2000 Bianchi Veloce (new): What is the going price now? - Help

just so you know -- I have that bike -- and I love it -- I have nothing bad
to say about it --- I have about 2000 miles on it -- just started riding it
three months ago






"Bryan O. Fenstermacher" wrote in message
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All,

My local bike shop has a 2000 Bianchi Veloce, which is brand new. The
manager of the LBS found it at a Bianchi warehouse where it was just
sitting, never ridden. The bike has the red/yellow paint job* which looks
really beautiful and seems to be all original spec. as far as I can tell.
It has the complete Campy Veloce component package with a Daytona front
derailleur, Mavic CXP rims, Vittoria tires, Celeste colored Look 206
clipless pedals and the Bianchi Carbon fork.

The owner wants $1099 for the bike (came down to that price from almost
$1200, and he had it stickered at the original list price of $1449). He
says that the paint job makes it more valuable than a normal celeste
colored
Bianchi, which I agree with him on (check link to pic at bottom of page).
But the price still seems way high considering that the bike is a 2000
model
and the 2003 are arriving in stores now. I've also seen the 2002 Veloce's
selling on eBay for around $900 (and that's from other bike stores
clearing
out inventory, not private sellers), and some selling much cheaper than
that.

What would be a fair price for the bike? Any advice would be great... I
want to buy the bike (I love the look of it), but would like to bring the
price down. It's hard knowing that I'm paying a higher price just because
of the paint job.

Any advice is appreciated...

Thanks,
Bryan

*2000 Bianchi Veloce in Red/Yellow (found image a eOpinions):
http://64.95.118.51/images/opti/2f/1...resized200.jpg