Did your Dad skate?
Does he still have an old deck sitting in the garage from the 80's or earlier? If so, he could be sitting on a goldmine!
Just recently, there have been $220,000 worth of vintage skateboards sold on eBay. Some of them went for over $5,000 (a 1983 Alva Hosoi deck).
That is some serious cash.
If you are (older) into collecting vintage skateboard decks and wheels, there are many to collect. Perhaps you are going all out to get all of the original Bones Brigade decks from Lance Mountain, Tony Hawk and people like that.
Perhaps a set of Crossbones vintage skateboard wheels will also look nice in your collection, along with some original t-shirts and stickers.
You have to make sure these are the real thing though. I expect there are some people who will start to copy the originals and sell fakes, but if you ever skated in the 80's then you will be able to tell a real deck from a mile away. They were nothing like the lolly stick decks you buy now.
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I’ve got a Powell skull and swoard deck I bought at 17th St. surf shop in VA Beach in 88′ or 89′. The deck (purple wood grain) is in awesome shape, as are the original wheels, trucks, grip tape (also purple) rail guards, etc… the only issue is I drilled four holes to move the front trucks further forward 1/2 an inch or so. Any idea if it’s worth much? I don’t know If I could part with it but I am curious. Thanks for the help!!
My neighbor gave me a board yesterday and i have no idea what brand it is. It’s green and on the bottom it has a two pink plastic rails, and it has a pink plastic bulge to stop the board when riding. it has a picture of the statue of liberty and it looks like an american flag paper airplane. On the top it has two sections of grip tape. Any info????
Megan.
It does sound familiar (from the image on the bottom, not the rails or grip tape) are there any words on there at all?
i have an orange powell peralta beamer for sale good condition very rare but i am willing to sell
email for info and pics
Hi,
Got my sister skatebord from the late 80′s, SantaCruz, roginal Indy Trucks, original Street Razor OJII wheels… where could I get it estimated?
Ale
Rich, depending on the condition of the board and trucks, yes it is worth at least $75.00 and probably a lot more depending on the condition.
Ale Tard,
I depends what Santa Cruz. If it’s a Jeff Grosso or Rob Robskopp it’s worth a small forutne. It also depends on condition of board and graphic. What is the graphic? What does it look like?
Hi, I have an G&S Pinedesign from 1977, Megatron tracks and kryptonics wheels.
The board is pretty mutch used but everything is original and not broken. Hos much do you think it is worth?
Edvin