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

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

Postby Sd » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:07 am

feelthewheel wrote:Did any of the Melbourne forumites manage to snaffle this one?:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/south-me ... 1016075292" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks to be a pretty sweet bargain. I missed out :(
The dude selling it was a little odd. Not sure if it was a case of lost in translation or not... No phone calls only random emails. I gave up when it became a case of you have to meet at my work place Tuesday midday and you have to buy everything but don't call me

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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:30 am

Johnj wrote:
QuangVuong wrote:Good to hear! Gonna ever ride that?
This one's a pure track bike and never been drilled for brakes. I'm allergic to riding brakeless fixies on the road, but my plans this year include some track riding. So yes, it'll get used, but only on the track.

It may, or may not, make a static appearance at Tempe on Saturday to keep my other Bol D'or company.
Where do you find the room? Bring it down to Lidcombe in the Spring and I'll give it a ride around for you. :) We had a guy recently who showed up with a 50s reno'd speedwell with 105 bits on it. Rode like a dream.

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Postby feelthewheel » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:51 am

Sd wrote:
feelthewheel wrote:Did any of the Melbourne forumites manage to snaffle this one?:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/south-me ... 1016075292" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks to be a pretty sweet bargain. I missed out :(
The dude selling it was a little odd. Not sure if it was a case of lost in translation or not... No phone calls only random emails. I gave up when it became a case of you have to meet at my work place Tuesday midday and you have to buy everything but don't call me
Yes, don't think English was his first language. I got the same odd treatment. Pity, because I would have driven to Melbourne to get it. The braze-on tab underneath near to the headtube made me think it may have been a team issue/professional. Just hope whoever bought it doesn't butcher or powdercoat it hot pink ... sigh.

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

Postby Bob_TAS » Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:36 pm

Too far to drive, but someone in the north of the state might be interested.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/somerset ... 013716751#

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Postby familyguy » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:39 pm

familyguy wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lemond-racin ... _500wt_998

Disclaimer: I do know the seller, and have no vested interest in seeing him make/lose money on this. Either price is pretty hopeful I think. Quality frames are getting rarer, but not this rare yet. I do look forward to seeing his Zeus come up, even though it will be too small for me.

Jim
Aaaaaand here's the Zeus:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Zeus-Track-r ... 500wt_1203" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Want. Too rich for me.

Jim

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Postby Johnj » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:33 pm

bigfriendlyvegan wrote:Where do you find the room? Bring it down to Lidcombe in the Spring and I'll give it a ride around for you. :)
I did a quick count, 7 bikes in the lounge rooom (8 if you count my wife's exercise bike), 3 on the back verandah, 1 in the study and erm.... some more in the shed :oops: . The 3 on the back verandah are slated to be sold at the swap meet on Saturday, which will generate some brownie points for me.

I'm planning on doing some riding in RAW as part of the Red Scourge, so this one might get an outing before spring.

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Postby LugNut » Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:02 pm

eBay is painfully expensive at the moment, perhaps because it's the end of summer and start of uni.
Any looonng legged members in NSW interested in an excellent rando/tourer? I'd buy it if it were in Melbourne, I'm currently doing a Super Galaxy build and It's a nice bike. :roll: the good ones are always up north...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/nambucca ... 1010746287" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Postby LG » Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:38 pm

This looks like an interesting build with nice parts. Described as 'Rebuilt as a 1950s BSA Tour of Britain', interesting to hear what it was before powdercoating and new decals assuming it wasn't originally this model http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BSA-Tour-of- ... 20d0943537" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Postby vaeske » Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:40 am

yeah he's re-painted and doesn't want to go any further with it.... damn shame...

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Postby Sharri29 » Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:21 am

Anyone watching this, I know they are love or hate! I have no idea of what it would be worth?


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251246456279 ... 97.c0.m619" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Postby WyvernRH » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:18 pm

LG wrote:This looks like an interesting build with nice parts. Described as 'Rebuilt as a 1950s BSA Tour of Britain', interesting to hear what it was before powdercoating and new decals assuming it wasn't originally this model http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BSA-Tour-of- ... 20d0943537" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Looks like BSA ToB lugwork and forks that I have seen but that pattern was not totally unique to BSA. He has a few of the components wrong if he was aiming for a 1950's model.
However, I think you might find the paintwork is a bit higher class than powdercoating.... :wink:
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Postby Kermit TF » Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:44 pm

LugNut wrote:eBay is painfully expensive at the moment, perhaps because it's the end of summer and start of uni.
Any looonng legged members in NSW interested in an excellent rando/tourer? I'd buy it if it were in Melbourne, I'm currently doing a Super Galaxy build and It's a nice bike. :roll: the good ones are always up north...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/nambucca ... 1010746287" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Id snaffle that in a minute if it was within a 2-3 hr drive...just my size..
Also that Tour of Britain thingy is magnificent..try building it for under $700 :?

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Postby LG » Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:23 pm

I agree Richard, the paint looks better than powdercoat, he (or she) has done a great job, it's just powdercoating is mentioned in the description. I assume the black might be, with the white sprayed over the top? Whatever it is, the outcome is very effective.

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Postby bychosis » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:02 am

Colnago?

too pricey for me.

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

Postby Dan » Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:13 am

bychosis wrote:Colnago?

too pricey for me.
Ah, the elusive vintage French Colnago. How I've searched...

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Postby Hamster » Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:19 am

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sunnyban ... 1016371904

Let's see:

Mudguards - check
Brakes - check
Stem Shifters - check
Gears - check
Reflectors - check

Yup - obviously a track bike

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Postby morini » Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:16 am

Nearly choked on my tea and toast when I saw this

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/vintage-camp ... 2c6d7a1a3b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby Torana68 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:45 am

[quote="Hamster"]http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sunnyban ... 1016371904

not really a classic its an Asian cheapie with Tom Wallace decals :(

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Postby Torana68 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:49 am

cotterpin wrote:SIXTIES GOLD!
I like that! but what's someone done to the bottom head bearings?

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Postby scratchman » Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:48 pm

Torana68 wrote:
cotterpin wrote:SIXTIES GOLD!
I like that! but what's someone done to the bottom head bearings?
well spotted, I am watching this :wink:

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Postby scratchman » Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:50 pm

Hamster wrote: Let's see:
Mudguards - check
Brakes - check
Stem Shifters - check
Gears - check
Reflectors - check
Yup - obviously a track bike
with all due respect, I think some people get velodromes and recreational bike tracks mixed up :roll:

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Postby familyguy » Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:10 pm

morini wrote:Nearly choked on my tea and toast when I saw this

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/vintage-camp ... 2c6d7a1a3b" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Wow. Maybe hoping for a lowball bid to still come in at double the value??!

Jim

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Postby toumbhar10 » Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:01 pm

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/beechbor ... 1016475574" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A not-so-bad concorde MTB.

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Postby QuangVuong » Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:25 pm

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bike-/171010 ... 27d1038d1d" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Lol'd at the seller's reply to the questions asked.

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