I agree that worth is an artifact (it's what we make of it) but, I'm happy to pay a few thousand for a bike because of the labor that went into it, from the lugs that are investment-cast, to the hand brazing, to those people who actually wear Nitto Factory hats at an actual Nitto Factory.
And those intangibles are personal too. :) But they have real value, right? Those workers take home a wage that let them do things like take their kids to the beach, etc. The water bottle dude is taking advantage of buyers having imperfect knowledge. Caveat emptor, but, honestly, I'd feel like a real creep if I did stuff like that. On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:00 AM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > I've got 2 or 3 of those in the translucent material. Wonder how beasuage > affects the value? > > This question of "worth" or "value" comes up regularly. The market will > provide the answer. Don't forget we're the group laying out +/-$2k for > frames that are considered by many to be dated design, material & > construction. It's all in your personal value system. > > dougP > > > On Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:42:20 AM UTC-8, Montclair BobbyB wrote: >> >> I was actually being melodramatic...takes a lot more to ruin my day... >> But I do buy and sell on eBay, and I firmly believe in the overall fairness >> of the system... it really works. >> And I have a low tolerance for greedy sellers and cheap tactics, and have >> ZERO issue pointing out to sellers when they're acting like tools. It's a >> matter of principle. >> >> Peace and Love, >> BB >> >> >> On Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:54:06 PM UTC-5, Leslie wrote: >>> >>> But wait! They're on sale now; can be yours for just $72 now! >>> >>> I'm on the verge of posting a link to http://www.rivbike.com/ >>> product-p/wb2.htm as a question to the seller, but I don't want to get >>> eBay's hammer to come down on me for it.... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:59:37 AM UTC-5, joe b. wrote: >>>> >>>> Not sure I can justify drinking from my Riv bottles in this market... >>>> >>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIVENDELL-WATER-BOTTLE-BIDON- >>>> MADE-BY-SPECIALIZED-LARGE-GREEN-/271314267002?pt >>>> t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2b972b7a<http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIVENDELL-WATER-BOTTLE-BIDON-MADE-BY-SPECIALIZED-LARGE-GREEN-/271314267002?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2b972b7a> >>>> >>>> But it "was" $100! >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> joe "ships free, too!" broach >>>> portland, or >>>> >>> -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
