The cost of vintage parts .

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bagpuss

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Amazed it the cost /prices asked for some parts
£75.00 for A Binda toe straps :shock:
Rear mechs Simplex 543 £600 + :shock:
Outer cable Coloured £19.00.

When is the bubble going to pop ? as it did with old motor cycles .

Sell a whole bike or break it for its bits ?

Sunday moan over :facepalm:
 
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The old adage supply and demand!
its a shame that you get more for your money by buying a whole bike and splitting
which obviously means more bikes bought to strip for bits.
 
There are a lot of chancers out there. Some of the priced asked are clearly ludicrous.
 
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Many of the EBay buy it now prices are stupid and never sell.

The items listed for auction sell for what they are worth.

I have bought quite a bit of 50th anniversary parts over the years so know the prices and often see the same items listed with inflated prices, they never sell and I just ignore them.

Oddly though occasionally auctions go nuts with items going for well over what those items would typically go for ... I guess you sometimes get two nupties bidding each other up, and occasionally the odd bargain.

My best buys have been people listing with a too low buy it now price.
 
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Old plastic mudguards is another one less than a fiver new £40 = for NOS ....madness ........ cheaper to import new from the USA .
 
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bagpuss":1gxwicz1 said:
Old plastic mudguards is another one less than a fiver new £40 = for NOS ....madness ........ cheaper to import new from the USA .
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Blumels seems to be a favourite of one seller, ranging from £79 to £119.
 
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naffets":1m2dc15x said:
The old adage supply and demand!
its a shame that you get more for your money by buying a whole bike and splitting
which obviously means more bikes bought to strip for bits.
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which ultimately only inflates the market further as people buy the frames and look to rebuild to catalogue
 
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Spokesmann":2tsm64hw said:
bagpuss":2tsm64hw said:
Old plastic mudguards is another one less than a fiver new £40 = for NOS ....madness ........ cheaper to import new from the USA .
Click to expand...

Blumels seems to be a favourite of one seller, ranging from £79 to £119.
Click to expand...


Crazy . Bought 3 pairs from the USA for that .New type and lovely colours .
 
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bagpuss":1qz83wh8 said:
Spokesmann":1qz83wh8 said:
bagpuss":1qz83wh8 said:
Old plastic mudguards is another one less than a fiver new £40 = for NOS ....madness ........ cheaper to import new from the USA .
Click to expand...

Blumels seems to be a favourite of one seller, ranging from £79 to £119.
Click to expand...


Crazy . Bought 3 pairs from the USA for that .New type and lovely colours .
Click to expand...

If you don't mind me asking, where do you get them from bagpuss?
I'm looking to get some for my Ellis Briggs rebuild.

Mark.
 
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