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

[rkelsen]

Claims it's a Pinnie

[find_bruce]

Claims it's a Pinnie

Don't know what you guys are so skeptical about - Pinarello are notorious for making low end junk with suicide levers & stem mounted shifters

[Dan]

Anyone after arabesque?

Edit: I think I'm confusing this with the' spotted a special' thread, although to be perfectly honest, I can't be sure most of the time.

[bog1953]

Thank you Dan, had'nt noticed these, bought today. Cheers.

[wqlava1]

Claims it's a Pinnie

Don't know what you guys are so skeptical about - Pinarello are notorious for making low end junk with suicide levers & stem mounted shifters

Notice how the ad is worded sneakily so that if you come back later and say that the BB does affect riding performance, the advertiser can point out that he had correctly claimed that no riding performance could be effected with this setup.

That bike has the longest chainstays of any Pinarello I've seen.

The ad would be slightly more correct if the word "Pinarello" in the title was shifted to occur just after the work "Orbea".

[cray-]

Blingedy bling! This will no doubt go for silly money:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230886196843 ... 1423.l2649

"based on 1988 Australian Olympic Team track bicycle" uh-huh...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/duncraig ... 1001937211

Steerer tube of death, I don't even...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/shenton- ... 1009974570

[grantw]

Blingedy bling! This will no doubt go for silly money:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230886196843 ... 1423.l2649

"based on 1988 Australian Olympic Team track bicycle" uh-huh...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/duncraig ... 1001937211

Steerer tube of death, I don't even...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/shenton- ... 1009974570

from the sublime to the ridiculous, via the laughable. Well played

[familyguy]

Dont know about junk, but radial laced front AND rear both sides??

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Mavi ... 500wt_1029

Jim

[ldrcycles]

"based on 1988 Australian Olympic Team track bicycle" uh-huh...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/duncraig ... 1001937211

I'm just imagining the Australian team racing in the Olympics with a rear rack, they did do some weird stuff in the 80s .

[munga]

Dont know about junk, but radial laced front AND rear both sides??

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Mavi ... 500wt_1029

Jim

testament to the strength of suzue hub flanges i guess. they certainly look cool.

[The 2nd Womble]

Nishiki

Rob

Rob,
Interesting bike..

I saw the EXACT same one 2 weeks ago, serial : SR9030168
I did some digging and the previous seller bought it for 270, sold it for 337.50... not to the guy selling it now so i am very confused... is there a bicycle double???!!!?!!

curious to know what this one will go at..

Picked it up on Saturday. Different bike so all is well. A full service history from Yellow Jersey and runs oh so perfectly. The only issue is that it uses a weird 28.4mm seat post. I'll need a shim to fit the new 3t post

[cray-]

"Old repco cycling bike" ... "needs a bit of attention" .....that fork...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/altona-m ... 1010175163

'80s Europa. Don't know much about these, but looks promising:
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydney-r ... 1010176317

[wqlava1]

"Old repco cycling bike" ... "needs a bit of attention" .....that fork...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/altona-m ... 1010175163

Hetchins-style fork?????

[sunho]

Those forks look awfully bent.

[ldrcycles]

"Old repco cycling bike" ... "needs a bit of attention" .....that fork...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/altona-m ... 1010175163

Hetchins-style fork?????

Good god....

[sunho]

oh dear... just lost a bid for a kuhawara quadbutted bike...

went for 241.20

need to cry now.

Completed listing: 181027325441

[frailer5]

Yeah, woulda been a few watching that, including me. But you never know how far the successful (never use the term 'winner' and 'fleaBay' in same sentence) bidder would have gone. The only way to think of it. Always another on the merry-go-round... Drop out when your limit's reached, I say. Walk away.... no tears now...

[grantw]

Indeed. There's always something else out there. Likely better and cheaper too.

[Rob74]

Apollo III

Rob

[BRLVR.v2]

Apollo III

Rob

Nice,....... one of the few asian mass produced bikes from that era that have nice angles and half decent tubes IMHO. infinitely better than the ubiquitous repco superlite(Giants).

[grantw]

A forum member scored a cracking Apollo III for peanuts at a second hand store last week so will be an interesting comparison. Having owned one (still have it hanging in the shed, well worn and well loved) I've got a soft spot for them.

The Hillman I posted earlier is finishing tonight and I'm sitting with my popcorn preparing for the automated deathroll. A flurry earlier today saw it reach $414 but all is quiet now awaiting the final moments. I'm predicting $650 for the win, I'm glad it's too big

[sunho]

$414! $236 dollars off!

The auction finished too late!!
I find that Sunday afternoon finishes are the best buys!

[Mulger bill]

"Old repco cycling bike" ... "needs a bit of attention" .....that fork...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/altona-m ... 1010175163

You've never heard of the Repco Dogma?

[frailer5]

$414! $236 dollars off!

The auction finished too late!!
I find that Sunday afternoon finishes are the best buys!

No evident provenance on that one. It's been a 'find' for someone., Dunno, just feel better when someone's had it for a significant period; my hang-up, I admit. And I always bid in multiples of 11. People are habituated in the decimal system. On occasions I've guessed at having pipped people by a few dollars for that reason. Could be all in my head, of course.

[Dan]

Yep, 222.22, 333.33, 444.44 - gets it every time. Unless of course its worth 555.55.
Works with euros too