I have made many purchases from Nick (both on ebay and from here). It has always been a fantastic experience to deal with Nick - no hassle / everything perfectly described / shipping is immediate.
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i actually thought all IBIS stems came with matte finish. most of IBIS Ti stems that I saw were matte. The quills that came with my 91 bike was matte. It was only in the last few years that I saw IBIS high polished quill stem. I think they were made later as the decal logo was...
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after looking at it again, methinks its a floor-sweeper. - When someone sweeps the assembly line floor for parts that then get mated together.
The aesthetics are not uniform - it's a diamond with a newsboy bottom.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/merlin-cruiser-/181882009836
Definitely a unique bike. Not quite sure if it will get the asking price - no idea who the builder is. (I'm assuming the builder / designer isn't someone super famous otherwise the seller would have advertised that fact).
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This one sold in january for about $3100 after being sold with no reserve.
The problem with the larger priced items is that the market is much more limited, and someone willing to part with that much coin would probably want a medium sized bike.
(Simply because medium sized bikes would be...