The "How much?" or "You're havin' a giraffe!" thread

[Hover Fly]

I once listed a pair of GB 'bars and stem similar to those fitted to the Claud Butler for £5, they eventually found their way to Singapore, for a final price of slightly less than that asked for the entire bike.

 

[BalkanExpress]

I paid less than that for my Lemond bike

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Z-Peugeo...671605?hash=item23ce75a435:g:ASoAAOSwwDFdpurn

 

[roley poley]

looked for a dust cap for SR sp-11 platform pedals on ebay over £30 ! a dust cap!!!.They now sell a worn pair of pedals for £20 plus toe clips and straps .Will continue to cover the space with duck tape as a protest

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I honestly believe it is often much cheaper to buy a complete bike just to take some bits off it than it is to acquire the parts individually. Then if you really wanted to be a cheapskate you could probably sell the leftover bits you didn't especially need for as much as you paid for the bike - IF you can be arsed listing and packaging up odds & ends, which I can't for the few quid involved.

 

[randynewmanscat]

I hope its not a cyclechat member I am going to fall foul of but the vendor of this item has form for "I saw you coming"
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...704162?hash=item3d8d10f662:g:7mgAAOSwKF1dAURP

 

[DCBassman]

I hope its not a cyclechat member I am going to fall foul of but the vendor of this item has form for "I saw you coming"
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...704162?hash=item3d8d10f662:g:7mgAAOSwKF1dAURP

Yup, that's ridiculous.

 

[davidphilips]

Just looking at some of the other items the Bianchi bottle seller has for sale and if that seller can sell his pedals and cassettes for his asking price he must be a marking genius.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Just looking at some of the other items the Bianchi bottle seller has for sale and if that seller can sell his pedals and cassettes for his asking price he must be a marking genius.
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A look through the sold listings and feedback says he/she does make sales at the insane listed prices. I sold 24 new Campagnolo pedal dust caps a few years ago, the chrome steel ones, to one man in the US, I would blush to say how much for.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Just looking at some of the other items the Bianchi bottle seller has for sale and if that seller can sell his pedals and cassettes for his asking price he must be a marking genius.

A look through the sold listings and feedback says he/she does make sales at the insane listed prices. I sold 24 new Campagnolo pedal dust caps a few years ago, the chrome steel ones, to one man in the US, I would blush to say how much for.

 

[woodbutcher]

Noticed he has this for sale , l just stuck one on my Olmo build ..... l better rethink the price if l come to sell the bike
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...995633?hash=item3d91418671:g:ISUAAOSwHoFXseji

 

[BalkanExpress]

I hope its not a cyclechat member I am going to fall foul of but the vendor of this item has form for "I saw you coming"
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...704162?hash=item3d8d10f662:g:7mgAAOSwKF1dAURP

Even in the mad sub- wotld of bidon obsessives that is a crazy price.

 

[woodbutcher]

Even in the mad sub- wotld of bidon obsessives that is a crazy price.

l have an idea for a new sub-world obsession , how about a "ONCE" decal bidet

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

That Bianchi water bottle, by itself, is three times the price I paid for my most expensive secondhand purchase - with a full 531 tubes, stays, & fork frame. There's some insanity out there.

 

[midlife]

His globe NOS hoods for 35 quid are reasonable, pound to a penny they are repro lol

 

[woodbutcher]

That Bianchi water bottle, by itself, is three times the price I paid for my most expensive secondhand purchase - with a full 531 tubes, stays, & fork frame. There's some insanity out there.

You know the expression "Never give a sucker an even break"