Early Hardrock for £950

[CassidyAce]

If it were genuinely NOS, I can understand that a seller might reasonably expect a good price, not necessarily £950, but a good price. But this! The final photo, showing the chain stay—that does not even look 'New'. [26/08/22: listing amended and condition now described as 'Used' instead of 'New'.]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16563758...tGRtnjfvGMpkeWlNjEFF0g8q0=|tkp:Bk9SR9yU6pvaYA

 

[Mark Manley]

The same seller who is advertising the Condor that I posted earlier, optomistic to say the least.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Granniegear V2

 

[Once A Hero]

It would be new to me if I bought it, but other than that it is far from new!

I recently bought something from the seller, and whilst it wasn't cheap, it's worth noting that postage prices are cheaper through ebay than directly on their website - it's usually the other way around to account for fees etc, but that and there was also a 10% off ebay promotion made it almost OK.

 

[Chopper the ex Copper]

Its in lovely original condition with a patina of careful use but hed be having a laugh in normal times, never mind during a cost of living crisis.

 

[slackboy]

It's pretty unique now though isn't it? Seen plenty of '88 onward spesh bikes but the 87 is properly rare and still has that "early days of mtb" feel.

If you are a collector then I could see someone paying the price to fill the gap.

 

[CassidyAce]

It's certainly in very good condition and the market will determine whether the initial asking price is realistic. However, I note that the listing has been amended and the bike's description now gives the condition as 'Used', so I guess the seller realised that a mistake had been made.

 

[27motorhead]

Lovely bike and era of MTB's. HOWEVER, crazy money for a mass-produced low-end machine, even if they're quite rare. Prices vary massively with this seller. Some things are not too bad, but then I came across this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165593877911?hash=item268e2a0d97:g:XoYAAOSwotli3W7g Now, that's a lot of cash for a M735 XT rear mech...