$5,000+ derailleur

**uforgot** · 10-19-2007, 03:23 AM

Ebay auction

I think this would look pretty good on my $40 mixte.

**Mr. Bloom** · 10-19-2007, 03:35 AM

For that price, it would be in a shadowbox frame hanging on the wall

**Tri Girl** · 10-19-2007, 04:02 AM

For that price, it better be an automatic shift and do all the shifting for me when I need it done (and clean itself, repair itself...)

**OakLeaf** · 10-19-2007, 04:04 AM

That's really sweet. Let's see, if my first-gen Chorus components stay in the basement for another 36 years, how much will they be worth?

Dumb question though, for someone who doesn't know much bike history: why aren't there teeth on the pulleys?

**DebW** · 10-19-2007, 05:10 AM

That price blows my mind. Campy stuff other than Record wasn't that good in the 60s and 70s. Gran Sport was a lower grade of componentry. I bought a bike in 1974 that came with a Campy wide-range derailleur (don't remember if it was Gran Sport or what, but longer cage than that one) and it broke in less than a year. The major tension spring snapped. I replaced it with a SunTour VGT that worked much better. In contrast, I have a Campy Record derailleur that has been in continuous use since 1970 or before and it is still fabulous.

**mimitabby** · 10-19-2007, 06:12 AM

maybe they know something we don't know? wow. amazing.

**Ninabike** · 10-19-2007, 08:02 AM

Gee, I had one of those on my 1959 Frejus. My brother also had one. Wonder where those bikes are now . . .

**Deanna** · 10-19-2007, 08:30 AM

They're selling the history, Tullio Campagnolo introduced the "Gran Sport" as the modern derailleur in 1951. This is one of the originals that make bicycles what they are today.

I'm not a bike history buff, I only know this because we were looking up inventions that occured during my grandmas lifetime for her birthday party.

**HillSlugger** · 10-19-2007, 01:29 PM

I think it goes to show that some people just have more money than they know what to do with it. How many needy families would that feed?

**blueskies** · 10-19-2007, 01:34 PM

The box it came in is also for sale. Nice to know that there's something in my price range, even if it's an empty box.

**alpinerabbit** · 10-19-2007, 01:39 PM

did you know that art&antiques have a better ROI than your average stock? maybe start investing in vintage bike stuff....

**Mr. Bloom** · 10-19-2007, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by alpinerabbit

did you know that art&antiques have a better ROI than your average stock? maybe start investing in vintage bike stuff....

My Red Mercedes is not a car, it's an investment (albeit one that I can enjoy) and I can document a 10% annual increase in value

...someday, I might even sell it

In the ebay world, for an item like this to have 2900+ views and to already have 28 bids with 2 days left...that's pretty phenomenal!

**smilingcat** · 10-19-2007, 06:54 PM

Then again my partner is a power seller on e-bay and we occasionally see someone who deliberately jack up the price to ruin the auction. like one time someone had raised a price of 20 or so odd pieces of 6x6 fabric to $200US. The person never paid and she had to file a complaint. The perp was taken off e-bay.

So can this campy part suffering from same malicious attack. Its not that old per se... and its not even a great component. so why??

Maybe I don't understand.

smilingcat

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