Yeah, it's nuts. But there are certain things that become annointed by some subculture and then the price discovery mechanism takes on a whole new wrinkle.
Case in point: These NOS Weinmann levers <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-WEINMANN-bicycle-brake-levers-made-in-Germany-/162673813719?hash=item25e01d68d7:g:crYAAOSw9sJZup6T> sold for less than $20, while these NOS Campy Records <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-NOS-NEW-Campagnolo-Super-Record-brakes-brake-levers-lever-set-/391777482018?hash=item5b37c1f522%3Ag%3AWqkAAOSwtGlZD0X4&nma=true&si=xGKF6Rn42zLgHnFDnm1N2qArc44%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557>went for $249. Both drillium. Both shiny aluminium. Do we think the Campys really stop 10x better? Even in used, abused condition, the Campys will sell for 5x the price. In fact I just bought a gorgeous bicycle in pristine condition that, once I sell the brakes and seatpost that came on it and replace them with ones from my parts box that have almost the same look and function identically, it's entirely possible the bike will have paid for itself. On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 2:33:28 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > That's bonkers. XO-1s are cool, but that one was left outside for a decade > or two. Crazy money! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
