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I am in agreement with the reply's in this thread and I , personally, think that $7500 is pipe dream territory. I saw a "'74" Commando on E-Bay this past week that was really a '71, possibly a late '70 Fastback. I wrote the seller and told him that it was no way a '74; his response? "it is titled as a '74, so I sell it as a '74". A poser!, and he had it listed as a "buy it now" for $10,000, the listing expired with no offers. The popularity of the Norton marque (pre-'76) has caught the attention of the motorcycle equivalent of the carpet baggers; the same assholes that have invaded the classic car market and bid up Vincent motorcycles to around $100K. I have this feeling that pre-'76 Nortons are the new Vincents; I plan to keep buying them when I can, turn them into rolling magic, and have them be my legacy.
So, is it worth $7500? Not to the faithful for the abundant reasons stated before this post, but to some uniformed soul, who knows? I am, however, reminded of my oldest son when he was about 12 years old: He had a nicely turned out BMX bicycle, but wanted one with all the bells and whistles. I told him to sell the one he had, dig into his savings and buy the one he wanted. A week later he came to me and said that he put the word out at $75 and now had 3 buyers, what should he do? I suggested that he bring the three buyers together and have an auction and take the highest offer; he got $105 for his old bicycle.
If this seller holds out he may shear someone for $7500, ' can't say. I hope you get it for nearer to $5K, or less; you'll be busy for quite spell...
Which, for me, is half the endearment.
So, is it worth $7500? Not to the faithful for the abundant reasons stated before this post, but to some uniformed soul, who knows? I am, however, reminded of my oldest son when he was about 12 years old: He had a nicely turned out BMX bicycle, but wanted one with all the bells and whistles. I told him to sell the one he had, dig into his savings and buy the one he wanted. A week later he came to me and said that he put the word out at $75 and now had 3 buyers, what should he do? I suggested that he bring the three buyers together and have an auction and take the highest offer; he got $105 for his old bicycle.
If this seller holds out he may shear someone for $7500, ' can't say. I hope you get it for nearer to $5K, or less; you'll be busy for quite spell...
Which, for me, is half the endearment.