Skate and Annoy Features

eBay Watch: June 2008

eBay is like a yoyo. Prices were high in April, way down in May, but they completely rebounded in June. In a very big way. So let’s see. Tax rebates in April, nothing in May, Government Stimulus Checks in June. Is it really that obvious? Apparently yes. So if my reckoning is right, prices will […]

Posted by: House of Neil on July 14th, 2008

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eBay Watch: May 2008

Well, the boom had to end sometime, and end it did in May. I guess those tax refunds dried up, because deck sales tanked, and when I say tanked, I mean big-time. I only counted seven decks that went for over a thousand dollars in May, and as a regular reader of this column you’ll […]

Posted by: House of Neil on June 16th, 2008

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eBay Watch: April 2008

Well, March was good, but April was even better! I feature 49 items, of which 14 went for over $1,000. There were no $3000+ decks this month, but still, lots of good stuff changing hands. There was a lot of cash being thrown around. Maybe tax refunds being spent? And just wait until the stimulus […]

Posted by: House of Neil on May 22nd, 2008

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eBay Watch: December 2007 addendum.

New eBay Record! Man, I’ve been remiss with this one because it happened right before Christmas! Big news! We have a new champion! Behold, the new high priced champ of ebay! The $6,000 Hawk is no longer the high price champ. On December 18 2007 a Caster Chris Strople was won at auction for $6,099. […]

Posted by: House of Neil on April 21st, 2008

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eBay Watch: March 2008

Well, March was maybe the best month I’ve seen since I’ve started doing this column. I feature 43 items, of which 13 went for over $1,000. That’s got to be a record, but I’m not going back and looking through all of the old columns to validate. And two decks went for over $3,000. Just […]

Posted by: House of Neil on April 10th, 2008

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eBay Watch: February 2008

How was February where you live? Here in Chicago it sucked ass. It has been the worst winter for snow that I can remember, and February was the worst month yet. We’ve had about 60” of snow so far this winter: the average is 40”, making it in the top 5 worst winters in 80 […]

Posted by: House of Neil on March 14th, 2008

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eBay Watch: January 2008

So here we are again. Another month down, and more old decks to talk about. I want to start off this month though with a couple of clarifications about this column and me. First, I don’t have some magical connection to some magical warehouse that is full of old decks from every era; so stop […]

Posted by: House of Neil on February 19th, 2008

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eBay Watch: December 2007

Sorry this has taken so long. I set it out weeks ago, but none of the decks really excited me too much, so it’s been tough building the enthusiasm to actually sit down and do it!! This month the column is brought to you by the sounds of The Jam. All Mod Cons actually. Bruce […]

Posted by: House of Neil on January 29th, 2008

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eBay Watch: November 2007

Now this, this was a month. Lots of really cool decks came and went on eBay in November. Oh sure there was the usual array of Hawks and McGills etc, but I found some really good tack, some stuff that hardly ever comes up. Some months can feel like a real chore, but I’m excited […]

Posted by: House of Neil on December 12th, 2007

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eBay Watch: October 2007

Wow. What a totally shit month on eBay October was. I can’t remember covering a more generic month in the 5 years that I’ve been doing this. Guys that bought and sold in October, don’t take that as an insult, and admittedly there are a couple of beauties, but on the whole it was a […]

Posted by: House of Neil on November 8th, 2007

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