Facebook Marketplace is a shitshow. On Monday, Maggie had to work so I had to come up with someplace to take the kids. I've been keeping an eye out for good deals on Marketplace and Craigslist since all I have for Maggie's bike is the frame and fork. Well, I came across a listing for an unspectacular road bike that had reasonable components (9-speed Tiagra rear derailleur, Sora front derailleur, shifters, and brakes), stock wheels, priced at $100. I would probably have to spend 2-3 times that to buy all the components individually so I contacted the seller, who lives in Oceanside (about 35 min north with no traffic). We agreed on a 10 am pickup time on Monday, and I figured afterward I'd take the kids to the playground or the beach. Well, after I let her know at 9:15 am I was leaving and asked her for the address to pick up the bike, I never heard from her again. I decided to drive up there anyway since there was a playground right next to the beach up there so the kids had fun, but I was kind of pissed.
Anyway, last night right before going to bed, I found this listed for $100 from a seller in Encinitas (about 20 min north of us):
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An 11-speed
Campgnolo Chorus groupset, which is the prior generation, but which is cross-compatible with 11-speed Shimano groups. Brand new 11-speed Chorus groupsets sell for $1000-1100, and similar used groupsets on eBay sell for $600+, depending on whether brakes, cassette, or chain are included. They were not for the set I bought, but still, $100 is an incredible price. I contacted the seller right away, and was the first to do so. I drove up there during my lunch break and there was a guy there trying to talk the seller into selling it to him instead for a higher price. But the seller (who is clearly pretty wealthy, was trying to get rid of all his extra bike components because he was moving to Switzerland, and had two bikes in his garage that were easily $10k+) had decided that he had made an agreement with me and sold it to me for the $100.
Even if the groupset turns out to be broken (doesn't seem like it) I feel like it was worth the $100.
I'll probably throw the shifters and derailleurs onto my Ridley, and move my Shimano 105 shifters and derailleurs onto either Maggie's current bike or onto the Trek I'm building for her. She currently has 10-speed Tiagra components on her Scott so the 105's would be an upgrade for her. I might stick the Chorus crankset (it's a 46/34) onto my Trek, since I'm planning to put bigger tires on it and take it off-road, and put the Centaur crankset onto Maggie's Trek.