April 4th 1961 26" Schwinn Skipper double straight bar value?

[Bike from the Dead]

I just traded for this 26" Schwinn Skipper earlier this Sunday, but I'm thinking of either selling it or trading it for something else. I know it was built on April 4th, 1961 according to the serial number, but I don't know how much of the bike is original, outside of the paint. If anyone can give me an idea of how much it's worth/what I could sell/trade it for, please let me know.

 

[buses 'n bikes]

Neat bike and beautiful thunderstorm in the background!
IDK, seems like the market has weakened on this stuff lately. Maybe $250 on Craigslist? Neat bike but probably not overly desired.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Neat bike and beautiful thunderstorm in the background!
IDK, seems like the market has weakened on this stuff lately. Maybe $250 on Craigslist? Neat bike but probably not overly desired.

Thanks! Those clouds looked beautiful just as the sun was setting. Didn't get any good photos of them though.

$250?! If that's weakened, then what the heck was the going price before?! That's like $50-$100 more than what I thought I could get for this bike! You sure that isn't a typo?

 

[buses 'n bikes]

I'd start at $250 and see. Always could go down, harder to go up. If it were mine I'd start at $250, at least around here. At the end of the day it's a pretty cool men's Schwinn with original paint and a pretty rare one at that.

If you were to ace the fenders, kickstand and shoestring, you'd have one bad-a$$ looking bike!

 

[Bike from the Dead]

I'd start at $250 and see. Always could go down, harder to go up. If it were mine I'd start at $250, at least around here. At the end of the day it's a pretty cool men's Schwinn with original paint and a pretty rare one at that.

If you were to ace the fenders, kickstand and shoestring, you'd have one bad-... looking bike!

Agreed, it's easier to price high and sell low than the other way around. I'd be ecstatic to get $250 for this bike! I'd like to try and sell it on either here or thecabe.com, but I don't know how to ship complete bikes, and I doubt most folks would want to drive all the way to Tulsa, Oklahoma to pick it up either. You wouldn't know where I could find a thorough guide to shipping bikes, would you?

It is a pretty sweet bike, it's just not quite my style.

When you say "ace," do you mean "remove," or something else?

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Ace = 86 in this case

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Ace = 86 in this case

I still had to look that up, and I'm still not 100% sure I get it. So, did he just say "ditch/remove" those parts, or did he say something else?

 

[buses 'n bikes]

Remove them, yeah. There are plenty of tutorials online on how to ship bikes. Most shops give away bike boxes for free, I just nabbed one this morning. Tulsa is a big metro area, you'd think surely someone locally could buy it, no? There's an ... for every seat they say!

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Remove them, yeah. There are plenty of tutorials online on how to ship bikes. Most shops give away bike boxes for free, I just nabbed one this morning. Tulsa is a big metro area, you'd think surely someone locally could buy it, no? There's an ... for every seat they say!

Ok, thanks. I guess I'll have to look up some tutorials then. I know a few bike shops around town. Maybe I could get a box from one of them. I'll post an ad on Craigslist and Marketplace. I've sold stuff that way before.

 

[deorman]

Neat bike and beautiful thunderstorm in the background!
IDK, seems like the market has weakened on this stuff lately. Maybe $250 on Craigslist? Neat bike but probably not overly desired.

I would consider that a fairly desirable piece that you could probably get 200 - 300 for in some circles in a stronger economy. Right now, maybe not.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

I would consider that a fairly desirable piece that you could probably get 200 - 300 for in some circles in a stronger economy. Right now, maybe not.

Thanks!

 

[musclebikemadman]

I just traded for this 26" Schwinn Skipper earlier this Sunday, but I'm thinking of either selling it or trading it for something else. I know it was built on April 4th, 1961 according to the serial number, but I don't know how much of the bike is original, outside of the paint. If anyone can give me an idea of how much it's worth/what I could sell/trade it for, please let me know.
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The single straight bar was produced for years but the double like you have was only 1 or 2 years

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

I would consider that a fairly desirable piece that you could probably get 200 - 300 for in some circles.

I'm pretty sure he'll get $200 for it.

 

[us56456712]

$50 to $100 here and it will take a long time to sell it. It might not sell. I usually just give bikes like this away. If they are Hiawatha’s I donate them to the Hiawatha Music Festival for their raffle.

 

[Rustinkerer]

You'd likely get more $ if you got the correct res S seat for it, and at least a more vintage looking kickstand, imho. -Adam

 

[Bike from the Dead]

You'd likely get more $ if you got the correct res S seat for it, and at least a more vintage looking kickstand, imho. -Adam

I'm sure I would, but I don't really want to spend more money on a bike that I have no desire to keep. Plus, I already have someone who's interested in buying the bike at a price we're both happy with. I'm just holding onto it for him until he can pick it up after Thanksgiving.

 

[sandman]

Ask him maybe ?

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

It's in my living room now. Thanks A!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

It's in my living room now. Thanks A!

Make it another pump track slayer! Would look killer as a MTBmx.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

It's in my living room now. Thanks A!

You're welcome J!