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Offline Mikku

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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2016, 12:27 PM »
I've given up being surprised by some of the prices I see on egay, though I've also noticed some crazy prices being asked for things over on the Museum recently. :idiot2:
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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2016, 01:54 PM »
I'm sure they've gone for more than that before

'Investors' better get them sold before the repops are out :teef:


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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2016, 02:34 PM »
 127 bucks for those shiitty levers  :shocked:     A-one two three....When they go high,  Re- pop-, we go low, re-pop- a-lula.....  ;D

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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2016, 03:37 PM »
To be fair though this is all Jeff Haney's stash & he puts them on quite low to let the buyers decide the outcome.
I've had loads of parts off him throughout  the years & some good deals too.He gets all the top collectors & builders watching his auctions so no surprise they fetch high amounts considering his collection & the more sought after parts he puts up.Sometimes you get lucky & get a bargain though.

Ooops I meant Jeff not Rich! Corrected now.
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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2016, 03:39 PM »

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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2016, 08:48 PM »
Yes i think there was a feature on him in classic bmx magazine. He's Jeff Haney - one of the biggest bmx collectors out there along with Juan Mattos (bmx addicts on ebay/bmx museum) (who i think has sold a load of his stuff now). Yes, i suppose the prices could be seen as crazy, but if you've got a few grand in a build and want to finish it off in style, then they are worth it to some people. Would i pay that much for a set of tyres? It's hard to say - it would depend on the circumstances.
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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2016, 09:04 PM »
Out of interest? what does Mr Haney do for a living? even to buy that much stuff bitd would have cost a fortune even if the parts were sensible priced then? I saw his collection on you tube I think some awesome stuff,just interested to know what he did or does  ;)

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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2016, 09:19 PM »
He bought most of his stuff by the container full for next to nothing, late 90's, think a lot of it came from the uk.

By all accounts he has a ranch with a load of trees, cuts a few down, sells them,this is how he makes money, think its family owned, could be wrong, someone will know the proper story i'm sure.

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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2016, 11:34 PM »
I meant no criticism of anyone or anything and I am relieved that no one on here has leapt up to condemn such sales. The market usually finds its level although the playing field is not always level for all. If I were a rich man I would want the juiciest apples and the sweetest pears. It does, however, make me feel a lot better about my Hot Heart with its SR parts and the way it looks for relatively little in comparison.
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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2016, 12:34 AM »
I meant no criticism of anyone or anything and I am relieved that no one on here has leapt up to condemn such sales. The market usually finds its level although the playing field is not always level for all. If I were a rich man I would want the juiciest apples and the sweetest pears. It does, however, make me feel a lot better about my Hot Heart with its SR parts and the way it looks for relatively little in comparison.

I'm not bothered what someone else pays for something.

The only thing that gets my goat up in general is shill bidding ( and I'm not saying these are )

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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2016, 07:04 AM »
I really wanted that SE Jersey he was selling ... I bid hard as it was NOS and a size large but with auctions ending at 3.00 am our time I was always going to be outbid at the last second ...?       :'(

Not too gutted though .. It's not the same as missing out on a part you really need for a build ..
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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2016, 07:09 AM »
Plus us Brits had expensive post, import duty and tax to consider  :tickedoff:
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Re: I am gob-smacked
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2016, 02:43 AM »
I remember him from vintagebmx. He is one of very first collector with very rare stuffs. Here are a couple of pics of his collection



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« Reply #16 on: December 20, 2016, 09:36 PM »
Great pictures ... Amazing stuff.. Just incredible !
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