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I saw this bike locked outside my apartment building recently. I noticed a note and got a little closer and discovered someone was interested in making the bike their own.
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1 joel // Aug 19, 2008 at 9:37 am
Wouldn’t that make it a seller’s market - when buyers are hunting for product (as in this case) the seller has the power.
2 Matt // Aug 19, 2008 at 10:40 am
Your comment makes perfect sense, but my logic was that in this case, the buyer is “marketing” his or her interest in the bike and thus creating the possibility of a transaction.
In all my years in NYC I have not once seen a sign like this one. I normally see “For Sale” signs, but this is the reverse.
3 http://veganboyjosh.blogspot.com/ // Aug 19, 2008 at 2:42 pm
does that bike have a spare wheel locked to it?
or is it the remains of a poorly locked friend’s bike?
4 Babau // Aug 19, 2008 at 5:13 pm
It also doesn’t seem to have a chain. Curiouser and curiouser.
5 MarkR // Aug 20, 2008 at 4:00 am
You are correct Joel, that would be a classic definition of a sellers market.
I’m also curious about the no chain and spare wheel?
It almost makes me wonder if it is a immigrant trying to sell their bike and got confused, with their “engrish”. The word “want” that looks like it has an “e” instead of an a further makes it curious.
for more examples of funny engrish. http://www.engrish.com/
6 Ghost Rider // Aug 21, 2008 at 6:05 am
Of all the bikes in NYC, why would someone be interested in buying THIS one? It’s a dog…but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder
7 cafn8 // Aug 24, 2008 at 4:59 am
Yes, this one does seem like an unlikely candidate for object of desire. Maybe they’re a sucker for old lugged frames and plan to have a cheap starting point for their next submission to fixedgeargallery.com
. I’ve noticed that old 10-speed beaters on Craigslist are starting to get a little pricier ($150-$200 with the occasional owner who just wants the bike gone fast).
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