Raleigh Centenary

[Gtpulse]

Traditional auction not mine!

Looks shiny.

https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...include-clocks-watches-jewellery-sta-lot-439/

 

[otherself]

That's a rare bike. Only 200 made. Wonder how much it'll fetch?

 

[KermitGKona88]

I know of one pristine and one trashed...

 

[Gtpulse]

I reckon north of £500 even at a traditional auction. There’s a sold one on eBay that looks quite well used that made £440. The one in this auction looks maybe unused? Depends on who can get it from Scotland!

In the photo there’s something near the downtube shifters that looks like it could be a manual.

 

[biggs682]

I spotted it last night , but too far away for me

 

[chickendrumsticks]

Hope there is no "bar slap" on the top tube.

 

[KermitGKona88]

I reckon north of £500 even at a traditional auction. There’s a sold one on eBay that looks quite well used that made £440. The one in this auction looks maybe unused? Depends on who can get it from Scotland!

In the photo there’s something near the downtube shifters that looks like it could be a manual.

Either that or the Certificate of Authentication.

 

[KermitGKona88]

At the time of this coming out, there were two groups to 'aspire' to in the Raleigh dealerships first was the Raleigh 500 club, being the top 500 shops in the UK (By sales), then the Raleigh 100 club being the top 100 shops in the UK (by sales). I worked in a Raleigh 100 shop at the time, when these came out I believe they were available in 21.5", 22.5", 23.5" (Which I believe this example is), 24.5" and 25.5". Obviously the more popular sizes 22.5" and 23.5" were most desirable, so the first batch of the 200 was available to Raleigh 100 shops only. We got a 22.5" model, so I would say this came from a Raleigh 100 dealer too. It might fetch a premium being a more average size.

 

[otherself]

Looks like a 59cm

 

[Gtpulse]

At the time of this coming out, there were two groups to 'aspire' to in the Raleigh dealerships first was the Raleigh 500 club, being the top 500 shops in the UK (By sales), then the Raleigh 100 club being the top 100 shops in the UK (by sales). I worked in a Raleigh 100 shop at the time, when these came out I believe they were available in 21.5", 22.5", 23.5" (Which I believe this example is), 24.5" and 25.5". Obviously the more popular sizes 22.5" and 23.5" were most desirable, so the first batch of the 200 was available to Raleigh 100 shops only. We got a 22.5" model, so I would say this came from a Raleigh 100 dealer too. It might fetch a premium being a more average size.

Interesting insight! It’s not had any extra photos added…..yet…..those are usually an indication of additional interest in items in the auction. It does look like they have a shipping policy that would allow a courier as well. Not a bike that’s in my sphere of interest, just knew it probably would be of interest on here!