eBay Watch: May 2011 – #100!

So, welcome to episode #100 of eBayWatch, or episode #98, depending on how you’re counting it up! I’ve done 97 of these monthly reports and 2 specials on the $6000 Hawk and the $6099 Strople. So that makes this either #98, or #100, depending on how you count it up. Either way, it was shaping up to be a pretty dismal month until an industry player sold a bunch of stuff at the end of May, boosting what was a pretty lackluster month of 80s stuff into an interesting one after all. The 70s section was always very strong though, so that’s good. Add to that the usual number of bargains and a ridiculous article of clothing, and it all ending up coming together pretty nicely. And no worries, from what I’m seeing so far, June is shaping up very well too!

fueld byMusic wise I have to go with some Screeching Weasel, and their great new album “First World Manifesto”. Screeching Weasel has been in the news a lot recently. They reformed and recorded their first album in years, they planned Weaselfest, a mini festival of likeminded bands in their hometown of Chicago, and they played the SXSW festival in Austin. However, while playing there they got into a verbal altercation with some hecklers that eventually turned physical. Bad Punches were thrown, and a female was struck. That provoked the shitstorm of all shitstorms: most of the bands who were going to play weaselfest pulled out, and eventually the Screeching Weasel themselves split up again. Which is a real shame because the album they recorded is a real classic. It has 14 songs of two-minute glory. Ramones-core pop-punk. Blasting power chords, and more hooks than Peter Pan. Every song is classic, but the standouts are Beginningless Vacation, Come and See the Violence Inherent in the System, and the absolute classic Little Big Man. You’ve probably heard lots of shit about Screeching Weasel, and Ben Weasel in particular, but whether they are misunderstood martyrs or raving assholes, one thing is for sure, they have recorded a real winner here.

60s, 70s, early 80s.

Some more awesome 70s/early 80s stuff went off in May. There was so much stuff that I had a hard time keeping it to 10 decks!

First up this month is this Z-Flex Jay Adams “Z-Woody”, complete with Tracker Full Tracks and second-generation green Kryptonics. The deck has been cleaned up and the grip tape has been replaced at least once, but all in all it’s an excellent looking package. It’s not mint by any means, and the seller makes no bones about that. It is however a beautiful looking late 70s complete. It sold for $972.

Here we have a Sims Brand Bowman “Superman” deck from 1981. It’s been well used as you can see, but is still very presentable. The main graphic is almost entirely there, and the damage is pretty much contained to the nose and tail. The rails are very discolored so if those could be replaced that would be good, and with some cleanup this could look awesome. Leave the Skateboarder sticker though. That adds a touch of class! It sold for $510.

Here’s a Variflex Steve Hirsch from 1981/82. It is unused (according to the seller but it does have some marks) and probably as mint as you will find. The rails were factory fitted, and I’ve never seen one without them. Yes, Steve is the older brother of Mike Hirsch who runs SoCal Skates. It sold for $530.

Here we have a Dogtown Wes Humpston “Bulldog” from 1978. It’s the rare model with the fiberglass bottom ply. Most are natural wood, but the glass laminate and fiberglass bottom plys allowed for background color on the graphic, and the white on this one really makes the classic Dogtown graphic pop. It’s a wonderfully clean deck: so clean that it’s never even been drilled! It’s a rare beauty, and it sold for $1,250.

And from the same seller here’s another beauty! It’s a Powell Peralta Jay Smith “Brite Lite”. It’s in amazing condition, looking virtually untouched. A few scuffs and a couple of marks on the rails, but nothing at all really. The trucks and wheels aren’t included in the auction; it’s the deck only. The stickers alone are awesome: you get a big Dogtown on the tail along with a Town & Country and a Sex Wax, and lots of other Powell Peralta and Bones stickers too. The top side has a checkerboard logo under the clear griptape. The whole package is just totally rad. It sold for $1,425.

And the hits just keep on coming! Here’s a Kanoa Tri-Beam complete with Indys and unknown wheels. It’s missing the logos from inside the cutaways, so I’m not sure if it’s the Bobby Valdez model, but it looks just like it otherwise so I’d say yes. It might be a restoration, but I can’t check because I lost the link to the original auction! However I do know that it sold for $575.

So here’s a rarity: a Powell pig from 1979, released just before Stacey came onboard. It’s factory gripped in 70’s fashion on the top, not going to the edge, rather a strip of griptape running down the deck vertically with space on either side. It has Ugly Stick rails and a super gnarly original Powell nosebone that has “Powell Nose Bone” stamped on it in big letters! It’s super clean, and although plain is very rare piece. It sold for $1,082.

And here’s another team deck from the late 70s, but this one is from Santa Cruz. Its probably from 1977, and is amongst the earliest Santa Cruz decks. It’s never been setup or mounted, and those discolorations are from sponge squares to keep the decks from touching in storage! It’s pristine and beautiful and sold for $500.

And here we have the granddaddy of them all: the Makaha Phil Edwards pro model from 1963. It was the first pro model skateboard ever produced. Some history: in 1963 Larry Stevenson designed and manufactured the first professional skateboards ever produced, which became Makaha. Larry and his wife Helen produced these oak boards in their garage and burned the Phil Edwards logo into the wood. These boards introduced two revolutionary concepts: the first double action adjustable truck (Chicago trucks) and clay wheels. This board was originally sold by mail order for $10.95 shipping included. This one is in as-new condition. It’s never been skated and never been retouched. Larry himself probably put in the screws! It sold for $2,125.

And finally in the 70s section this month we have this solid oak “Surfer” complete from the early 60s. This shows how revolutionary the Phil E Makaha model above truly was, because this oak missile has single action trucks and steel wheels. Guaranteed to ruin your day whenever you attempted to ride it! It’s in great condition and probably belongs in a museum! It sold for $163.

Mid 1980s

Let’s start off the 80s section this month with this Alva “Mondo airbrush” fishtail from 1984ish. I’m assuming they had a lot of decks left over from Hosoi leaving the company, and they simply reused them and had Mondo airbrush designs on them, but I could be completely wrong about that. The timing and the shape fit though. No two were alike, and all of the airbrushing was by hand obviously. Once upon a time you couldn’t give these away, but appreciation has grown over the years. This used model sold for $150.

Now here we have a deck you don’t see every day. It’s a G&S Neil Blender “Rocking Dog” from 1986. It’s never been setup or gripped, but it does have a ton of dings and dents from storage through the last 25 years. It’s an unusual colorway this: it almost looks unfinished! Still, it’s a rare one in any condition and in any colorway. It went for $611.

Here’s a Skull Skates Duane Peters “Cross” from 1988. It’s mint but not in shrink according to the seller. It’s the Tub Tech Concave version, or at least it has Tub across the top, over the red cross. I think this deck only came in this colorway because I’ve never seen another. Graphically it is very different than most DP decks, and that devalues it somehow for me. It just doesn’t feel like a DP deck without the stripes! That’s not hurting the value though, because it sold for $510 on 26 bids.

Here’s a deck that I was never able to figure out. It’s a Tracker Per Holknekt “Flipside” freestyle deck. Now, did the Flipside refer to the popular punk zine of the time, or was it merely some kind of European joke about the bottom of the deck being the “flip side”? It doesn’t make much sense either way, and as a graphic it pretty much sums up the term “mailing it in”. It is in NOS condition, and the black dip is nice. It is underwhelming however, and it sold for $170.

So here’s one of those decks that will make you say, “what the fuck is that?” before you indeed realize what it is and how rare it is. It’s one of the few Powell Peralta Claus Grabke “Flame Face” decks in existence in all probability. After leaving Madrid Claus skated for Powell for a very short time, just long enough for them to make a prototype of this, his pro model for them. Claus hated it and he also didn’t like the feeling of the PP regime, so he split for Santa Cruz and the rest is history. The seller bought this deck at a Powell demo in Florida, maybe from one of the PP team that day, which would make sense. It is well thrashed and covered in stickers, as was the norm for the day. That doesn’t detract from the rarity of this deck though, and it sold for $323, even in this condition. As a footnote I just have to add that some people kill me. This deck is what it is; you can see very clearly how trashed it is, but you should still know how rare it is. So why people on the auction are asking for “better pictures of the tail” is a mystery to me. It’s trashed, and if you don’t like it, bid on the next one. Oh yeah, there probably won’t be another.

I really love this one. It’s a Blockhead Jim Gray “collage” from 1989. It’s probably my favorite Gray deck actually. The whole package just feels right: shape, artwork, and colorway. All are just superb, making this one a real head turner. I love everything Blockhead did between 87 and 89 actually. This deck sold for $265 on 16 bids.

Here’s a Tracker GSD “eyeball” from 1986. As most of you probably know, it was the first pro street deck ever produced, as GSD didn’t ride anything else. He was a man of mystery that GSD. It’s mint in red stain with yellow graphic, and comes with a tracker painter cap and an assortment of stickers. Maybe that gives you a clue to the mystery Tracker seller? It sold for $305.

And from the same seller comes this Tracker GSD “Fish” deck from 1988. This one is in NOS, never mounted or gripped condition, and is in a much nicer colorway than the other one I’ve seen which is a muddy grey. The subtle coloring of the scales looks great on the brown stain. This one sold for $407 on 26 bids.

Now here’s a graphic that’s rocketing up the value charts. It’s a Powell Peralta Nicky Guerrero “Mask” from 1989. Why shouldn’t it increase in value? It’s a great looking graphic, a clean shape, and the colorway on this one is just superb. The blues and golds of the graphic contrast beautifully with the pink stain background. Add the black and white feathers around the edge, which hold the graphic, and you’ve got a classic PP graphic. It sold for $200, which is about double what it used to sell for, but I can see it going higher still. Of course, don’t hold me to that!

Look, I’m not even going to describe this one. You all know what it is and when it’s from. But what you don’t know is the ridiculous amount another sucker ponied up for this. It’s even boneite for fuck’s sake! Full size, silver colorway, mint, and $2,500. There’ I’ll let that sink in for a while. See, just when I say I’m never going to show this deck again, along comes another with a more ridiculous price!

So let’s compare the above, blown-out, overhyped deck with this Vision Joe Johnson “Arabic Circle”. The deck is NOS with some storage scuffs, and in an absolutely glorious colorway. The black and purple background is awesome, and the silver, gold and orange really pop. The whole thing is just astounding: a beautiful piece of full-bleed screen-printing. It sold for $250; fully one-tenth the price that the Hawk went for. That’s silly.

Here’s another deck from a Johnson, but this one is a Zorlac Craig Johnson, the “Fire Demon” model to be exact. It is in very good used condition, with no major damage at all. The colorway is simple but effective: the yellow dip is a great choice for this model with the pink, red and orange. It comes complete with Indys and well-worn PP Bones threes. The close-ups of the deck make it look incredibly bright, and I bet that it looks far better in person than it does here. Remove the rails and it will be even better. They distract from the graphic by continuing under it I feel. It sold for $500 BIN, and lasted 90 minutes.

SO, from our fried at Tracker we have this exquisite Tracker Lester Kasai “Twisted Dragons” from 1988. It’s beautifully detailed, as you can see, with the small Kasai oak leaf as a full bleed print behind the main graphic of the 3 interlocking dragons. It’s a thing of beauty, and almost looks too nice to skate on. This is the mini model, but that wouldn’t bother me at all. It sold for $261 on 26 bids.

So here’s another classic/overpriced Powell Peralta deck, depending on your viewpoint. It’s a PP Mike McGill “Skull and Snake” from 1989, this one having the full on snakeskin background. I must admit that the colorway here is impressive, being a hot pink dip with metallic purple snakeskin, and it’s mint in shrink, apart from where Mike tore it off the tail to sign it. Alright, I take it back, this one is a beauty, and the $1,185 it sold for is probably just about right.

Here’s another classic Powell Peralta deck, this one being a Rodney Mullen “Mutt” from 1982. It’s in great used condition, and although the colorway isn’t too exciting, it is a Mutt! It comes complete with Tracker trucks and two (?) Bones wheels. It also has a homemade wooden nose guard on it, which fascinates me, but I completely understand as I did the same thing in England in the early 80s. We made rails from coat hangers and copers from 1″ plastic pipe. This sold for $664.

Now here’s a deck that doesn’t get the respect that it deserves. It is a SMA/SC Natas Kaupas “Panther v2” from 1986. The first Natas was n yellow only, and had this graphic without the leaves above and vines underneath. A second version was made the following year on the same shape that added the foliage and came in different colorways. Actually let’s call this the Panther v2.5, because it’s the second version of this graphic. The true SMA version has a light to dark fade in the leaves, has wheelwells front and back, and has different colored edges. It was subsequently remade by NHS with concave, no fade and no wheelwells, as you see here. Still it’s a rare deck, and a true link to one of the most iconic decks of all time. The seller gets all of this wrong and claims that this was the first Natas model, which of course is complete and utter nonsense, but it doesn’t take away from a great looking deck in a great looking colorway. It comes complete with Trackers (wtf is that? You never set up a Natas with anything other than Thunders!) and OJ IIs. It sold for $710.

Here’s a Zorlac Todd Prince “Toad Prince” from 1988. It’s the full size version, and has never been set up or gripped. The colorway is weak, at least it looks pretty bland from these pictures, but it might improve in person. It sold for $296.

Here we have a SMA Rocco Division/World Industries “Rocco 1” from 1988. And it’s not just any old Rocco 1 either. This was the first one ever made! It’s actually a test print deck: the first off the line that was screened so they could see if they liked it or not. Basically it’s a color template made before the production run. Also, being the template it’s a colorway that isn’t often seen either, so there you go. It’s never been set up or gripped, so I’d imagine any Rocco or early World collector would be all over this. It sold for $415.

I don’t show the Santa Cruz Steve Alba “Tiger” much anymore, probably because it was a permanent fixture in the early days of BayWatch or so it seemed. However, I couldn’t pass up this one because of the unusual colorway. It’s the rare white tiger with blue stripes, and I must say that it looks stunning. It comes complete with Indys and OJs: the perfect NHS combination. This really is a great looking package, but it only sold for $430, which surprises me. I thought a rare colorway like this would have boosted the price, but the reissue might have hurt the value of this deck overall.

So for the second month in a row we have a Sims Screamer. It’s in used but good condition, and was never drilled for rails or nose, so that’s something. Clean this up and you’ve got a real winner for $175. I think

Now this is another deck that has skyrocketed in value over the past couple of years. It’s an SMA Jim Thiebaud “Original Joker” from 1989, not the one with the generic villain. This deck is mint, and in a nice deep purple stain, but I’ve never enjoyed this graphic in either of its incarnations. It’s too busy for me. That didn’t stop this one from going super high however: $1,537 on 25 bids. That’s almost 3 times what it was going for about 2 years ago.

So here’s another freestyle deck, the third this month in the 80s section alone! It’s a Tracker Jean Marc Vaisette “Metro” from 1988. Once again it’s from my favorite Tracker seller! Like most freestyle decks the graphic is complete crap, and the white dip on this appears to have yellowed over time, but it still sold for $203, which isn’t bad at all.

Here’s a really nice Powell Peralta Mike Vallely “Elephant” from 1986. It’s NOS, never mounted or gripped, and is seven ply. The real attraction on this one is the colorway. The pinky red dip is a great background for the grey elephant and yellow and white type that surround it. The yellow above and underneath the graphic really allow it to pop, and frame it beautifully. This is a stunning deck, and well worth the $1096 it sold for.

And finally this month we have two more Tracker decks, both being the “Dino Channel Air”, the first pro model for Dan Wilkes. You never see this graphic, so to see two mint decks show up in the same month was amazing. The top natural wood colorway is unusual but underwhelming, but still sold for $464. However, the yellow dip is simply amazing, and the pink and green work really well as contrasting colors here. The seller even includes a matching yellow Wilkes t-shirt, which by itself would probably fetch at least $200. So the $610 that this sold for actually feels like a bargain. Man, those things are amazing.

90s-present day

Up first in the 90s-modern day section we have this Santa Cruz Bod Boyle “Sick Cat” from 1991. It comes complete with G&S Chromolly trucks and Death wheels. The deck is in remarkably good condition actually. Remove the strangely out of place Alva Speed Skins sticker and you’d have a really nice hanger. The shape is rad too: it looks like it would be a really fun ride. It sold for $250.

Here’s a Liberty Todd Congelliere “Icee Bear” from 1991. It’s mint, and the colorway on this one is sublime. You can’t tell from this picture, but the background stain is a dark turquoise green, and that contrasts beautifully with the bright yellow, blue and fluorescent pink of the main graphic. It’s probably the best colorway for this deck, and it sold for $338.

So here we have a SMA/SC Mike Conroy “Crystal Ball” from 1990. The seller says that it’s from 1987, but it clearly isn’t. The thing is double drilled for heaven’s sake! The pink stain is killer here. It did come in other colorways, but this is the one most commonly seen, and is probably the best. This one is mint but not in shrink, and it sold for $590.

I’m guessing that Frankie Hill must have seen how much some of his decks have been going off for, because in May he sold off some stuff from his personal collection all in one lot. The biggest piece is this Powell Peralta “Clint Eastwood” deck in a “rare purple stain”. It’s never been setup or gripped but does have some scratches. Also in the auction was a 1990 signed tour poster, some signed video boxes and a Legion Frankie Hill deck. But the driving force is clearly the Eastwood deck, and this collection went for $1,950 on 16 bids.

Now here’s one that you don’t see every day. It’s a Tracker Lester Kasai/House of Kasai Street Model from 1990. It’s mint but not in shrink. It’s in a delicious purple stain where you can see the color and the beauty of the natural wood through the stain. It features the Kasai oak leaf and the dragons, and the shape is clean and functional. It’s a real head-turner this one, and it sold for $317.

Here we have a Vision Kele Rosencrans “Angel” from 1991. Kele was a great skater but his first pro model wasn’t released until 1989/1990 when skating was on its downward spiral, so he never got the fame that he probably deserved. This is the second of his pro models, and this one comes complete with Trackers and Powell G-Bones. The deck is in decent used shape, and the most important part as far as we are concerned is pretty much untouched. The colorway isn’t great, but the yellow and green do work nicely together. It sold for $129.

Now as you probably already know, this is a Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp I, but in a shape you might not have seen before. I guess determined to wring some more money out of the Roskopp cash cow; Santa Cruz did a Limited Edition reissue of his most famous graphic in 1991, but on a modern street shape for the kids. It’s actually a very clean and cool looking deck, and it’s actually very rare, especially in this condition and in this colorway. It sold for $395 on 25 bids.

Here we have a set of Toy Machine decks from 1999 with artwork by Mark “Foz” Foster. It’s the “Arm” series, and features decks from Chris Seen, Elissa Steamer, Ed Templeton, Bam Margera, Brian Anderson and Mike Maldonado. All of the decks are mint, so you get a perfect complete set of 6 decks for $675, which doesn’t seem bad at all, especially when you consider that the Margera alone probably would fetch around $250.

And here’s a World Industries Mike Vallely “Snake” from 1991. It’s in very good used condition. The deck has been cleaned and the griptape removed, and both have been done well, leaving a deck with few terrible flaws. The colorway is great, and overall somebody got a great deck for a reasonable price here: $437.

No, this isn’t a Powell Peralta Tony Hawk “chicken skull” reissue; rather it’s a Birdhouse reissue of the most famous Hawk graphic from 1995. Most of the Hawk Birdhouse graphics prior to this one had been pretty dismal, so I guess he decided he couldn’t go wrong with a classic. I have no idea if he got George Powell’s permission to do this, but I would assume that he did. This one is mint and in a nice red stain, but the pure crap that is the popsicle really rears it’s ugly head here. The deck is just blah. It has no character, no panache. It’s purely a utilitarian object with very little artistic flair. It sold for 625.

So this month we start this section with another bootleg. A few months ago we had a fake Brand X Sean Goff, and we keep the Brit love going with this fake Danny Webster. An original G&S Webster is featured in the bargain section this month (and what a bargain it was), but this is a complete rip-off. It’s the “Circle Webster”, and features the original graphic with modified colors and type on a generic toy store skateboard. The funny thing is, it has Madrid Blox wheels on there, like somebody actually tried to make it into a real board. It’s a total hunk of crap, but guess what. It sold for $160, which is more than the original Webster sold for. Yes, I know the G&S Webster is a different version of the graphic, but you get the point.

Now who knew that Powell Peralta made two-tone versions of their wheels? I’ve never seen them before, but the proof is in the pudding as they say. Here are some beautiful green and black Rat-Bones from 1985, completely mint and unused. The seller even included an old ad from Orange Cycle Works from the Dec 1985 issue of Thrasher where you could buy them, so they are legit? They are so rad, and they sold for $326.

Now every now and again an auction comes through that makes you cry out “What the fuck??” and here it is. It’s an old workshirt that was worn by a screenprinter at NHS in the mid 80s. He screened a lot of the graphics onto it, probably thinking nothing of it. It was just a cool shirt to work and skate in probably. Fast-forward 25 years. Some nimrod paid $2,350 for this shirt. I know it’s a cool concept, but come on! Almost $2500? That’s absurd! So feast your eyes on the most expensive shirt you might ever see.

And this is for all of you that go on about Vans being so core and Nike being so bad and not purely a skateboarding company. Well, did you know that Vans make a shoe for breakdancing? No? Well now you do, and here’s the sticker to prove it. It sold for $41. And by the way, Vans is owned by VF Corporation, the same mega corporation that owns North Face, Jansport, Wrangler, EastPak and Timberland.

Bargains

Let’s start off the Bargains section this month with this G&S Neil Blender “Pig Cat” from 1989/1990. It comes complete with G&S Chromolly trucks and unknown wheels. It’s in reasonable used condition, but the graphic is scratched up across the middle. This is a Blender that you don’t see very often at all and was one of his last models on G&S. The complete sold for $99.

Here’s one that slipped between the cracks! It’s a Brand X “Weirdo” from 1983, and is probably one of the most desirable early Brand X decks. It’s in good sued condition, at least the bottom of the board is, and what else matters, right? The Trackers and Sims Street Wheels are pretty toasted, but the plastics have really done their job, because the graphic is in very solid shape. It’s also still super bright. Remove the trucks and stickers and you’d have a real winner here for $100.

Now the idea of a bargain is in the eye of the beholder I guess, but not every bargain has to be sub $100. Here’s a Powell Peralta Steve Caballero “Full Dragon” from 1986 that is proof of that. A mint deck has fetched close to $3k, and while this one is not mint by any means, it’s in really nice condition. The griptape is a little dusty, but other than that the thing looks almost brand new. It’s complete with stage III Indy’s and OJ Teamriders that are both in great condition too. The black colorway is highly desirable, the signature on the tail doesn’t detract, and this would look great either kept as a complete or as the deck only. This sold for $255, so I don’t feel bad about claiming that as a major bargain.

Here we have a Team Hosoi Christian Hosoi “Street Flag” mini from 1987. It is basically NOS, never having been gripped or setup. It’s in the desirable black, red and yellow colorway, so the fact that it went for $100 is pretty amazing. It was a Buy It Now of course, and the auction lasted exactly 13 minutes. Whoops!

Here we have a Santa Cruz Jeff Kendall “Pumpkin” from 1987. It’s in very solid condition, and in a great looking teal stain colorway too. The pink and orange really pop. The most interesting thing might be clear griptape up top with stickers underneath. We have a Bad Boy Club, a Thrasher Skate Rock, a Kendall End of the World, and the best is a Walker Mark Lake Nightmare sticker! It sold for $124.

This Santa Cruz Tom Knox “Dischord” complete from 1990 probably made somebody’s month! This deck can fetch between $2k and $3k mint, so to get a decent condition used one for $135 is a major deal. It comes complete with Indy 169s and reissue Powell Mini Cubics. The silver/grey dip is a nice neutral background for the blue and white graphic. There is wear obviously, but it will still display well. Throw those fucking terrible wheels as far away as you can.

It seems like we’ve seen this Madrid “Explosive” team deck from 1984 a lot recently, and always in this section! Still, this one looks fantastic. The bright yellow dip with fluorescent green and pink is classic early 80s, and it even has a matching pink nose and tailbone. It comes complete with Trackers and Powell IIIs. It’s in good used condition, with no major problems really. It sold for $70.

So here’s a Dogtown Malba “Street Demon” from 1988. No, it’s not a G&S, despite what the seller says! It’s in decent used shape, and looks dirty more than beaten up. It comes complete with red Trackers and black Slimeballs. It’s a graphic that you don’t see every day, and although it’s not a classic by any means, there is something about it that grabs my attention. It sold for only $65.

If anybody knows anything about this deck please get in touch! I know that it’s a Foundation deck with artwork by Tod Swank, and judging by the shape I’d say 1991, but apart from that I know nothing! It’s in good used condition (apart from the streak of teal paint that is), and somebody had removed the griptape from up top, but still I’d say that it’s a very rare early Foundation deck, so a good deal at $113.

Here we have a Vision “Global Vision” team deck from 1989. It’s been set up and ridden, but the griptape is clean and the graphic is all there. The thing is pretty much untouched actually, but that might not be a good thing because this graphic is a fucking dog. Still, it’s a late 80s deck and from a major company, so $47 was a steal for somebody!

And finally this month we have this total head-scratcher. It’s a G&S Danny Webster “Car” mini from 1988, in a fantastic purple to burgundy fade. The deck has been gripped but never ridden, so it is in amazing shape. The graphic is rare and the colorway is fantastic: G&S did some very inventive stuff in the late 80s with different fades and blocks of background color. So this should have gone for far more than the $99 it eventually sold for. It’s one of those ones where you kick yourself for not seeing it when it was up.

See ya all next time. .

-Neil