Author Topic: Look at the price of these Hutch Grips on US ebay...... (Read 3718 times)

mark 2 · « **on:** April 25, 2008, 01:20 AM »

http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Old-School-BMX-Hutch-Handlebar-GRIPS-RED_W0QQitemZ120250429421QQihZ002QQcategoryZ42310QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Red - $726 so far and 3 days left. There's some blue on at similar money too. But the sickening thing is it reminded of something and opened up a bitter old wound.......

Less than a year ago there was an nos boxed pair of red that came up on UK ebay one night, starting at 99p and I sent him a message saying would you sell them on a buy it now for something like £50 I offered him. The reply I got was "thank you for your offer but I've just agreed a price with someone for £13 posted and I don't like to go back on a deal". That reply's scarred me for life....

kuwahero · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2008, 02:03 AM »

and now me

meticulous · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2008, 07:30 AM »

its like old stamps going for £5k...mad

double chevron · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2008, 08:36 AM »

ha ha good one Mark !

They're crap anyways.

Can you guess who is the mysterious higher bidder "s***c( 5545)" ??

Brandy Truffle · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2008, 10:44 AM »

my brother has said there are detail perfect black copies where he is in Japan right now - won't be long before they hit these shores i should imagine.

brass monkey! · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:44 PM »

Mark, here's some cheap one's mate !! LOL !!

http://cgi.ebay.com/HUTCH-Hi-PERFORMANCE-GRIPS-NOS-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX_W0QQitemZ320243551809QQihZ011QQcategoryZ98082QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

not sure if they're 'Nip' copies though

brass monkey! · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:47 PM »

Quote from: double chevron on April 25, 2008, 08:36 AM

ha ha good one Mark !

They're crap anyways.

Can you guess who is the mysterious higher bidder "s***c( 5545)" ??

it's not Subwax, he's only got an ebay feedback score of around 700....

THe same guys winning the BLUE ones too, mental !

brass monkey! · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2008, 01:05 PM »

Quote from: Brandy Truffle on April 25, 2008, 12:52 PM

^^^^^^^^^^ duuuurrrrrrrrrrrr WRONG.
u***b

I know ...he's out bid me many times and his feedback is 852 currently

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidItems&userid=subwax&completed=1&all=1&rows=25&sort=3

You kinda get used to your ebay nemesis after a while.... takes me a lil longer to get my parts...but i pay half what he does,cause he just bids silly money.

So yeah, it IS him. Guy loves his bikes fair play.

....was referring to the hghtest bidder: s***c( 5545) US $726.00 Apr-21-08 17:25:01 PDT

What does "u***b" mean ? What do the letters stand for ?

looking at Subwax's bid history he spends some hard cash, BUT ?......HAS ANYONE SEEN HIS COLLECTION ? I heard he has some nice Redline's ? And a lot of other stuff judging by his ebay feedback ?

brass monkey! · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2008, 01:10 PM »

look at the 2nd bidder on both sets......"f***y( -2 ) "

shill or not to shill ?

mark 2 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2008, 01:13 PM »

Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on April 25, 2008, 12:44 PM

Mark, here's some cheap one's mate !! LOL !!

http://cgi.ebay.com/HUTCH-Hi-PERFORMANCE-GRIPS-NOS-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX_W0QQitemZ320243551809QQihZ011QQcategoryZ98082QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

not sure if they're 'Nip' copies though

I've got some nos red Matt, I paid crazy money, £1100 or £1200 but came with a free Hollywood which was kind.

Oh, and to the last reply matt, I was thinking shill too if the other ones of similar condition were half the price. Fishy.....

double chevron · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2008, 01:14 PM »

Some might consider shill bidding against "s***c( 5545)" (bmx-addicts) is almost fair...

incubus1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2008, 01:51 PM »

Are they lined with gold or platinum. That price is unbelievable - I guess he's getting ready for Rockford or some other US show.

Who is this subwax - never seem to see him on here at all, but plenty on Ebay. He must have an amazing collection. I guess he's in the UK?

mark 2 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2008, 02:36 PM »

Here's a reality check for a comparison - I had a tax rebate today that would only just about pay for those grips.....life just doesn't equate...

boofy44 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2008, 03:03 PM »

good old subwax.i played him about a year ago bidding on some old crap.only me and him were bidding so i pushed the price right up and left him to it.

incubus1 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2008, 03:41 PM »

Seems everyone on this site dislikes the guy - whats the deal with him? Is he dodgy?

retrorider.u.k · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2008, 08:59 PM »

after the hutch grips issue on the other thread a hypocrite it would appear

its all abit my bikes better than yours really.the clever money was buying this stuff 8 years ago when alan woods had those grips for £10 pair.lets be honest they are nothing special and never were in grip land.

incubus1 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 26, 2008, 10:47 AM »

So he shoves his collection in everyone's faces. Thats really stupid. I can see why people are angry with him.

Has he posted pics here or showed off on here? I cant find any posts or pics of him. Must be my crap computer skills.

magna13 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2008, 10:58 AM »

the price for these grips are mad!!

matt · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2008, 04:49 PM »

i have a pair of near nos black ones maybe its time to part with them

dj_benice · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2008, 04:56 PM »

give ya £20 for em if they're those tange un's you did with tippex

Man would I love to stumble on a box of them puppies

funkyfresh · « **Reply #20 on:** April 26, 2008, 05:13 PM »

As a complete Hutch "novice"...I have to say those grips look sh*t!....At least if you look at metal Hutch parts, you can see quality materials/maching etc...But red rubber grips, for that money?!

"Emperors new shoes" springs to mind...

Just curious, but you clever peeps, where do you find all your stuff? I'm happy to buy from you, but just curious how certain people seem to get boxes and boxes of good old school stuff?

and finally (yes, I've had a drink!) when will all the NOS stuff run out? I cant believe how much there is around at the mo...but part of me is sad that it will run out

M

subwax · « **Reply #21 on:** June 19, 2008, 03:23 PM »

Quote from: boofy44 on April 25, 2008, 03:03 PM

good old subwax.i played him about a year ago bidding on some old crap.only me and him were bidding so i pushed the price right up and left him to it.

Nice one Boofy.

jT Racing · « **Reply #22 on:** June 19, 2008, 10:51 PM »

now i know it seems a lot, but i didn't think twice spending a fortune on tyres with more grip even though i had 4 almost new tyres on my car. I don't think twice about spending 1g+ on a set of rims for a car, or other silly amounts. I will spend 2-3G on a synth, 2g on my computer for music, etc etc.. and i am very far from loaded. I know they are only grips, but if you really want them, then you will pay what they cost. People with a passion for things often pay over the odds for the exact item they want rare or not. I wouldn't pay that for grips, but would buy a 3 grand keyboard? horses for courses.