Can somebody please confirm that there's a National Insane Asylum located in Madison, WI? Okay, there was a thread a few days back saying about a Raleigh that sold for $455... WAY too high... and by total fluke tonight I found this...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1952-Raleigh-Dawn-Tourist-12L-Sturmey-Archer-dynohub-Brooks-saddle-vintage-/350539134630?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519dc2b6a6
Now come on... it could be an absolutely authentic Raleigh that's been dry stored since being built and it wouldn't fetch over $300 here in the UK! But THAT much???
I bought a bike with the intention of stripping it a few days ago for £44... say $66ish... and I took pity on the old boy. Tonight I did a little research and found out that it's a Raleigh Dawn Tourist. 1956 to be precise. No huge shock, I knew it wasn't a Superbe which still wouldn't be worth anything like that amount, but I thought "I wonder if there's one for sale". Well to be precise, there's two. That one, and one in England for £150. Am I in the wrong business here? Should I set up a business with the sole intention of exporting old English rustheaps to Wisconsin? If they're prepared to pay that amount for a Raleigh I'd be a millionaire in a week
Come on WI... wake up. It's a Raleigh, not a Ferrari...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1952-Raleigh-Dawn-Tourist-12L-Sturmey-Archer-dynohub-Brooks-saddle-vintage-/350539134630?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519dc2b6a6
Now come on... it could be an absolutely authentic Raleigh that's been dry stored since being built and it wouldn't fetch over $300 here in the UK! But THAT much???
I bought a bike with the intention of stripping it a few days ago for £44... say $66ish... and I took pity on the old boy. Tonight I did a little research and found out that it's a Raleigh Dawn Tourist. 1956 to be precise. No huge shock, I knew it wasn't a Superbe which still wouldn't be worth anything like that amount, but I thought "I wonder if there's one for sale". Well to be precise, there's two. That one, and one in England for £150. Am I in the wrong business here? Should I set up a business with the sole intention of exporting old English rustheaps to Wisconsin? If they're prepared to pay that amount for a Raleigh I'd be a millionaire in a week
Come on WI... wake up. It's a Raleigh, not a Ferrari...