frankster41
I live for the CABE
I went to the Mecum auction of E.J. Cole, 220 Motorcycles brought in over 10 million dollars
These are the sold prices on the three highest bikes
1915 Cyclone board track racer $775,000 plus 10% buyers fee ($852,500)
1907 Strap Tank Harley Davidson all original $650,000 plus 10% ($715,000)
1911 Flying Merkel board track racer all original $385,000 plus 10% ($423,500)
It was a once in a lifetime collection like this going for auction.
I took a pretty close look at the Flying Merkel bicycle and it was very nice, yes it was missing the front fender.
I did not even see a single person look at it so I thought I might have a chance at it. Boy was I ever wrong.
Auctioneer started at $12,000 dropped to $10,000 $8000 $6000 $4000 $2000 then it took off from there and the hammer dropped at $10,000 plus 10%. This all happened in less than one minute. The Merkel bicycle was one of the cheapest items in the entire auction. I figure someone picked it up for a decoration or something. The pictures in the Mecum catalog kind of looked fake. Here is the real deal.
Frank
These are the sold prices on the three highest bikes
1915 Cyclone board track racer $775,000 plus 10% buyers fee ($852,500)
1907 Strap Tank Harley Davidson all original $650,000 plus 10% ($715,000)
1911 Flying Merkel board track racer all original $385,000 plus 10% ($423,500)
It was a once in a lifetime collection like this going for auction.
I took a pretty close look at the Flying Merkel bicycle and it was very nice, yes it was missing the front fender.
I did not even see a single person look at it so I thought I might have a chance at it. Boy was I ever wrong.
Auctioneer started at $12,000 dropped to $10,000 $8000 $6000 $4000 $2000 then it took off from there and the hammer dropped at $10,000 plus 10%. This all happened in less than one minute. The Merkel bicycle was one of the cheapest items in the entire auction. I figure someone picked it up for a decoration or something. The pictures in the Mecum catalog kind of looked fake. Here is the real deal.
Frank