Cheesedisease
Senior Retro Guru
Yeah, if you go the Ebay route good chance you could get closer to £200. Only issue is the big spenders tend to be overseas - USA! And good shipping on wheels to cover the insurance costs and provide proof of delivery is not cheap. And never forget as the seller you are liable for the item until it gets there, so choose your service wisely!
This tends to mean wheelsets often go cheaper than just a set of hubs. Silly, I know. Like destry, got a set of wheels for £50, this isn't as unusual as you may think. When I got my Airlite hubs, I bought a full wheelset for much the same price, while seeing good condition hubsets go for double that or more. I ended up just giving the rims away as they were nothing great. Full wheelsets even go cheaper I think as people have their own idea of their 'perfect' wheels, so are more often than not looking out for individual parts. I reckon 'authorship' and ego and sentiment often dictate bike builds!!!
The Campagnolo / Fiamme wheels are lovely, but as you mentioned, sadly, if you really want to make money you'll need to split them up. The Campag track hubs, being early, would be very popular I image. I may be wrong, but I've come across quite a few sets of 36h/36h Fiamme sprints. Maybe not with the red label, can't quite remember.
This would be better in the 'How Much' thread I must add, so it seems less like fishing for offers or becoming a bit auction-like. Or stick on a price and see if anyone bites. You can set it at what you like, so the worst that will happen is nobody buys them!!!
Anyway, that's my thoughts. I'm in work on a Saturday morning, mainly I'm just adding my hap'orth to to try to pass some time!
This tends to mean wheelsets often go cheaper than just a set of hubs. Silly, I know. Like destry, got a set of wheels for £50, this isn't as unusual as you may think. When I got my Airlite hubs, I bought a full wheelset for much the same price, while seeing good condition hubsets go for double that or more. I ended up just giving the rims away as they were nothing great. Full wheelsets even go cheaper I think as people have their own idea of their 'perfect' wheels, so are more often than not looking out for individual parts. I reckon 'authorship' and ego and sentiment often dictate bike builds!!!
The Campagnolo / Fiamme wheels are lovely, but as you mentioned, sadly, if you really want to make money you'll need to split them up. The Campag track hubs, being early, would be very popular I image. I may be wrong, but I've come across quite a few sets of 36h/36h Fiamme sprints. Maybe not with the red label, can't quite remember.
This would be better in the 'How Much' thread I must add, so it seems less like fishing for offers or becoming a bit auction-like. Or stick on a price and see if anyone bites. You can set it at what you like, so the worst that will happen is nobody buys them!!!
Anyway, that's my thoughts. I'm in work on a Saturday morning, mainly I'm just adding my hap'orth to to try to pass some time!
