so while at work the other day, i got a tip there was a yard sale at a house kinda on my way home that had an old bike for sale. since i had my truck with me for some reason, i figured id swing by on the way home.
so like planed, i drove by and saw an old cruiser in the yard. once i got out and got closer, i saw it was a dark green or some dark color schwinn. the bike had no fenders, a walmart monutain bike seat, bmx rise handlebars and a freewheeled rear rim with handbrakes and knobbie mountain bike tires. it looked pretty old and the paint and decals on the chainguard worn off.
the owner of the bike then came over to me saying it was a 73' schwinn, all original and pulled a schwinn bike shop card out of his wallet, as if to try to prove its vintage, but 73' looked about right. he said make an offer and then he'd tell me what he wanted for it, but b4 i could, he said he paid $150 new for it and that he'd go as low as $100. personally, i wouldnt have gone over $50 and said that was a little high and that only the frame and fork were original. he said that it would sell and i got back in my truck and left.
any of ya willin to pay $100 for a 73' schwinn singlespeed cruiser in ratty shape with barely any of the original parts? paint was scratched and faded in bad shape and bmx style 90's caliper rear brakes and handlebars. am i wrong to think that bike never sold for $150, like he said he paid new, and how $100 for this cruiser was a joke?
so like planed, i drove by and saw an old cruiser in the yard. once i got out and got closer, i saw it was a dark green or some dark color schwinn. the bike had no fenders, a walmart monutain bike seat, bmx rise handlebars and a freewheeled rear rim with handbrakes and knobbie mountain bike tires. it looked pretty old and the paint and decals on the chainguard worn off.
the owner of the bike then came over to me saying it was a 73' schwinn, all original and pulled a schwinn bike shop card out of his wallet, as if to try to prove its vintage, but 73' looked about right. he said make an offer and then he'd tell me what he wanted for it, but b4 i could, he said he paid $150 new for it and that he'd go as low as $100. personally, i wouldnt have gone over $50 and said that was a little high and that only the frame and fork were original. he said that it would sell and i got back in my truck and left.
any of ya willin to pay $100 for a 73' schwinn singlespeed cruiser in ratty shape with barely any of the original parts? paint was scratched and faded in bad shape and bmx style 90's caliper rear brakes and handlebars. am i wrong to think that bike never sold for $150, like he said he paid new, and how $100 for this cruiser was a joke?
