Current comparable Mariposas:

http://www.mariposabicycles.com/650b-touring.html
$2,179.00 USdollars (frame and fork ONLY)

http://www.mariposabicycles.com/mich...teur-bike.html
$4026.00 USdollars

The poor woman selling you this bike for $25...I guess she has no clue she could probably get somewhere close to $1000 for it on Ebay listing it just as is?