Vintage De Rosa advice..To buy or not to buy?
I think that I am lucky to have come across a De Rosa SLX 35th anniversary
bike for sale with complete C-Record gruppo, campy tubular rims with CG/CX. Pristine condition, ridden less than 200 miles. The following link is an identical bike I have found online. My question is it as valuable as various web sites might lead me to believe? He is selling for $800. I have inspected the bike and except for a scuff on the seat stay, it is flawless. Unfortunately the frame is a 62cm c-c...way too big for me but I appreciate Italian steel and perhaps its worth the investment opportunity. Any advice would be appreciated. How hard is it to sell a 62cm frame/bike? Would this be a steal for $800 or is that about what its worth? http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/...ary/?g2_page=1 Thanks John |
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... I think that I am lucky to have come across a De Rosa SLX 35th anniversary bike for sale with complete C-Record gruppo, campy tubular rims with CG/CX. Pristine condition, ridden less than 200 miles. The following link is an identical bike I have found online. My question is it as valuable as various web sites might lead me to believe? He is selling for $800. I have inspected the bike and except for a scuff on the seat stay, it is flawless. Unfortunately the frame is a 62cm c-c...way too big for me but I appreciate Italian steel and perhaps its worth the investment opportunity. Any advice would be appreciated. How hard is it to sell a 62cm frame/bike? Would this be a steal for $800 or is that about what its worth? http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/...ary/?g2_page=1 It is priced about what it cost to build originally. It is a very nice bike and if you could find a tall collector he might pay you a bit more. The question is - are you in the business of buying and selling bicycles? |
Vintage De Rosa advice..To buy or not to buy?
On Apr 6, 9:47*pm, "John" wrote:
I think that I am lucky to have come across a De Rosa SLX 35th anniversary bike for sale with complete C-Record gruppo, campy tubular rims with CG/CX. Pristine condition, ridden less than 200 miles. The following link is an identical bike I have found online. My question is it as valuable as various web sites might lead me to believe? *He is selling for $800. I have inspected the bike and except for a scuff on the seat stay, it is flawless. Unfortunately the frame is a 62cm c-c...way too big for me but I appreciate Italian steel and perhaps its worth the investment opportunity. Any advice would be appreciated. How hard is it to sell a 62cm frame/bike? Would this be a steal for $800 or is that about what its worth?http://www.wooljersey..com/gallery/v...th_anniversary... It's a large frame but that might not matter to a collector and De Rosa is a prestige name. Maximum return for a bike in excellent condition, if the paint scuff isn't awful, would likely be to part it out. DeRosa panto parts are valuable themselves. NOS C Record seatposts have ebayed for close to $300 recently. Sharp, very close-up photos that show condition of threads, etc. are very important. As clean as the bike in your link looks, for instance, the stem and seatpost could be corroded solidly in place. A fair amount of work esp. if you don't take photos for auctions every day, but you might well double your money, or better. --D-y |
Vintage De Rosa advice..To buy or not to buy?
On Apr 10, 1:20*pm, --D-y wrote:
On Apr 6, 9:47*pm, "John" wrote: I think that I am lucky to have come across a De Rosa SLX 35th anniversary bike for sale with complete C-Record gruppo, campy tubular rims with CG/CX. Pristine condition, ridden less than 200 miles. The following link is an identical bike I have found online. My question is it as valuable as various web sites might lead me to believe? *He is selling for $800. I have inspected the bike and except for a scuff on the seat stay, it is flawless. Unfortunately the frame is a 62cm c-c...way too big for me but I appreciate Italian steel and perhaps its worth the investment opportunity. Any advice would be appreciated. How hard is it to sell a 62cm frame/bike? Would this be a steal for $800 or is that about what its worth?http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/...th_anniversary... It's a large frame but that might not matter to a collector and De Rosa is a prestige name. Maximum return for a bike in excellent condition, if the paint scuff isn't awful, would likely be to part it out. DeRosa panto parts are valuable themselves. NOS C Record seatposts have ebayed for close to $300 recently. *Sharp, very close-up photos that show condition of threads, etc. are very important. As clean as the bike in your link looks, for instance, the stem and seatpost could be corroded solidly in place. A fair amount of work esp. if you don't take photos for auctions every day, but you might well double your money, or better. --D-y amazing bike, the delatas alone are worth $200, go for it. it is a great deal bikingthings |
Vintage De Rosa advice..To buy or not to buy?
On Tuesday, 7 April 2009 02:47:24 UTC, John wrote:
I think that I am lucky to have come across a De Rosa SLX 35th anniversary bike for sale with complete C-Record gruppo, campy tubular rims with CG/CX. Pristine condition, ridden less than 200 miles. The following link is an identical bike I have found online. My question is it as valuable as various web sites might lead me to believe? He is selling for $800. I have inspected the bike and except for a scuff on the seat stay, it is flawless. Unfortunately the frame is a 62cm c-c...way too big for me but I appreciate Italian steel and perhaps its worth the investment opportunity. Any advice would be appreciated. How hard is it to sell a 62cm frame/bike? Would this be a steal for $800 or is that about what its worth? http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/...ary/?g2_page=1 Thanks John On Tuesday, 7 April 2009 02:47:24 UTC, John wrote: I think that I am lucky to have come across a De Rosa SLX 35th anniversary bike for sale with complete C-Record gruppo, campy tubular rims with CG/CX. Pristine condition, ridden less than 200 miles. The following link is an identical bike I have found online. My question is it as valuable as various web sites might lead me to believe? He is selling for $800. I have inspected the bike and except for a scuff on the seat stay, it is flawless. Unfortunately the frame is a 62cm c-c...way too big for me but I appreciate Italian steel and perhaps its worth the investment opportunity. Any advice would be appreciated. How hard is it to sell a 62cm frame/bike? Would this be a steal for $800 or is that about what its worth? http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/...ary/?g2_page=1 Thanks John Hello John,did you buy this Bike,as im looking for this bike in this size? Cheers Nick |
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