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 ldrcycles » Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:35 am

morini wrote:Too old for me but looks to have some real parts on it.


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-MAST ... 2353debb09" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Ooh those hubs look special, VEW? I can see that jumping up quite a bit from the starting price.
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Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Jul 02, 2015 2:48 pm

Best part of the bike. Assuming the bearings are still any good.
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Postby petra87 » Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:07 pm

ldrcycles wrote:
morini wrote:Too old for me but looks to have some real parts on it.


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-MAST ... 2353debb09" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Ooh those hubs look special, VEW? I can see that jumping up quite a bit from the starting price.
Look like Priors. Shame the rims look rusted through.

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Postby feelthewheel » Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:30 pm

Absolute bargain in Freo!!! Be quick and save from the flippers!!!

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/fremantl ... 1083076080" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Why does nothing like this ever come up my way? Grumble grumble ...

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Postby bychosis » Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:14 pm

dragster optimism
In the over 20 yrs of collecting⁄repairing⁄restoring⁄riding these bikes i have not seen one this good in original cond.. I could go on about how cool this original old skool dragster is but i wont.
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Postby WyvernRH » Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:11 am

bychosis wrote:
In the over 20 yrs of collecting⁄repairing⁄restoring⁄riding these bikes i have not seen one this good in original cond.. I could go on about how cool this original old skool dragster is but i wont.
... Because my nose is now too long to reach the keyboard?
:D :D

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Postby bychosis » Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:45 am

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Postby ldrcycles » Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:45 pm

WyvernRH wrote:
bychosis wrote:
In the over 20 yrs of collecting⁄repairing⁄restoring⁄riding these bikes i have not seen one this good in original cond.. I could go on about how cool this original old skool dragster is but i wont.
... Because my nose is now too long to reach the keyboard?
:D :D
Aww he removed the first line :) .
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Postby bychosis » Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:50 pm

Someone must have pointed out (and rightly) it is not in great condition, it's not terrible, but there are certainly better examples in the wild, I've had a couple in my garage :shock:
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Postby Torana68 » Sat Jul 04, 2015 10:37 pm

Anyone live near this one could strip and post, happy to pay for time :) (Blaxland)

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Postby petra87 » Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:52 am

Torana68 wrote:Anyone live near this one could strip and post, happy to pay for time :) (Blaxland)

Speedwell, not better with primer
Does he have the rest of the major taylors?

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Postby Torana68 » Sun Jul 05, 2015 1:51 pm

nope that's all there is............
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Postby bychosis » Sun Jul 05, 2015 6:59 pm

over priced repco at $300 ... Hang on, the stickers say Apollo and 'IV'. It's local to me, but looks like too small,
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Postby munga » Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:10 pm

"extended rim size for reducing buckles"
i like this guy.

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Postby hitchhiker » Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:28 pm

17 speeds as well, my calculator is struggling with that

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Postby bychosis » Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:42 pm

It's obviously one on the front and seven on the back. Sheesh. I've got a 19 speed MTB in my fleet, and a 38 MTB to go with my 27 speed roadie. Some people think it's single speed, when it's really 11.
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Postby cray- » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:18 pm

$250 midget spec Ken Evans in Perth. Get in quick if it's legit.
I spy a columbus sticker on the seat tube, but it could be a Repco underneath for all I know.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/burswood ... 1084116411" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Pawn shop? Another of the seller's listings: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/burswood ... 1084116274" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Postby bychosis » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:58 pm

Few vintage listings on local gumtree today.
moulton Malvern star with pics to come.
Malvern Star bushranger MTB
Vintage folders including a BSA and a twenty.
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Postby ldrcycles » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:59 pm

cray- wrote:
Pawn shop? Another of the seller's listings: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/burswood ... 1084116274" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't know if this link will work but those bikes show up on Street View in front of a sign saying "Movement Systems. Go hard or go home!"
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Postby Rob74 » Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:59 pm

Price of steel is up... he'd be asking $1500 for a Vertex

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Postby ldrcycles » Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:43 am

Rob74 wrote:Price of steel is up... he'd be asking $1500 for a Vertex

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Nice bike, but i would think it's only worth $650 if the pannier bags he mentions in the description were included. And even then it's not cheap.
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Postby cray- » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:16 pm

ldrcycles wrote:
cray- wrote: Pawn shop? Another of the seller's listings: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/burswood ... 1084116274" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I don't know if this link will work but those bikes show up on Street View in front of a sign saying "Movement Systems. Go hard or go home!"
Website is dead but I guess it's just a bike shop with a lot of used stuff. Maybe that's all they deal in? Not my neck of the woods so I won't be finding out anytime soon.

No takers on the Ken?

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Postby feelthewheel » Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:02 am

Too funny! Almost spat my morning coffee across the desktop reading this ...

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

:lol:

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Postby bychosis » Sat Jul 18, 2015 11:38 am

Backwards stem? Were they a thing or is it a special super rare feature?
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Postby Kermit TF » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:00 am

Yeah, I know its only a low spec Bennett, but talk about pristine...

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/amaroo/b ... 1084422630" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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