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Amidst the annual nonsense of 'The bubble has burst' talk I've seen these two items selling for absolutely stupid money. (..the powerwings are still up for grabs if there are any takers !!??)

Now I'm not one to shy away from spending what I thought was silly money on kids bike parts but these two items however beggar belief ....





What are your thoughts ?
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2016, 07:10 PM »
Same on the BMXmuseum some items selling for silly money..
But with these auctions a lot of Phishing type bids they really don't sell..
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2016, 07:17 PM »
Aussies and Americans, say no more.

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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2016, 07:27 PM »
I have to say it's kind of depressed me seeing these... It can't be good for the majority of us average Joe's on the scene when it comes to our next builds   :-\
« Last Edit: May 28, 2016, 07:29 PM by factory pilot »
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2016, 07:45 PM »
The hobby has its share of piss taking greedy cnuts, always has, always will. Don't lose your faith Ant.  :radbmxsmilie:
« Last Edit: May 28, 2016, 07:55 PM by Retrodan72 »


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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2016, 07:52 PM »
Leave the silly prices to others Ant, bargains are always out there.

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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2016, 09:02 PM »
Cheers for the wise and kind comments lads.
You are right that despite the greedy bastards there are still plenty of good people involved in our hobby  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2016, 09:09 PM »
Cheers for the wise and kind comments lads.
You are right that despite the greedy bastards there are still plenty of good people involved in our hobby  :daumenhoch:

And a high percentage of the good people all stem from here.  :daumenhoch:


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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2016, 09:46 PM »
The rules of the OS

1, Don't believe the hype
2, Don't buy into the hype

There's too much bullshit, greed and ignorance
It would seem that BMX history is being rewritten almost on a daily basis on Faceache  ::)
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2016, 09:50 PM »
A few more rules:

3) it's your bike, build it for YOU, if someone else likes it - BONUS.
4) if you can't afford it, don't buy it.


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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2016, 09:55 PM »
Totally agree with you both ( Steve and Dan ) .. Great points .. So so true  :4_17_5:
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2016, 10:03 PM »
I have never ever seen powerwings go for that type of money
must be some pals in on the act
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2016, 10:12 PM »
Me neither Stu... I got some here on Rad about a year ago for £130ish ...

Just found these on eBay after searching completed listings ....
The mind boggles ...





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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2016, 10:14 PM »
 :feebay: cannot be used as a price guide anymore, the only thing to help a newbie out is experience, from somewhere like RAD, albeit there aren't too many loaded sales threads of late, but the ones that have come up are all fairly priced IMHO. Look at Nath's MT completes, for example.


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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2016, 10:23 PM »
Same as Ant
I've bought or sold around the £120 mark :daumenhoch:
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2016, 10:37 PM »
Blimey

I'm going to feel extra special next time I take the ripper out  :D

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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2016, 11:13 PM »
:feebay: cannot be used as a price guide anymore, the only thing to help a newbie out is experience, from somewhere like RAD, albeit there aren't too many loaded sales threads of late, but the ones that have come up are all fairly priced IMHO. Look at Nath's MT completes, for example.

I totally agree to your point. I'm one of these newbies who already saved some money due to the experience of the experts here. I would always rely on RAD members, especially if I'm unsure about a particular item. The support and the community is excellent.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2016, 12:19 AM »
Feel the love :teef:

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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2016, 08:26 AM »
:feebay: cannot be used as a price guide anymore, the only thing to help a newbie out is experience, from somewhere like RAD, albeit there aren't too many loaded sales threads of late, but the ones that have come up are all fairly priced IMHO. Look at Nath's MT completes, for example.

I totally agree to your point. I'm one of these newbies who already saved some money due to the experience of the experts here. I would always rely on RAD members, especially if I'm unsure about a particular item. The support and the community is excellent.  :daumenhoch:

And  explosion that's the power of  :radbmxsmilie:

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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2016, 09:05 AM »
I'm amazed at the prices some people are after for parts, down here it seems to have gotten worse with silly money being asked for average parts.  So glad at the moment I'm not really looking for anything but will keep an eye out for that elusive Elina Seat in blue but I'm not going to pay the prices they are fetching at the moment.


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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2016, 11:10 AM »
The good old days
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Re: Has the old school BMX world finally lost the plot.....?
« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2016, 01:06 PM »
dont get me started ive been searching for lots of parts just recently inc some SE bars and Pads and yes ive seen all these ebay auctions and they have totally priced me out of finishing builds it's all gone fekking mental.

I cant seem to find many bargins like i used to, if they go on ebay the price goes mad even if you find stuff listed wrong etc.
Facebook groups if something goes up a decent price its gone within seconds usally to the same old people.

And unfortunatly RAD is very slow now, also found there seems to be less poeple willing to deal with lesser known members like me.

Cant see me finishing all the builds i wanted to this year unless im willing to remortgage the house and sell the kids so there have been a few more weekends where im looking at what i have and thinking about selling up.

But wait the London ride is coming up and MK is nearing so lets give it another couple of months lol
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« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2016, 01:40 PM »
dont get me started ive been searching for lots of parts just recently inc some SE bars and Pads and yes ive seen all these ebay auctions and they have totally priced me out of finishing builds it's all gone fekking mental.

I cant seem to find many bargins like i used to, if they go on ebay the price goes mad even if you find stuff listed wrong etc.
Facebook groups if something goes up a decent price its gone within seconds usally to the same old people.

And unfortunatly RAD is very slow now, also found there seems to be less poeple willing to deal with lesser known members like me.

Cant see me finishing all the builds i wanted to this year unless im willing to remortgage the house and sell the kids so there have been a few more weekends where im looking at what i have and thinking about selling up.

But wait the London ride is coming up and MK is nearing so lets give it another couple of months lol

I hear you loud and clear buddy!!
It's just getting harder and harder to do era correct builds these days ..
Let the good times roll with the London Ride, Blackpool and Cleethorpes  and the best of all MK  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #24 on: May 29, 2016, 09:01 PM »
 :whistle: ;D

Those bars that Haney is selling are first gen powerwings which are slightly more desirable than the next gen decals, but not by much.
Obviously everything Haney sells goes for way over the top as loads of folk worship his sales and have done for years.
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