ColnagoC59
Old School Hero
FINNEY1973":3ejbmh5m said:Would like to tap into peoples experience of putting one of these groups together from a money point of view. How much (realistically) is one going to cost to assemble from ebay etc etc. Can't afford to buy one of the pristine still in a box 2 grand jobs, but just nice condition individual components as & when they come up at not stupid prices.
Are we talking £700 / £1500 / more / somewhere inbetween? I appreciate that it can be a money no object scenario given some of the BIN prices but i've seen a few bits going for fair prices recently as people perhaps sell stuff as the 80th group garners it's own publicity...
cheers for any input on this one....
Spend as much as you can as if the parts have been well used certain items are susceptible to corrosion and restoring or replacing with NOS small parts will cost us a fortune. A good or mint groupset is always going to increase in price as more collectors want them but want best condition. Other thing it take your time if you are going to buy individual items rather than just impulse buying, may take you some time but you’ll get a good mint groupset for some £700 + (less box and certificates)