Fall 2021 Copake auction

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

Has anyone ever had a bike shipped to Michigan from Copake? Shipping costs? What company was used? Thanks!

@kirk thomas is doing the shipping again this auction

 

[100bikes]

Buyer beware- not of the Copake auction folks, but their friendly UPS Store partners.

My book/paper ephemera purchase should have been an easy pack and ship.
Not fragile, just dense and heavy.
When it arrived, it was in oversize boxes with enormous amount of protective wrap,
so much so that after unwrapping everything, the wrap alone filled the two largest
boxes to overflow.

If it had been something fragile, it would have been overkill packaging.
This was paper!

As we know, USP rates are based upon weight and volume.

Heavy, non fragile stuff, wrapped in large(excessive for sure) amount of fill= $$$$$

Shipping, along with their nice packing charge (of about $25 per box), cost 150% of the value of the goods.

Moral of this story: find someone who offers a pack and ship service for a reasonable rate and
does the packing of the product you purchase with appropriate amount of common sense.

rusty

 

[kirk thomas]

I can pick and pack for $60 per bike.

 

[ronlon]

get one of these guys here to get it for you.
I had a bike shipped and it was complete with pedals, seat and handlebars still on.
It was sent truck and cost a fortune back then (3-400)

Thanks for the info!

 

[locomotion]

Interesting bikes and items.
Bikes are assembled and staged to be picture perfect... View attachment 1500345

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I saw that as well!!! How hard is it to properly position your bikes for a picture?

Pierce "arrow" bike? what is that? auction house been doing this for 25 years and still trying to whirl in the car collectors with this description https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/pierce-arrow-pneumatic-safety-bicycle-400-c-5A94ACDA00

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Also, Pierce "arrow" bike? what is that? auction house been doing this for 25 years and still trying to whirl in the car collectors with this description

There was a recent post of an ad by Pierce Cycle Co. that showed their (Pierce’s) one-year 1907-only economy model, “Arrow” (cycle or bicycle); and also described it as “sufficiently good to bear their (Pierce’s) nameplate”.
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/j...er-new-york-racing-model.198965/#post-1349482
So, perhaps some people might simplify phrases by eliminating prepositions, and extra unnecessary words, and so forth, etc..
What they probably meant was “Arrow bicycle by Pierce Cycle Co.”(?).

 

[locomotion]

There was a recent post of an ad by Pierce Cycle Co. that showed their (Pierce’s) one-year-only economy model, “Arrow” (cycle or bicycle).
So, perhaps some people might simplify phrases by eliminating prepositions, etc..
What they probably meant was “Arrow by Pierce”.

good point, didn't see that post
Do you have a picture of the "Arrow" by Pierce badge? or a link to the post?
because the bike on the copake auction clearly has a regular Pierce headbadge

 

[oldmtrcyc]

18-23% buyers premium. And probably charge the seller the same amount. Coming and going.

 

[kirk thomas]

I am still helping with shipping if needed.

 

[100bikes]

As a follow up to this iteration of the Copake auction- WOW.
The prices paid for some of the jerseys and lightweight bicycles
was well above anything I would have expected.

The auction seemed to start slow with lots closing about 1 a minute
(which would have made for a really long day) but seemed to pick
up about halfway through.

The mix with car parts( for a non car oriented guy) made for some slow sections.
Perhaps the two could have been done in two sections, rather than intermingled.

Won a couple lots and was notified really fast - later Saturday evening.

Hope the Copake folks will have a spring auction(live, again).

rusty