I shop ebay with patience. Built two bikes in spring and summer. Examples
of good ebay deals - NOS Chorus brakes removed from a floor bike for $70.
NOS Centaur crankset, $120. Right-side NOS Chorus shifter (which I needed
the faster large drum size to work with a Chorus RD) $20. Very
specifically, I don't mind mismatching era to have a functional bike for a
good price. But where they will get you hard is perceived collector's
value on nearly venerable NOS parts. This is exactly how pb*bikes and BBC
function. Other examples - I've seen 144 bcd TA chainrings listed on ebay
for $200/ and I've bought pairs from German and UK bike shops for $45
shipped.
On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:27:27 AM UTC-6, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
> I bought an NOS Shimano 8-speed-era "Compact-C" crank from BBC..$300. Most
> of their stuff is overpriced, but I thought 300 was reasonable for a NIB
> crank I was having a hard time finding.
>
> Joe Bernard
> Vallejo, CA.
>
> On Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:11:06 AM UTC-8, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
>
>> These bottom-dwellers on eBay make my blood boil
>> Most infamous is BBC ("Budget Bike Center")... boy if that ain't an
>> oxymoron...
>>
>> But PB-Bikes is doing a pretty good job of becoming the new eBay-hole of
>> the month... I realize it's fair game for non-regulated merchandise; you
>> can legally price gouge... But I'd encourage you all (as I do) to send
>> notes to these thieves telling them they're F'ing up eBay's credibility and
>> imploring them to just get off eBay.
>>
>> This ruined my morning...
>>
>> On Thursday, November 7, 2013 8:38:08 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote:
>>>
>>> that seller is a famous gouger. The one that cracked me up (when
>>> building my Moser) is a guy in Hungary was selling an inventory of
>>> Moser-engraved Modolo brake levers for $45/pair, free shipping to US.
>>> pb*bikes bought a pair and has it listed for $325 (it was on sale last
>>> week for $292).
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, November 6, 2013 11:59:37 PM UTC-6, joe b. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Not sure I can justify drinking from my Riv bottles in this market...
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIVENDELL-WATER-BOTTLE-BIDON-MADE-BY-SPECIALIZED-LARGE-GREEN-/271314267002?pt
>>>>
>>>> t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2b972b7a<http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIVENDELL-WATER-BOTTLE-BIDON-MADE-BY-SPECIALIZED-LARGE-GREEN-/271314267002?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2b972b7a>
>>>>
>>>> But it "was" $100!
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> joe "ships free, too!" broach
>>>> portland, or
>>>>
>>>
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