$352 in 1971 means rougly $1890 today... On Jun 15, 6:17 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 18:45 -0700, Leslie wrote: > > Maybe I'm too pessimistic. I usually think of myself as being overly > > optimistic, but, I really wouldn't see paying 'more' for a frame than > > what it originally cost. > > In which case, I hope you never get the urge to have a Herse or a Singer > or even a Jack Taylor, because there is absolutely zero chance you would > ever find one going for what one cost new. > > A Schwinn P15 Paramount in July 1971 cost $352. What is one worth now? > > What is a new XTR M900 crank set worth? Ten years ago, you could find > one NOS for around $185. Last week, one was available on ebay for $500. > I bought my Mafac RAID brakes for around $60, NOS around 6 years ago, > when there was still a supply of them. These days, a NOS RAID brake set > will cost you a couple of hundred dollars, if you can find one.
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