JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW CRAZY...
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ground the end down on one and used for pry bar.... :shock:
Rat Rod
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Well, the hardcore collectors will probably tell you about how super rare that part is and how well it was made and if you were building a show bike and that was the last part you needed...blah blah blah.
The reality is...it's a hunk of metal covered in chrome and the market for old school BMX spirals out of control at times...ha ha. :lol:
If the 70s & 80s were your era for riding bikes as a kid like it was for me....the old school BMX stuff brings back good memories of what you thought was awesome as a kid. Basically the same appeal that the muscle bikes have for guys in their 50s and why they are willing to spend $3000 for a bike with a banana seat on it.
The reality is...it's a hunk of metal covered in chrome and the market for old school BMX spirals out of control at times...ha ha. :lol:
If the 70s & 80s were your era for riding bikes as a kid like it was for me....the old school BMX stuff brings back good memories of what you thought was awesome as a kid. Basically the same appeal that the muscle bikes have for guys in their 50s and why they are willing to spend $3000 for a bike with a banana seat on it.
yoothgeye
I build stuff.
So with the saturation of Wally World bicycles now, in about 25 years kids are going to bidding stupid money on "Next" and "Mongoose" mountain bike parts. I'm storing all mine away.
But seriously... if you bought a few of these Wally World bikes on clearance/closeout, shipped to store so you could have it in the box, and then tucked them away in an attic (they don't take up much space) you think you could make more money than the cost of inflation over 20 years or so?
But seriously... if you bought a few of these Wally World bikes on clearance/closeout, shipped to store so you could have it in the box, and then tucked them away in an attic (they don't take up much space) you think you could make more money than the cost of inflation over 20 years or so?
wth! yeah I know there getting pricy but come on....
Tailwinds said:
People my age, late 30s to early 40s, are looking to reclaim a piece of there childhood and have the disposable income to buy a piece of it back. The market seems to me to be about to start correcting like what happened to the Muscle bikes in the past few years. Every swap meet I go to has lots of guys with lots of bikes asking a LOT of money for them...and they always go home with the same lot of bikes.
Rat Rod
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The only thing is that the cheap junk BMX bikes from the 80s still aren't worth much today.
It comes down to the fact that the stuff back then was good quality for the most part, much of it made in the U.S.A. (mostly early BMX) and it was used for racing when BMX was in its prime.
Combine the nostalgia, the history of BMX, the ability to buy online and the fact that everyone who was a kid back then are now in their late 30s and 40s with some decent income...it all just creates the perfect storm when it comes to collecting.
Like I say though....sometimes certain items spiral out of control.
It comes down to the fact that the stuff back then was good quality for the most part, much of it made in the U.S.A. (mostly early BMX) and it was used for racing when BMX was in its prime.
Combine the nostalgia, the history of BMX, the ability to buy online and the fact that everyone who was a kid back then are now in their late 30s and 40s with some decent income...it all just creates the perfect storm when it comes to collecting.
Like I say though....sometimes certain items spiral out of control.
Just picked up a redline myself with Bombshell forks... first bike like that i have worked on... had a couple BMX's back in the 80's early 90's... thinkin once this one is done to stash it away for a bit... after riding the heck out of it of course...
I just sold an early 90's redline with monster forks for $60. And I thought I was coming out ok. I can't believe that cook bros post for $537.99. For that kind of money you could buy a nice minty 86-87 DB hot streak all original and correct, and have an awesome piece.
Guess I should put my 82' JMC Chrome shadow up on the bay. JMC stuff is always pricey, but it does have its times where it seems nobody is buying it(can't afford it) so you might see some wild prices on some stuff people cant normaly afford.Specialy' after tax checks come in. :wink:
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