Ebay values for stuff have little to do with the original purchase price. Values for used frames vary hugely based on the size, and the current market for the frame.
A special vintage French touring bike might go for much more than its original price, due to its rarity, while a 3 year old "Racing" Aluminum Trek might go for peanuts. I once sold a set of Silver Shifters that I bought from Rivendell for more than they sell for at Rivendell. My eBay Auction even said, "These sell for $75 at Rivbike.com: Hmmm. Sean --- On Tue, 3/9/10, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: From: William <tapebu...@gmail.com> Subject: [RBW] Re: What would you pay for a used custom? To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 3:18 PM Good point. This one on ebay claims to have been built by Waterford. That was the basis for my hypothetical. Do you think this Waterford Custom retailed for a lot less than $3000? On Mar 9, 12:10 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:07 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So, if a new custom costs $3000 and a new stock frame costs $2000 from > > the same builder (Waterford Rivs, for example), then your used custom > > is worth some percentage less than $2000, in my opinion. Am I wrong > > about that? Would you pay more for a used custom Riv (that fit you) > > than you would for a used Hilsen (in your best size)? I think they > > have identical value, assuming they are the right bike for the > > application, etc etc. > > Well - a custom isn't made at waterford, iirc. Mark(?) Nobliette(sp?) > is doing those. > -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
