I know... Wouldn't it be nice if they were automatic collector's items? I really meant that if there was a high demand at a given point in time, the price would go up. Reality doesn't quite seem to support that... yet!
Rene Sent from my iPhone 4 On Jun 14, 2011, at 9:39 PM, islaysteve <alkire...@verizon.net> wrote: > Rene, I agree with all you said. You said that value COULD go up when > production stopped. Maybe, but it depends on the desirability of the > frame in the first place. And also perhaps in the number produced. > The Rivendell name certainly provides a hedge against depreciation, > but I wouldn't go so far as to say it confers automatic collector's > status. IMHO. Steve > > On Jun 14, 4:22 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Since we're not arguing how much an insurance claim should pay... and I know >> I don't understand all the nuances about how the "replacement value" clause >> is applied, I'd argue that the ultimate price any bike/frame would command >> would be driven by market demand, and not by how much it went for when it >> was manufactured/sold as new. >> >> In the case of Rivendell bikes, my position would be that if I absolutely >> want that bike/frame for whatever reason, I'd be willing to pay more for >> them. If I just consider them older/used, then I'd expect to pay less for >> them than a brand new equivalent I'd buy from Rivendell. >> >> An analogy, although perhaps not the best one, would be that as soon as >> production was stopped on a given model, just like a photographer destroying >> the negative of a given picture (Ansel Adams did this), the price for >> existing ones could actually go up as they are now potential collector's >> items. >> >> Should an original parallel top tube Bombadil command a higher, equal or >> lower price than a new diagonal tube Bombadil? It all depends on what you're >> after. >> >> René > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
