Ruffell sales bmx ebay

[Spen69]

Spot on Dan 

I can only imagine the winner framing it on a wall and that's about it. Each to their own, I bought my missus an original sketch of her favourite painting from her favourite artist for her 40th. Cost about the same, probably about the same size and sits in a frame at our house, so I suppose it's the same thing if your life is 80's UK BMX.

I'll sit back and watch what it goes for as I still don't get it, but then I suppose some wouldn't like the picture I bought my missus either 

[deeman]

Wow. What a complete bunch of fookin idiots the bidders must be on eBay right now   

700 sheets for an old dirty number plate that hasn't even got the decals on it the fella rode BITD 

Just looked at the other items - some people have far too much cash lying around

Realistically, what would you do with that plate, if you were the one with the winning bid. Frame it? Restore it? Put it on your TAP Ruff rep?

I've seen some amazing Ruffell replica builds over the years, a chap called Paul had one at MK18, an amazing bike with all the correct parts that Andy used. Say it was you that had built an exact replica and you wanted the plate to go with it, the original plate just ain't going to look right on a fully restored bike. And, if you wanted it to get the decals made and applied to it, that's going to look odd too, unless they're carefully aged.

Great result for Andy though, I don't suppose anyone expected even the plate to do this well.

Exactly that Dan....only someone with a TAP rep i would have thought would consider it at that price and even then.....it's a rep, how far are you prepared to go?? i would rather get another used plate and replicate the decals and even go through a few trying to age them although i suspect it wouldn't take me that long. It's just a knackered old plate with no decals!!!! It;s a bit like owning a Babe Ruth baseball without even the signature for verification!!
If i was stupid enough to be bidding in the plate and won it i would HAVE to build a TAP rep to put it on!! 

[Retrodan72]

I'm finding that watching the auctions end on Andy's stuff is very interesting.

I've read some of the threads on FB too, everybody has been way out with their estimates so far. Great for Andy and Dave.

[Uksupergoose]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dia-Compe-MX1000s-BLUE-Pair-Old-School-BMX-Andy-Ruffell/284171442461?hash=item4229f0191d:g:8v8AAOSwQl1gGteZ

500 by midnight?

[Retrodan72]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dia-Compe-MX1000s-BLUE-Pair-Old-School-BMX-Andy-Ruffell/284171442461?hash=item4229f0191d:g:8v8AAOSwQl1gGteZ

500 by midnight?

Possibly, but why?

Even less desirable than the race plate or forks.

These could be anyone's calipers.

[Uksupergoose]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dia-Compe-MX1000s-BLUE-Pair-Old-School-BMX-Andy-Ruffell/284171442461?hash=item4229f0191d:g:8v8AAOSwQl1gGteZ

500 by midnight?

Possibly, but why?

Even less desirable than the race plate or forks.

These could be anyone's calipers.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOLESHOT-R1-Forks-MEGA-RARE-owned-by-Neil-Ruffell-OLD-BMX-FREESTYLE-/284165795792?hash=item422999efd0%3Ag%3ABRQAAOSw8BpgFFD7&autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=ZJtyI2JgmPQ4lirtS6tMtZbKetg%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

seems like a good deal all of a sudden.....

[Uksupergoose]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dia-Compe-MX1000s-BLUE-Pair-Old-School-BMX-Andy-Ruffell/284171442461?hash=item4229f0191d:g:8v8AAOSwQl1gGteZ

500 by midnight?

These could be anyone's calipers.

everything coming with a COA

[Retrodan72]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dia-Compe-MX1000s-BLUE-Pair-Old-School-BMX-Andy-Ruffell/284171442461?hash=item4229f0191d:g:8v8AAOSwQl1gGteZ

500 by midnight?

These could be anyone's calipers.

everything coming with a COA

I'm not denying their authenticity, I know they're pucker, just trying to understand why they're commanding so much. Again, do you frame them with the certificate or do you fit them to a bike and carry the certificate around in your wallet to show their kudos.

[Uksupergoose]

For sure mate, I didn't think you were, it's just been added to the auction(s) descriptions....which I thought was interesting...

Exactly, do you walk about with a bit of paper waving it at everyone?

No, it's just another set of blue MX1000's....

Great for the owner, great for the lister, great for us to watch....

[Uksupergoose]

MK25 

No bikes, just people walking about with bits of paper.....

[deeman]

MK25 

No bikes, just people walking about with bits of paper.....