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

[grantw]

Looks like a tange frame with a full group of Golden arrow for a reasonable price

[singlespeedscott]

Ay, caramba!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Retro-Vintag ... 5060773%26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I can see an Alpinestars cro-mega MTB in there as well as some other gems. To bad about the external storage conditions.

[Tinker]

I love this ad.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/narrawon ... 1021688344" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I love this line:

The handlebars have been stamped after completing each race!

haha Yeah I was thinking of sending a message to explain that's not exactly what's going on there. In the end I thought why ruin a great laugh with the truth.

[munga]

Ay, caramba!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Retro-Vintag ... 5060773%26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I can see an Alpinestars cro-mega MTB in there as well as some other gems. To bad about the external storage conditions.

(not ron) burgundy lennie rogers track bike. left hand side. third from front, behind two black mtb's..

[ldrcycles]

Fail for munga, the first black bike is an Apollo Vitesse, not an mtb .

That listing's been up for quite some time (wonder why? ) and it used to have a little rant on the end about people trampling the garden and making a mess .

[Kermit TF]

Would it kill him to take some close up pics
Ive spotted 5 apollos and something called a Tommasini ?......

[LugNut]

There was a question posted on that listing once where somebody had asked if he had anything with a sticker that said 'Reynolds' or 'Columbus' on it, or something to that effect. His reply was 'Not for $55 mate'. He knows his stuff and they're all dungers, grab that Avocet saddle and send 'em to hell.

[jools]

I bought my apollo iv from her a few years ago and yes she and her partner know what they are doing. The good stuff gets auctioned off individually and in this listing $55 gets you a dunger...

Their backyard was pretty big and there were at least 4 - 6 rows of bikes like this. Generally they were at the basic end, nothing to get too excited about. She wasn't doing the $55 listings back then, but I would be very surprised if they missed something decent and you manage to pick up a bargain.

[singlespeedscott]

I bought my apollo iv from her a few years ago and yes she and her partner know what they are doing. The good stuff gets auctioned off individually and in this listing $55 gets you a dunger...

Their backyard was pretty big and there were at least 4 - 6 rows of bikes like this. Generally they were at the basic end, nothing to get too excited about. She wasn't doing the $55 listings back then, but I would be very surprised if they missed something decent and you manage to pick up a bargain.

It must be an old photo then because there is some good stuff in there.

Unless they are all stuffed.

[jools]

I get the impression from the listing that they have a range of bikes that they will sell for $55, whether or not that includes a decent bike, I don't know. If it does I would suspect then that it is in fairly poor condition. When I was there to pick up the apollo I spotted a raleigh twenty and a bsa 20. The bsa was complete but in fairly poor condition and she wanted $200 for it. Not long after this I bought a twenty from someone else on ebay in better condition for under $60.

If the weather fines up in the next weekend or two I might try and do a scouting run to check out what is available for the $55 asking price, but I would be surprised if there was a pearl amongst the swine

[Typhoon Ken]

Not sure how long it will last because of the swearing in the ad but it's a different way to sell a bike. View item

[bychosis]

Not sure how long it will last because of the swearing in the ad but it's a different way to sell a bike. View item

Think this a tip off of an old MTB ad from Craigslist or somewhere (even down to the pic in the bed)

[LG]

An old peugeot MTB, nothing fancy, but it's a peugeot http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/mountain-bik ... 201wt_1400" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"selling due to we do not use it any more , we got 3 cars." Is this an attempt to gain sympathy from prospective buyers? I know I feel sorry for him/her that the burdon of owning so many cars restricts their ability to keep fit and enjoy the mobility a bike offers.

[Bob_TAS]

An old peugeot MTB, nothing fancy, but it's a peugeot http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/mountain-bik ... 201wt_1400" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"selling due to we do not use it any more , we got 3 cars." Is this an attempt to gain sympathy from prospective buyers? I know I feel sorry for him/her that the burdon of owning so many cars restricts their ability to keep fit and enjoy the mobility a bike offers.

Hear hear, one person's loss is another person's gain and what a gain it is! If this were nearby I would snap it up in a heartbeat.

[munga]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-fram ... 88e&_uhb=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

i love the colour! the decals look nice too, actually.

[Ferrovelo]

I get the impression from the listing that they have a range of bikes that they will sell for $55, whether or not that includes a decent bike, I don't know. If it does I would suspect then that it is in fairly poor condition. When I was there to pick up the apollo I spotted a raleigh twenty and a bsa 20. The bsa was complete but in fairly poor condition and she wanted $200 for it. Not long after this I bought a twenty from someone else on ebay in better condition for under $60.

If the weather fines up in the next weekend or two I might try and do a scouting run to check out what is available for the $55 asking price, but I would be surprised if there was a pearl amongst the swine

These are the sydneyvintagebike guys. The boom is over, no more buyers for $600 fixed up ladies bikes so I guess they are shifting the inventory. They know what stuff is worth so there won't be any bargains.

[toumbhar10]

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/melbourn ... 1022317776" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Meth is one hell of a drug.

[find_bruce]

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/melbourn ... 1022317776

Meth is one hell of a drug.

Looks like it is the same as this one

Not sure how long it will last because of the swearing in the ad but it's a different way to sell a bike. View item

Think this a tip off of an old MTB ad from Craigslist or somewhere (even down to the pic in the bed)

[TedDancin]

I know this isn't really retro, but it is steel, and is probably the most offensive thing I've come across while browsing the classifieds. Makes Reid's look like works of art. Check out the weight.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/parramat ... 1022322869" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[im_no_pro]

I know this isn't really retro, but it is steel, and is probably the most offensive thing I've come across while browsing the classifieds. Makes Reid's look like works of art. Check out the weight.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/parramat ... 1022322869" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'd love to see them ride their own product. As is.

[ldrcycles]

"heavily discounted", not enough!

Seriously how do you get something so basic to weigh that much? I've had bikes with steel rims that were lighter.

[grantw]

Aagghh my eyes, my eyes

Are they suicide levers?

[QuangVuong]

Malvern Star Sportif. Looks like seller will do about $40. It has Exage compnents, with Mavic MA40 rims.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/panania/ ... 1022253118#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Apollo and Centurion Frames
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/stanmore ... 1021897831#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Kermit TF]

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/melbourn ... 1022317776

Meth is one hell of a drug.

Bwwwwahahahahaha !

[HappyHumber]

Seriously how do you get something so basic to weigh that much? I've had bikes with steel rims that were lighter.

That is almost a Bike-Shaped-Object Shaped Object (er... BSOSO?) it's that bad.