Is this a good buy

[Ridin' my Schween]

I found this on Ebay but not sure if it's worth it. I've been wanting a heavyweight Schwinn and they don't come up often
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Collectable-Rare-1952-Schwinn-Hornet-Barn-Find-Newly-Overhauled/132465689337

Thanks for your input

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

A nice bike for sure. A little on the high side but not offensively high. If you want one to keep personally and ride, it’s worth the extra money (in my opinion) to buy a complete, fairly original one. This one looks pretty decent and unmolested. Definitely ask for pics of the left side, there are a few of the right. You don’t want any surprises. It has a make offer feature, offer him $450 or $500 and see what happens. Shipping came up at $150 when I viewed it, that’s pretty high too. You could ship the bike anywhere in the US from Colorado for probably $75 or so via bike flights. Cool bike tho. I like it.

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

I found this on Ebay but not sure if it's worth it. I've been wanting a heavyweight Schwinn and they don't come up often
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Collectable-Rare-1952-Schwinn-Hornet-Barn-Find-Newly-Overhauled/132465689337

Thanks for your input

See my above post. Forgot to “reply” the first time.

 

[Ridin' my Schween]

A nice bike for sure. A little on the high side but not offensively high. If you want one to keep personally and ride, it’s worth the extra money (in my opinion) to buy a complete, fairly original one. This one looks pretty decent and unmolested. Definitely ask for pics of the left side, there are a few of the right. You don’t want any surprises. It has a make offer feature, offer him $450 or $500 and see what happens. Shipping came up at $150 when I viewed it, that’s pretty high too. You could ship the bike anywhere in the US from Colorado for probably $75 or so via bike flights. Cool bike tho. I like it.

A nice bike for sure. A little on the high side but not offensively high. If you want one to keep personally and ride, it’s worth the extra money (in my opinion) to buy a complete, fairly original one. This one looks pretty decent and unmolested. Definitely ask for pics of the left side, there are a few of the right. You don’t want any surprises. It has a make offer feature, offer him $450 or $500 and see what happens. Shipping came up at $150 when I viewed it, that’s pretty high too. You could ship the bike anywhere in the US from Colorado for probably $75 or so via bike flights. Cool bike tho. I like it.

 

[Ridin' my Schween]

A nice bike for sure. A little on the high side but not offensively high. If you want one to keep personally and ride, it’s worth the extra money (in my opinion) to buy a complete, fairly original one. This one looks pretty decent and unmolested. Definitely ask for pics of the left side, there are a few of the right. You don’t want any surprises. It has a make offer feature, offer him $450 or $500 and see what happens. Shipping came up at $150 when I viewed it, that’s pretty high too. You could ship the bike anywhere in the US from Colorado for probably $75 or so via bike flights. Cool bike tho. I like it.

That's great advice! Sounds like you're done this a few times! Thank you so much!

 

[GTs58]

+1 what Danny said. And that Hornet is a 1951.

 

[Ridin' my Schween]

+1 what Danny said. And that Hornet is a 1951.

Appreciate the affirmation.

 

[Ridin' my Schween]

Does it have all the correct pieces

 

[ballooney]

Does it have all the correct pieces

Minus some small stuff (grips, headlight, and possibly the rear reflectors), it looks like it's all there.

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

Does it have all the correct pieces

Unfortunately, I have bought a few without asking for better pics or other angles not seen and even taken some peoples word. But it’s really easy for the seller to take a few pics and message them to you. If they don’t want to, there may be a reason they didn’t post them in the auction. Might just be an oversight, but could just as easily be “creative advertising”, lol. Looks like a great bike tho. Grips are wrong and the headlight is an added one. I think it should have a delta rocket ray on the front fender like the one in the ad the seller posted a pic of. But basically looks pretty complete and overall pretty nice for a 67 year old bike. And the racks are always bent up like that. You’d be hard pressed to find a bike in worn condition with an unbent rack. Hope this helps. Keep us posted!