Destroyers of the past, present and future

[walter branche]

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[cyclingday]

It's hard to argue with the math.
The guy tried to sell it twice for $1,650 with no luck, so he parts it out and nets $3,000
It is a shame to see a nice original bike destroyed, but like the song says. What's love got to do with it?

 

[Sped Man]

If someone is planning on stripping a mint or rust bucket Elgin Twinbar 60, please contact me! I need parts! I can't help it.

 

[vincev]

If I have a worthy complete original paint bike to sell, I set the price at close to the sum of all parts. If it doesn't sell right away, I'll hang onto it as long as I have to, before I see it parted out. I did once part out a complete original girls Monark, but the guilt of doing so made me vow never to do it again. Also in my past, I've bought parts from bikes that I've known were complete originals, and I have taken the vow to never do that again either. I do sell loose parts, but never from complete original bikes no matter what the gender. This is the Confessional isn't it.

Dave,you are forgiven.Say 3 Hail Mary's and 2 Our Fathers

 

[Champy]

Math

It's hard to argue with the math.
The guy tried to sell it twice for $1,650 with no luck, so he parts it out and nets $3,000
It is a shame to see a nice original bike destroyed, but like the song says. What's love got to do with it?

Its not about the math. If you are making a business from parting out history, you are wrong. How about getting a real job. One that doesn't involve destroying history. Just because you cant sell your pre war whatever for the sum of its parts is no excuse for parting something that can never be assembled again. It lasted 75 years in one piece and your greed is not a good enough reason to tear it apart. Would you cut a Monet in strips to make a buck. If your reason is the all mighty dollar, please go away. You are killing this 'hobby'.

 

[videoranger]

"If your reason is the all mighty dollar, please go away. You are killing this 'hobby'"
I agree!

 

[cyclingday]

You guys are preaching to the choir. I agree whole hardedly!

You need to voice your frustration to the guy that demolished the BC.

If you want to save history, then be prepared to step up when a nice bike comes up for sale, because if the guy can get twice for it in pieces, then that is probably exactly what he's going to do. No matter who the seller is.
Once you've decided to sell something, then the love for it has waned, and you're likely to get rid of it any way you can.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I'd just as soon as give a guy the bike because he loves it, than to sell it in pieces for the almighty dollar. It's all about the bike with me. The owners are just a bunch of Knuckleheads.

 

[prewarbikes4sale]

2 Sides to the coin

I Agree. I have my Ranger on Ebay Original paint but I guess pieced together with a repainted & distressed tank. I have been low balled on the bike and am considering parting it out. I guess I am in the ":clear" because it was pieced together. I think it is a shame to part it out but a 1200.00 fee to keep it together is just not reasonable. The bike is available off Ebay for 2900.00 plus shipping 3% for PayPal should anyone like to buy it. Free delivery to MLC with a 500.00 deposit. Mike Sold