It’s a Bummer! – Neil wrote his first Ebay Watch  in the print edition of Skate and Annoy V2 #1, way back in 2001. He wrote the first version for the web site in 2003, and would heroically go on to write a total of 135 installments before calling it quits in 2015! That means it’s been about 11 years since we had a fresh Ebay Watch! Why did he quit? Is was a gargantuan task, and the internet being the internet… Most people loved it and couldn’t wait for each month’s installment. Some people were trolls. Some people would actually get angry, as if it were a personal attack. “My auction wasn’t covered,” or sometimes “This auction wasn’t covered factually.” Neil became inundated with requests. “HOW MUCH IS THIS WORTH???!!!”  In the end, he closed this chapter of his life, much to the dismay of most of us. Ebay Watch remains archived here for posterity and the joy of all those who remember it, still fascinating. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to can another one out of him.

Call it the Xmas blahs, call it whatever you will, but I didn’t check eBay too much during the holiday season. Too busy buying presents that didn’t involve skating perhaps. Anyway, here’s what I did find.

Powell

Here’s a handsome Cab (get it?). Silver paint, and matching rails and trucks. Sweet full dragon. $308.

And here’s another silver Powell complete, this time the Vato Rat. This is totally bizarre. This one went off in July as a complete for $255. It had all of the white plastic as you see here. For some reason the buyer added the bright pink lapper and put it up again. I guess the lapper added almost $100 to the value, because this time it went for $349.

Assorted

Up first we have this limited edition Dogtown. Actually, I don’t think it’s a Dogtown per se, I think it’s a limited edition recent Bulldog . Whatever it is, it got the Wes Humpston collectors out in full force. $748.

Remember Seaflex? Every so often one shows up on eBay. This one is pretty rare thoughthe Bob Denike model. The deck is in top flight condition, and I bet those are stage I or II Indys. $102 is a real bargain for this complete.

orlac John Gibson mini. Pretty beat up, and notice how the photo doesn’t show the tail. Something’s being hidden here. $177.

The Jason Jessee “Guadalupe” always goes in this range: $275. It’s being reissued in a few months, so we’ll see what that does to its value.

This Blind Jason Lee came out in 1991. You don’t see this one very often. That’s all I’ve got to say. $455.

Aaaah yes. The original G&S Chris Miller from 1983. A very rare mint deck: you seldom see it in any condition. Nice blue paint on this one. Definitely of its time. $325.

A lot of blue Salbas have gone off recently. This one fetched a paltry $405. If I’d gotten a Xmas bonus, this could have been mine.

Finally this month we have these outrageously wide Pool Rat wheels. How wide? Look at the picture. That’s a modern day Powell wheel down there. Holy shit! $124 for the set.

See you in January and I promise I’ll have more shit for you!

-Neil

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