Author Topic: RIPPER ON THE BAY!!! (Read 851 times)

dwain dibbly · « **on:** May 17, 2007, 04:47 PM »

cant belive some people.

there is a looptail ripper on the bay at the moment
that keeps increasing in price without anyone bidding
on it

it started at £400-£500-£800 its now at
£850 with no bids

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120119125685&rd=1&rd=1

i emailed them to find out what was going on

and this is the reply

"because you can revise your item. i am selling this bike for my
partner who has been told it is worth £2000. absolutely
ridiculous i know!! but it is a 1981 bike - all original parts."

LucyLastic · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2007, 04:56 PM »

I wouldn't pay 2000 for it.

What is it worth?

kdw712 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2007, 04:58 PM »

trouble is high starting bids put off loads of people

a reserve is better but costs more

£2k ? seems on the high side
but it only needs two bidders to go head to head over it

harris · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2007, 04:59 PM »

400 tops rearly tops

mark 2 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2007, 05:03 PM »

As Dan said £400, rest is scrap other than brakes....that other one was on £1200 earlier, just about worth £1200 but compare what you get for your money with that one....

theRuler · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2007, 05:04 PM »

all original parts? from 81?

that stem?

those wheels?

dwain dibbly · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2007, 05:28 PM »

this is what i sent him back

"im afraid you may have been mislead with the value of it.
true early looptail rippers are highly desirable but the estimation of £2000 is way off the mark im afraid.
i have a restored looptail rippers that has lots of top end components fitted and i estimate its value to be about £1000 .your bike as nice as it is does have a few inferior parts fitted like the raleigh burner wheels. i would say the value of it would be around the £500 mark on a very good day.
i do apologise if i sound negative i really don't mean to but it would be a shame to waist your listing and us all not get a chance to bid on it at a reasonable price.
thanks john"

see if they lower the starting price

magna13 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2007, 06:41 PM »

£350 tops

ORANGEZIPPY · « **Reply #8 on:** May 17, 2007, 07:47 PM »

the nice NOS one only made £1370 and with beartraps and hutch stem also,

£350 does seem about right,

they'll prob start another auction at £100 next week if they;re serious about selling it.