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Oakley C Six.jpgRare Oakley C Six sunglasses being sold on eBay - for a cool $25k
Would you pay $25,000 – around £17,350 – for a pair of sunglasses? That’s the ‘Buy It Now’ price one eBay user has put on a pair of rare, and some might say iconic, Oakley C Six sunglasses.
Unworn and still with the original box, the pair is number 93 in a limited edition of 250 and has tunsgsten iridium polarised lenses.
Introduced in 2009, the C Six cost a cool $4,000 when first launched and was the model worn (in yellow and black Livestrong colours) by Lance Armstrong in his comeback Tour de France with Astana.
> The recession's over folks: now your bins can cost the same as your car
Northamptonshire-based Crosby Composites, which operates mainly in the Formula 1 and aerospace sectors, spent three years working with Oakley to develop the frames.
Like Nike trainers, Oakley attracts collectors – Mark Cavendish is one, and a huge fan of the brand dating back to before it sponsored him – so the C Six’s appearance on eBay is bound to garner interest.
What it hasn’t attracted as yet is a single bid – though 16 people are watching.
Here’s a link to some reviews of the C Six on an Oakley collectors’ forum.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Anybody seen my new glasses? Oh, what's this I just sat on?
I know! Imagine people paying all that momey for something that does the same job as something a lot cheaper.... what's that? what website am I posting on? A cycling website...why are you laughing?
Ridiculous!