Yeah.......me too. I attribute this to the rise of CF and the bikes the CF guys used
to own and ride that they get tired of tripping over. Works fine for me.
I can point to a couple of Serotta's, a Cooper, and a Fuso that all found their way
to my garage for this reason, at pretty competitive prices, IIRC.
One of my friends here just bought a low mileage Cooper in really outstanding,
full Campy condition for 800 bucks, down near you. He asked me about it when
he saw the CL ad, and I advised him not to bargain.
What I personally see around me is great confusion in the sub $400 dollar steel
bike market, but some pretty good bargains in the $500 and up market.
Not universally mind you,
caveat emptor and YMMV.
I wish I knew as much about fixing accordions as I do about fixing bikes.