Parts to cling to..

From the start of the project, I had the intention of keeping only the bare frame and selling everything else in order to have some financial compensation to support the purchase of the new still to acquire components and wheels. So I initially advertised on marketplace showing a picture of the complete bike mentioning all parts were for sale except the frame. And that seemed to work out well, as soon there was a bid which was higher than what I had paid for the whole bike in the first place. I did not wait too long to accept the offer, informing the bidder I would come back once all parts were available. But once they were, the bidder withdrew the offer. I was a bit disappointed, but not really surprised. Welcome to Marketplace. There's a lot of impulsive bidding and you're only sure once the money is received. Although in my general experience, most people are fair. I then decided to offer the parts available as loose, as a complete group, or otherwise, to the wish of the potential buyers. There was interest for sure, for all the parts, but against unfair offers in my opinion. The thing was that I had cleaned and refurbished all the parts thoroughly, noting the good condition they still were in and I was really impressed by the high quality and superb engineering of this Dura Ace generation. Also, the 3T stem and handlebar were something special. Although the whole group and wheels were nearly sold for an offer that may not have been too bad after all, considering current standards, I finally decided to keep everything. Not only due to the relatively low proceeds, but mostly because I had started to like the parts. Just as a collection, but also with the idea that they might be used in possible future bike restorations. Bike tinkering had meanwhile started to become a really nice pastime..