Originally Posted by
Olefeller77
I am the guilty one. I am a pensioner. I bought a Univega Alpina for $27 and change the second day of an estate sale after literally hundreds looked it over. . I put a set of tires on it . I cleaned it up nice and bought a set of Salmon brake pads. If I don't find someone to gift the bike to I might consider flipping it for $30. I found the estate sale on an old computer that is the only one I own.
I think the OP needs some time out riding. Just my opinion of course.
Tinkerer types often have the spare time & parts to patch bikes up cheaply for non-mechanical buyers who don't have the time & skill to repair used bikes. A local guy had a house with all sorts of fruit trees & such, also sold fixed-up kids' bikes. Seems like profit wasn't the main motive, he might have made $10-$15 max on each bike.