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You better get your bid in! These are wildly popular! Smooth pure
friction shifting. From when you had to shift to shift. Perfect for a good restoration or a good beater. They're French! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3663859849 Greg |
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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 08:41:38 -0700, Greg Achtem
wrote: You better get your bid in! These are wildly popular! Smooth pure friction shifting. From when you had to shift to shift. Perfect for a good restoration or a good beater. They're French! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3663859849 According to groups.google.com, you've posted this 4 times. According to ebay.com, you've gotten 4 bids. I suppose that's reasonable...maybe if you post 100 times, you'll get 100 bids. Are these really "wildly popular"? What do you mean in the auction by "One dollar will be added to the winning bid to partially cover materials and handling. Winning bidder to pay all actual shipping costs." Are you saying that you will charge $1 more than the winning bid, in addition to the shipping cost? Lastly, just how much are you trying to get for these? Your repeated posting makes it appear that you're trying to drum up some bidders; even in the pleasant condition which you describe, this item is not worth huge gobs of money. Brand new Dura Ace shift levers, only 66 grams, that can switch between friction and 9 speed index shifting, only cost $30 at Performance. Brand new 96 gram Falcon downtube friction-only shifters (which require you "to shift to shift") are $7 at Alfred E Bike (aebike.com). Obviously, then, these would be for a restoration; but you can find similar shifters, in great condition, on whole bikes at yard sales and thrift shops for ten to twenty dollars. I'm just wondering if there's something really special to these, that would cause you to post your auction notice so repeatedly to r.b.marketplace. That, and I'm procrastinating on doing things that I really need to do, so this message took up some of my time, and caused me to find a source for brand new downtube shifters for $7... -- Rick Onanian |
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Rick Onanian wrote: On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 08:41:38 -0700, Greg Achtem wrote: You better get your bid in! These are wildly popular! Smooth pure friction shifting. From when you had to shift to shift. Perfect for a good restoration or a good beater. They're French! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3663859849 According to groups.google.com, you've posted this 4 times. According to ebay.com, you've gotten 4 bids. I suppose that's reasonable...maybe if you post 100 times, you'll get 100 bids. Well if I thought that were true . . . Are these really "wildly popular"? Nope. Maybe once, but not now. Except maybe to the winning bidder. What do you mean in the auction by "One dollar will be added to the winning bid to partially cover materials and handling. Winning bidder to pay all actual shipping costs." Are you saying that you will charge $1 more than the winning bid, in addition to the shipping cost? Yes. Sturdy box or padded envelope. Packing materials like bubble wrap or foam peanuts. One, maybe two trips to the post office to get the exact shipping price and to ship. Printed label. None of this is free, but one buck is a great deal. Lastly, just how much are you trying to get for these? Your repeated posting makes it appear that you're trying to drum up some bidders; even in the pleasant condition which you describe, this item is not worth huge gobs of money. Brand new Dura Ace shift levers, only 66 grams, that can switch between friction and 9 speed index shifting, only cost $30 at Performance. Brand new 96 gram Falcon downtube friction-only shifters (which require you "to shift to shift") are $7 at Alfred E Bike (aebike.com). Obviously, then, these would be for a restoration; but you can find similar shifters, in great condition, on whole bikes at yard sales and thrift shops for ten to twenty dollars. I'm just wondering if there's something really special to these, that would cause you to post your auction notice so repeatedly to r.b.marketplace. That, and I'm procrastinating on doing things that I really need to do, so this message took up some of my time, and caused me to find a source for brand new downtube shifters for $7... -- How much am I trying to get for these? $4.99 or more.. Am I trying to drum up bidders? Yes, of course. Why the repeated postings? The more exposure the more bids. Do I think this is excessive? No. I'm glad you found what you wanted for cheap. I like to shop that way too. Cheers! Greg |
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