eBay: French bicycle (circa 1891)

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Ted said:

http://301url.com/FrenchBike

Winning bid $1,500

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Ted said:

http://301url.com/FrenchBike

Winning bid $1,500

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Ted said:

http://301url.com/FrenchBike

Winning bid $1,500

Well, I'm glad some collector got what he wanted. I wouldn't give you a dime
for it.

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Ted said:

http://301url.com/FrenchBike

Winning bid $1,500

Well, I'm glad some collector got what he wanted. I wouldn't give you a dime
for it.

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Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

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<[email hidden]>

Ted said:

http://301url.com/FrenchBike

Winning bid $1,500

Well, I'm glad some collector got what he wanted. I wouldn't give you a dime
for it.

Unlike a lot of the stuff in eBayland (or worse, Craigslist, home of
fantasy pricing), this seems a reasonable price for what must be a
pretty rare bird these days.

It's not restored to pristine condition, but a "survivor" like this one,
apparently in very good, unrestored condition, is starting to become the
new holy grail for collectors. I don't know how it is with bicycles, but
among rare cars the urge to do bottom-up restorations was so strong for
so long that precious few high-end collectible vehicles have survived
without getting the full treatment, and even fewer of those are in
working condition.

There aren't going to be many working-condition 19th-century bicycles
out there; while I have neither the storage space nor the wherewithal to
give this bike the proper care, I certainly would have put up, say, $200
to acquire this bike.

Working against this machine is the fact that it has no provenance,
isn't obviously a very sporting model, and its condition could be
better. But I think it's fair to guess that those bikes go for rather
more, snapped up by the same people who buy mid-century bikes that were
provably race-ridden by pros.

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Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing

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Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

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In article
<[email hidden]>

Ted said:

http://301url.com/FrenchBike

Winning bid $1,500

Well, I'm glad some collector got what he wanted. I wouldn't give you a dime
for it.

Unlike a lot of the stuff in eBayland (or worse, Craigslist, home of
fantasy pricing), this seems a reasonable price for what must be a
pretty rare bird these days.

It's not restored to pristine condition, but a "survivor" like this one,
apparently in very good, unrestored condition, is starting to become the
new holy grail for collectors. I don't know how it is with bicycles, but
among rare cars the urge to do bottom-up restorations was so strong for
so long that precious few high-end collectible vehicles have survived
without getting the full treatment, and even fewer of those are in
working condition.

There aren't going to be many working-condition 19th-century bicycles
out there; while I have neither the storage space nor the wherewithal to
give this bike the proper care, I certainly would have put up, say, $200
to acquire this bike.

Working against this machine is the fact that it has no provenance,
isn't obviously a very sporting model, and its condition could be
better. But I think it's fair to guess that those bikes go for rather
more, snapped up by the same people who buy mid-century bikes that were
provably race-ridden by pros.

--
Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing