Something odd happened this month. I was sorting through the images of the decks, putting them in categories, when I noticed something odd: I didn’t have any 90s decks. That has never happened before, and I could have gone back through and looked for 90s decks, but that would have been forcing it. I normally go with whatever catches my eye, and either there were no interesting (to me) 90s decks this month, or there were some but the pictures just sucked so I didn’t consider them. That happens a lot actually. A blurry, postage stamp sized image of the deck on a crappy background. If I can’t see the deck, then you can’t see the deck, and I’m basically describing it blind. The best ones are where they actually put a huge blow up of the deck in the auction. That is the image I grab, scaling it down for the main display, but if you click on it you see it full sized. You all knew that, right? That if you click on the deck image you see it the size it was originally displayed. So, no 90s section this month, but there’s a very long 80s section so that will have to do.
eBay Watch: May 2009
6-16-2009 by House of Neil modified 12-31-12 - 20 comments
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6-16-2009 by House of Neil modified 12-31-12 - 20 comments
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20 comments
Aan Hoek
Consider it done!
Aan – NZ
kilwag
I tried to ask the seller for a better shot of that bootleg, but you have to have a verified address to ask the seller a question, kind of hard to do, since I had to chose a fake address in New Zealand just to get a login. Ridiculous.
New Zealand readers! Can someone contact this guy for a better picture of a the Pyscho Stick bootleg?
Here’s the link
houseofneil
it is a bootleg. Check out the top side of the deck. Definitely not a Vision. Thanks Alan.
kilwag
Ha! I love the one that says “POWER” iw ish those pics were larger and in focus. That Psycho Stick does looks like a bootleg.
Here’s a link
Aan Hoek
Hi Neal,
Another one for you. Besides having to check out the worst collection ever…check out the physco stick.looks dodge to me (especially among this assortment of crap)! Not a great pic, but worth a laugh.
type: ‘old board collection’, on NZ ‘Trade me’ site.
Aan NZ
sean goff
Hi Neil,
Just sold this Mike Youssefpour for a couple hundread
Aan Hoek
Type
OLD SCHOOL SKATEBOARD 80?S MINT CONCAVE DECK EVIL RIT
into search in Aussie ebay.
Cheers – Aan. ( i might just buy it!)
shvitz
enjoyable installment – great work, Neil, as always!
houseofneil
dude, send a link to that Spidey. I’d love to see that!
Aan Hoek
Kia ora Neil,
Just read your latest instalement, thanks! Thought you might like this Rick Spidey rip off on EbayAus I found tonight. I remember these pieces of crap… i saw a few down here!I would love to see your pics for a laugh! These stories must annoy…
I just picked up a lightly used Grosso Alice for $80 NZ dollars (about 40 US) About time i had a win!
OLD SCHOOL SKATEBOARD 80’S MINT CONCAVE DECK EVIL RIT
Aan, NZ.
kilwag
Sandanista…
brad
Washington Bullets
CreechER
didn’t they stop doing the rocket logo because of the NBA team…?
conahan
There is a Hosoi rocket air graphic too. did they only use that on the wheels?
kilwag
I didn’t look at it closely.
houseofneil
no it’s not, but that’s what the original Hosoi deck is known as, so that’s what I’m calling it. Much as the Jessee “sungod” isn’t really a sungod or the Hawk chicken skull isn’t really a chicken skull.
bailgun
re: the hosoi bootleg.
that’s not a rocket air.
kilwag
That Claar board sold for the right price. Same thing with that Grigley penis nose graphic.
kilwag
I have the La’s album. It’s lo-fi and enjoyable. I didn’t know the back story, I figured they didn’t make it big after one record and got dropped.
That’s the second Surfa Sam you’ve featured. Those are cool. The Malba board (yellow and black) is kind of a generic graphic but I really like it.
Those Epic boards are fascinating to me, and I have to agree with JKP on the Hosoi “tribute” deck. I’d rather own that than the original. Wasn’t that graphic used for an OJ’s Rockets wheels sticker too?
jKP
i think i’d rather have that Hosoi bootleg than the original. That thing is kick ass.