWpbiHwg

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Postby WyvernRH » Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:50 am

feelthewheel wrote:Everything I hate about powdercoat. So much hate.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hetchins-Vi ... SwcWpbiHwg
Out of interest, how did you pick it for powdercoating? As usual the photographs flatter the paintwork but to me it it could be two-pack or enamel. Admittedly the faults that are mentioned in the description do sound like what you get with poor powdercoating.

If it is powdercoated they have got buckleys of getting what he's asking. Lucky to get half that.

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Postby familyguy » Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:47 am

+1 how is it identifiable as powdercoating?

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Postby MichaelB » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:08 pm

feelthewheel wrote:Everything I hate about powdercoat. So much hate.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hetchins-Vi ... SwcWpbiHwg
He's also got a nice Cinelli Super Corsa

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Postby P!N20 » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:15 pm

MichaelB wrote:He's also got a nice Cinelli Super Corsa
*wipes drool from chin*

Not to mention a Paconi track frame, which is not just straight, but "very straight".

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Postby feelthewheel » Tue Sep 04, 2018 8:06 am

WyvernRH wrote:
feelthewheel wrote:Everything I hate about powdercoat. So much hate.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hetchins-Vi ... SwcWpbiHwg
Out of interest, how did you pick it for powdercoating? As usual the photographs flatter the paintwork but to me it it could be two-pack or enamel. Admittedly the faults that are mentioned in the description do sound like what you get with poor powdercoating.

If it is powdercoated they have got buckleys of getting what he's asking. Lucky to get half that.

Richard
The giveaway is the photo of the rear dropouts, dripping/streaking from stays, applied way too thick and with that ultra-high gloss that powdercoating has.

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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:18 pm

feelthewheel wrote:
WyvernRH wrote:
feelthewheel wrote:Everything I hate about powdercoat. So much hate.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hetchins-Vi ... SwcWpbiHwg

.....

If it is powdercoated they have got buckleys of getting what he's asking. Lucky to get half that.

Richard
The giveaway is the photo of the rear dropouts, dripping/streaking from stays, applied way too thick and with that ultra-high gloss that powdercoating has.
What silly muppet thought it was a good idea to powder-coat a Hetchins ?
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Postby familyguy » Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:48 pm

You know you won't scratch it first time out...

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Postby P!N20 » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:22 pm

Mercians don't come up for sale all that often: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/maleny/ ... 1194763398

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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:40 pm

P!N20 wrote:Mercians don't come up for sale all that often: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/maleny/ ... 1194763398
probably a bit ambitious $-wise for a fixie-converted tourer....
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Postby P!N20 » Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:06 pm

10speedsemiracer wrote:probably a bit ambitious $-wise for a fixie-converted tourer....
I didn't think it was too bad - all braze-ons are still there and the parts look to be of reasonable quality, albeit not period correct.

The only thing letting it down for me was the fork doesn't look original...and it's not my size.

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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:17 pm

P!N20 wrote:
10speedsemiracer wrote:probably a bit ambitious $-wise for a fixie-converted tourer....
I didn't think it was too bad - all braze-ons are still there and the parts look to be of reasonable quality, albeit not period correct.

The only thing letting it down for me was the fork doesn't look original...and it's not my size.
Fork definitely not original, and I think may be one of those 'photograph better than it really is' scenarios.
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Postby MichaelB » Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:52 am

MichaelB wrote:
feelthewheel wrote:Everything I hate about powdercoat. So much hate.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hetchins-Vi ... SwcWpbiHwg
He's also got a nice Cinelli Super Corsa
Sold for $1,525 in the end.

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Postby WyvernRH » Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:58 pm

MichaelB wrote:
MichaelB wrote:
feelthewheel wrote:Everything I hate about powdercoat. So much hate.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hetchins-Vi ... SwcWpbiHwg
He's also got a nice Cinelli Super Corsa
Sold for $1,525 in the end.
Phew! For a minute I thought you meant some sad person had paid$1500 for the Hetchins!
Still reckon that is going to be hard to shift....

Richard

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Postby find_bruce » Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:26 pm

WyvernRH wrote:
MichaelB wrote:
MichaelB wrote:
He's also got a nice Cinelli Super Corsa
Sold for $1,525 in the end.
Phew! For a minute I thought you meant some sad person had paid$1500 for the Hetchins!
Still reckon that is going to be hard to shift....

Richard
But it now has 1 bid at $1,000. Call me skeptical but I am doubtful as to the legitimacy of that bid

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