I give up

[jberenyi]

I looked long enough for silver Centaur shifters 2006 or older in mint shape for a nice price. I've decided to fix my scratched shifter levers and get them anodized locally. I found a shop that does awesome work and they will clear anodize my levers once polished up for only $30. A far cry from the $200 plus people want for a set of shifters. I remember when these puppies only went for $110 on Ebay in mint shape because that's what I paid about 3 years ago. If I only knew back then I would have bought 20 sets and sold them now for a 100% mark up on my money.

[nighthawk]

It'll return to normal... Just give it a few years. OR should we be stockpiling Veloce and Mirage groups to sell in 5 years, NOS?

[vav]

switch to Shimano :eek:

[4Rings6Stars]

switch to Shimano :eek:

I was actually looking for 9s STI shifters on ebay recently and it seems like they are going for as much or more than Campy Ergos...I was very surprised because I thought I would go Shimano on this lock up bike to keep the cost down. Never fails, the forum came through with some for a fair price.

[thwart]

ah... you could probably start a business facilitating that anodizing process... $30 is quite a deal.

[vav]

I have seen 9 speed STI Ultegra 6500 go for 175-200ish. And they didn't look that pristine either.




I was actually looking for 9s STI shifters on ebay recently and it seems like they are going for as much or more than Campy Ergos...I was very surprised because I thought I would go Shimano on this lock up bike to keep the cost down. Never fails, the forum came through with some for a fair price.

[zmudshark]

I have a set of 9s Centaurs that a friend wants me to sell for him. Will someone really pay $200 for them?

[Llewellyn]

I have seen 9 speed STI Ultegra 6500 go for 175-200ish. And they didn't look that pristine either.


I had to pay considerably more than that for the couple of sets I bought recently. But they were NOS and I didn't want to take the risk of used ones. Hopefully I've now got enough 9 speed bits to see me through the rest of my riding days!!

[67-59]

Same with the silver Record hubs. Prices have shot up lately. Could've made some nice money if I'd invested in several sets a couple years back.