“Very Nice Original Condition Schwinn Autocycle. I believe it is a 1936 but was told by the last owner that it was a 1933 or 34 as it was given to his dad on his dads 9th birthday . It has the speedometer (it still works) , Full Floating saddle and seat post (works nice) . Numbers on the bottom of the crank housing are X55307 .”

Currently 10 bids at US $4,050.00 with just over a day to go.

UPDATE: Final price was US $6,000.00.

nice.

TheNewsTribune.com
CHANDRA CONWAY
Published: March 5th, 2006

“Jim Deal, 44, can trace his desire to collect bicycles back to one model among the 93 displayed in his Fircrest home: the Lemon Peeler.

“…Most everyone can relate to bikes,” he said. “It’s the first big material thing you want as a kid.”

Deal said his bikes are worth anywhere between $150 and $2,500 each.

The most valuable in the collection – and his favorite – is the 1973 Orange Krate. The Sting-Ray model is highly collectible because its shade of paint – “Sunset Orange” – is deeper in color than the other years the Orange Krate was produced.”

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New York Daily News – Business
BY LORE CROGHAN
DAILY NEWS BUSINESS WRITER
Feb. 22, 2006

“There’s a collector out there for just about anything you can think of – doorknobs, fountain pens, even T-shirts from rock concerts. A book called “Trash or Treasure Guide to the Best Buyers” by Tony Hyman lists 2,200 different categories of collectibles, from Abbott and Costello items to Zippo cigarette lighters.

…Collectibles expert Jan Mink names nine nifty things that could be worth more than you think:

- Pez dispensers
- Pocket calculators
- Pots and pans
- Baseball gloves
- Bicycles
- Cigar boxes
- Vases
- Costume jewelry
- Fishing tackle”

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