Counterfeiting is not a… oh wait, yes it is.
Old News really, but there’s Wired story on a guy who replicates old skateboard graphics whith shapes he has custom made from our friends at Factory 13. Most of those featured in the photos of John Greeley’s collection have been available as rereleases at some point or another. Others like the Mutt and Hawk’s first model that haven’t. Greeley’s reproductions look excellent, and that’s awesome… Until some show up on eBay five years from now in through a chain of events that ultimately ends up with them being passed off as originals. “I may have the largest archive of original deck graphics anywhere.” Either that or you’re the guy who stole Sean Cliver’s laptop full of all the photos and outtakes form Disposable. For the record, I’m not accusing John. I’m just promoting open discussion on reproductions… and being a smartass.
– Thanks to Andrew Wahl for the tip.
exactly right Randy. And “largest archive of original desk graphics”? WTF does that even mean? Dude, get over yourself already.
he’s made 30 replicas? Big effing deal. I know collectors with literally hundreds of ORIGINAL NOS decks. How did this doof even get in that magazine? He couldn’t find an original McGill? Well he clearly wasn’t looking hard enough. I’ve never trusted Wired. Now I remember why.
Burn that shit…
Biggest dickweed of the year? At least mark your decks as reproductions. And I believe the Jet Fighter was re-issued by PP.
“… kickflips his original Planet Earth Animal Kingdom deck from the early ’90s.
Also a coveted board. Why don’t you stop razortailing it and put THAT one on ebay? ARGH!!
and that’s not an animal kingdom. I’m looking at one right now. And it doesn’t look like that.
you guys are a bunch of fags….i know john….these are just for his own personal enjoyment with absolutely no profit for himself….one maybe two….trust me, not enough to burn a hole in anyones wallet like hawk or mullens…he made these out of love for skating because there is no availability of these decks and the ones that are out there are ate up……….hey live at moms homosexuals….get a life and quit raging on old school dudes who actually did something with their lives….
And you’re a complete buffoon. If he wants the real decks he can find them. And if his life is as great as you imply then he can afford them too. And yes, there’s plenty of “availability of these decks”. You just have to know where to look. It’s not rocket science.
But it’s not even that. It’s the claim that he has “the largest collection of original deck graphics around.” That’s what frosts my ass.
And btw, I think you mean burglar. Not burgler.
@hungry burglar – Your homophobia negates anything positive you might have said. Way to express yourself.
right on
I’ve only been watching this stuff for four years and I’ve seen every deck there OG NOS or near NOS sold over that time. Hang around Burglar, you might find out something about skateboard collecting on this site. Start here: http://skateandannoy.com/features/ebaywatch/
total (and homophobic) bullshit.
many if us have done things with our lives and manage to find/afford these exact original boards in mint condition.
that dude is just cheap. and yes his repros have been sold on the open market, sometimes “accidentally” misrepresented as originals, confusing the market for us actual skateboard collectors.
In the meantime, we still don’t know what exactly he’s kickflipping right there.
Wow you are all
Clueless …why is his name in Disposable next to hawks?
?? Please to explain? What page in Disposable are you talking about?
You know that we’re not talking about John Grigley right?