I'm tending to do better at saying to myself...what can I bid that I won't feel taken advantage of, but that if I lose, I won't agonize over.
Doing better one the first than the second …especially when someone bid $107.50 for a 1973 Raleigh Professional after I bid $106.75...
As for the Holdsworth, I would feel very comfortable bidding $150, but due to uncertainty about tubeset, largely the allure would be potential and the wheels/seatpost. The derailleurs/crank and brakes are functional but meh.
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1987 Crest Cannondale, 1987 Basso Gap, 1992 Rossin Performance EL, 1990ish Van Tuyl, 1985 Trek 670, 2003 Pinarello Surprise, 1990ish MBK Atlantique, 1987 Peugeot Competition, 1987 Nishiki Tri-A, 1981 Faggin, 1996 Cannondale M500, 1984 Mercian, 1982 AD SuperLeicht, 1985 Massi (model unknown), 1988 Daccordi Griffe , 1989 Fauxsin MTB, 1981 Ciocc Mockba, 1992 Bianchi Giro, 1977 Colnago Super, 1971 Raleigh International, 1998 Corratec Ap & Dun, 1991 Peugeot Slimestone