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 Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:13 pm |
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| verktyg |
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Really interesting NOS Gitane Team bike on eBay:
http://tinyurl.com/yef2f4y
It's probably a 1984 or 85 bike with all Mavic components. Located in Switzerland and decked out in Gitane Team Tarantella markings.
I threw some money at it hoping to "bottom feed" but was quickly outbid by someone with 12 bid retractions in the past 6 months! I stop bidding any time that happens to me... Shill is such an ugly word! 
It would make a nice bike for someone in the group.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:13 am |
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Chas.,
I'll suggest it is still a GREAT Bargain at anywhere near this price (currently $500+). Try shopping for and putting together just the Mavic SSC components in NOS condition. It will set you back a large chunk of change! A Mavic RD recently sold for $170+ not including shipping.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:08 am |
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| Interesting bike for sure. the decals are oddball. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:44 am |
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| greyhundguy wrote: |
Chas.,
I'll suggest it is still a GREAT Bargain at anywhere near this price. Try shopping for and putting together just the Mavic SSC components in NOS condition. It will set you back a large chunk of change! A Mavic RD recently sold for $170+ not including shipping. |
Jay,
I agree completely, it should go for $1200-$1500.
I was bottom feeding and my comment was aimed at being outbid by someone with 12 bid retractions in the past 6 months! I get suspicious when that happens. It used to be easier to spot shill bidding before eBay started hiding bidder's IDs (to protect us, ya sure).
Have you ever tried to do a bid retraction? eBay rules discourage bid retractions and they are supposed to be limited to listing errors and dire circumstances. I've made 1 in 8 years on eBay!
d***d ( 361) is the only bidder with retractions - 12 in 6 months!
http://tinyurl.com/y8zxlnd
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:57 am |
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| I wonder if the team (and by the way, I have never heard of that team...has anyone here?) thought they were getting the old style bubble Gitane logo...and got stuck with these. The old version certainly would have matched better! |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:38 am |
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| sandranian wrote: |
| I wonder if the team (and by the way, I have never heard of that team...has anyone here?) thought they were getting the old style bubble Gitane logo...and got stuck with these. The old version certainly would have matched better! |
I've seen similar bikes on eBay before. I suspect that it was a local Swiss team (they went for a LOT of money).
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:45 pm |
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| Well...including shipping, y'all were right on the money (no pun intended) with your anticipated sale value of that bike: $1.1K and change. |
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