passed on this at the flea market this morning, had the wrong rear wheel and the fenders were pretty bent up. guy wouldn't go lower than $80. did I blow it by not grabbing it? 
did I blow it?
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woulda passed or woulda payed?? I'm fighting the urge to go back... 
Depends, how often do these come up for sale in your area? We don't even have flea markets in my world, so I would have jumped on it. Go back and get it, you can always flip it 'American Pickers' style for $250 on eBay! :mrgreen:
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Dr. T
Cheers!
Dr. T
Look at it this way...Still got $80 in your pocket :wink:
That's a cool bike but I would walk right by it at $80 but that's just me. I think you did fine. Don't kick yourself. 8)
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$80 is fair but not screaming deal to me, I'd have passed on it. Now if I saw it at the scrapyard for $5 I'd have dug all day to get it out of there.
I would have went $60 :?
Meh... I woulda passed.
$40.... I woulda bought a truckload
$60.... probably, ok, yeah maybe :|
$80.... no sale
but thats just me :roll:
$40.... I woulda bought a truckload
$60.... probably, ok, yeah maybe :|
$80.... no sale
but thats just me :roll:
How "wrong" was the rear wheel? Incorrect, unmatched rim? Wrong spokes for a Hevi? Even here in the midwest where old bikes can be found if the rear wheel had been correct I'd have jumped on it.
No old cruisers where I live . We have to pay $99 for a junk chinese cruiser (OK, the frames are alright, but the components are junk) from the chain stores here in Oz........I'd pay $200 for this if it was in my hometown.
. We have to pay $99 for a junk chinese cruiser (OK, the frames are alright, but the components are junk) from the chain stores here in Oz........I'd pay $200 for this if it was in my hometown.
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looked to be a newer chinese huffy rear wheel , nothing right about it...
Normally I buy anything old schwinn if its reasonable, I just looked at that one and just kept thinking about at least $60 for the right wheel on top of seat/grips/tires/chain and maybe fenders and I just wasn't seeing the dollar signs... :roll:
well being that in our area these are getting really hard to find i would have jumped at it if i had the extra cash no questions. but if you already have a ton of bikes i can see why you would pass. dont feel bad if you did
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If it would have had the original rear wheel I'd have got it for the full $80, but the way it sits I'd have offered $50 and went up to $60. It does have nice paint though.
