> Hi, > The older Rivendell catalogs (No.3) listed the B-17 they were selling at the > time as "A spiffed up (just for Rivendell) B-17". Doesn't that mean the > saddle was a unique product? Or was Rivendell ad copy just false?
Yeah, and how much did Riv charge for the saddle? Brooks made (and continues to make) many special edition saddles. They rarely rise to the level of collectors items. New in the box, perhaps, an older Brooks SE may be worth what a brand new Brooks sells for. Not nearly $60.00 more. > Ebay is a free-market thing, you can ask what ever price you want, you may > get it. You are arguing free-market is more important than free speech? How many iPhones were sold at a marked up price? Equally silly. Albeit there is a cachet among certain crowds for being the very first to have something desirable. I am not aware of any such cachet for over paying for something. On Aug 1, 9:38 am, James Valiensi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > The older Rivendell catalogs (No.3) listed the B-17 they were selling at the > time as "A spiffed up (just for Rivendell) B-17". Doesn't that mean the > saddle was a unique product? Or was Rivendell ad copy just false? > > Ebay is a free-market thing, you can ask what ever price you want, you may > get it. How many iPhones were sold at a marked up price? > > Cheers! > > On Aug 1, 2010, at 5:18 AM, Steve wrote: > > > > > > > Welcome to EBay, where sellers of all kinds appear able to list and > > sell goods at far more than what one would consider a normal value. I > > saw one used Sturmey Archer AW hub listed for $149 when NOS units go > > for $25 and a brand new hub will cost about $75. They think that the > > brand name justifies some vast increase in price. > > > Steve > > > On Aug 1, 6:57 am, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This seller apparently believes the fact this used Brooks B-17 was > >> sold by Rivendell means it ought to fetch more than Rivendell will > >> sell you one new: > > >>http://cgi.ebay.com/Brooks-Rivendell-Saddle-/280542049122?cmd=ViewIte... > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > James Valiensi, PE > Northridge, CA > H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
