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This guy on marketplace claims that his JC Higgins Flightliner is a '54 (even though for some reason he has it listed as a '51) and he also claims that he has paperwork from when it was new to prove it. 1954 was the end of the line for balloon tire bikes, so this bike would be built after '54...

Legal in all states.

This guy on fb marketplace has this old Manta Ray for $100. I thought it might make a cool rat bike. Do you guys think it's worth it? Also, is this bike 24 inch or 26?

How much?

I see a lot of bikes on fb marketplace like the Schwinn Breeze for example that some people try to sell for like $200, which in reality is about a $40 bike. And, they are girls bikes as well which makes them automatically worth less money. People think that just because it says Schwinn on it...

Okay thank you so much for the info! Much appreciated.

This is a (China) Schwinn Debutante I picked up for $25. I had bought it for a parts bike but none of the parts on it fit anything else, not even the back rim! So I decided to fix it up instead. The frame and forks were white and the rims, fenders and chainguard were pink, and it had all these...

The Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 is the reason that reflectors appear on bicycle pedals by law. Soon after, front and rear reflectors were required and sometime later spoke reflectors were also required as well.

More stupid ebay posts from sellers who don't even have a clue what they're selling. Here is yet another one. We have computers now. Stuff is easy to research. The Huffy Sahara is OBVIOUSLY not from the '50's. It should be clear to see that this bike is from the '70's. I think the Sahara was...

Wow I didn't see that coming. Guess I missed out on that one.

Oh! Okay thanks!

What is MBBO?

I'm just wondering if this bike is worth the $50 the seller is asking? They were $88 at Walmart when they came out. My friend says it's a turd and not to buy it. Just wondering what you guys think.

True. There used to be a YouTube video titled '20 Grand, man' or something like that, it was this guy who had an old Indian motorcycle that looked like it was unsavable long ago and was literally sunken into the ground. Looked like it was sitting out there for decades and appeared to be junk...

What also drives me crazy is the complete misuse of the word 'retro'. So often do I see an ad that either says 'vintage retro', or the post is something old (not necessarily a bike) and it will say 'retro'. Retro means made to look old, such as a beach cruiser bicycle. If it's old, then it's...

Wow. That's crazy!

Yeah not on the spokes at least. There are many giveaways on this bike. It's weird that the seller doesn't see it. Unless he's a scammer.

LOL yep! I just hope that nobody falls for this!

Is anyone else seeing these? Lately I have noticed a lot of sellers on ebay posting $200 Walmart beach cruisers for hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars, like this one. This guy's description says that this bike is from the 1950's and it belonged to his deceased grandfather and it has been...

This other guy says '54. The JC's went to the middleweight look by '58 so I'm thinking earlier.