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12-02-19, 10:51 AM
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Here is a prelude for sale. https://charleston.craigslist.org/bi...030138196.html
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12-02-19, 11:24 AM
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Ha, why be normal?
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik...012345093.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik...012345093.html
Down hill Beach cruiser - $450 (danville / san ramon)
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12-02-19, 03:04 PM
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Nicest Bike in NYC
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12-02-19, 03:21 PM
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12-02-19, 03:28 PM
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Wait I was wrong!
That Huffy was a deal!
This too is a real ad
https://budgetbicyclectr.com/vintage...ycle-59cm.html
Hurry... Last One!
In stock - Ships in 3-5 Days
$34,999.00
That Huffy was a deal!
This too is a real ad
https://budgetbicyclectr.com/vintage...ycle-59cm.html
1970s Vintage Custom Built Touring Bicycle 59cm
Hurry... Last One!
In stock - Ships in 3-5 Days
$34,999.00
12-02-19, 03:34 PM
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Now I know why I couldn't sell that Trek 1000, I priced it too low and hyped it too little.
12-02-19, 03:57 PM
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^^^^^^ That Aerowind was only $800 a couple years ago.
These prices reflect the fact that Roger runs essentially a museum. He recently bought the building adjoining the existing used "showroom" and knocked out the bricks in between. You can stop in and view some serious bike porn. But he prices a lot of them with, I'm sure, no expection of actually selling them. Maybe his zoning doesn't allow operating a "museum", so he has to put a price on every bike, just to make it "retail". Maybe it's for some insurance value purpose. All I know is, he's the richest man in overalls in South Central Wisconsin.
These prices reflect the fact that Roger runs essentially a museum. He recently bought the building adjoining the existing used "showroom" and knocked out the bricks in between. You can stop in and view some serious bike porn. But he prices a lot of them with, I'm sure, no expection of actually selling them. Maybe his zoning doesn't allow operating a "museum", so he has to put a price on every bike, just to make it "retail". Maybe it's for some insurance value purpose. All I know is, he's the richest man in overalls in South Central Wisconsin.
12-03-19, 02:28 PM
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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12-03-19, 02:50 PM
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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12-03-19, 03:26 PM
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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12-03-19, 03:28 PM
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Hey I just thought of something...
Has anyone emailed a whacky CL seller with links to this thread poking fun at their ads?
Has anyone emailed a whacky CL seller with links to this thread poking fun at their ads?
12-03-19, 03:59 PM
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One photo and not even of the bike. SMHhttps://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik...028339185.html
https://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_...8_1200x900.jpg
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik...028339185.html
origional 3i satin graphite bicycle - $100 (emeryville)
https://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_...8_1200x900.jpg
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12-03-19, 05:06 PM
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To what end? I've actually contacted some about their listings out of interest (because you can't deny market value, and if they come around, great!). It's like doxing yourself.
12-03-19, 05:43 PM
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12-03-19, 05:44 PM
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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Consider this vendor to deserve serious consideration for award of the Unrealistic Expectations Oscar
Miraculously they do not seem to charge extra for grime, scratches, incorrect fittings nor incorrect description...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zeu...8AAOSwcL5XMA5G
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12-03-19, 06:35 PM
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12-03-19, 08:07 PM
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12-04-19, 09:37 AM
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I guess the trick is to focus the buyer on what you see as the most attractive part of the bike
"Bianchi" for $60, still might not be a bad bike for the price
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...4067656612024/
Vintage bicycle bianchi bike
"Bianchi" for $60, still might not be a bad bike for the price
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...4067656612024/
Vintage bicycle bianchi bike
12-04-19, 10:06 AM
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12-04-19, 12:27 PM
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I wish the giants would stop cross-posting in the "normal" section..
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12-04-19, 07:02 PM
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Are Craigslist private sellers really trying to charge sales tax now?.
I've asked them if they're really going to send the sales tax to the state.... I never get a reply.
I've asked them if they're really going to send the sales tax to the state.... I never get a reply.
12-05-19, 12:39 PM
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This is how you sell a bike!
Dead on its side.
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12-05-19, 12:54 PM
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