Skate and Annoy Features

Microzines

The InterWeb is cool, but print zines are cooler. Although it’s about hundred times easier to make a print zine in the digital age (especially with photos,) it’s still quite a bit of work. When you factor in the cost the project gets to be less appealing, especially if you want to distribute a lot of […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on October 30th, 2007

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eBay Watch: September 2007

As you can see, this is a double-monther. I was on vacation visiting my family in England in September, so I got totally behind on my August report. Consequently I decided to combine the best of August and September so you at least get to see the August stuff. I’m also introducing a new feature […]

Posted by: House of Neil on October 10th, 2007

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eBay Watch: July 2007

I have no big statements to make this month. Just an apology for being late with this. Weekends are always super busy, especially now that the weather is decent in Chicago. Saturday is skating, and Sunday is doing stuff with my daughter. So this gets pushed back. And back. And back. Oh well. This month […]

Posted by: House of Neil on August 27th, 2007

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ebay Watch: June 2007

OK, first this month I want to clarify some things. Namely, what Baywatch is and what it is not. It is a column where I list skateboard related auctions that caught my eye the previous month on eBay. It is completely random: I cover what I find interesting, unusual or funny. It is not a […]

Posted by: House of Neil on July 21st, 2007

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eBay Watch: May 2007

I’m keeping the same deal in May as I did in April. No Jessees, Grossos, McGills or Hawks. We’re all sick of looking at them, right? Instead there will be more unusual stuff. Maybe not as high dollar, but a lot less dull. This month also saw the Ray Underhill charity auction. Lots of pros […]

Posted by: House of Neil on June 21st, 2007

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eBay Watch: April 2007

You will notice some changes this month. Because it’s my column and I can do what I want, I’m dropping some of the usual big $$ boards because I’m sick of looking at them. No skull and snake McGills for example, no Jason Jessees (except for a reissue), no Roskopps (except for a reissue). If […]

Posted by: House of Neil on May 14th, 2007

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eBay Watch: March 2007

Episode #50 Yup, we’ve reached a milestone here at eBay Watch! This is #50. Pretty incredible really. I started doing them because I was collecting and was interested in the (relatively) new eBay phenomenon. I did the first one in September 2001. Back then there was still a number of online stores offering vintage decks […]

Posted by: House of Neil on April 16th, 2007

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eBay Watch: February 2007

2007 continues red hot in February. Some really big numbers this month on some really surprising items. One I think has to be a mistake by the buyer, but more of that later. The first thing I want to say this month is I’m not a free advice column. I must get three emails a […]

Posted by: House of Neil on March 5th, 2007

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eBay Watch: January 2007

2007 got off with a bang. The dip in prices is a thing of the past: lots of high-ticket items went off this month, and lots of interesting stuff that we don’t normally see. All I can assume is that cash was tight before Christmas, but now that tax refunds are starting to come in, […]

Posted by: House of Neil on February 7th, 2007

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eBay Watch: December 2006

I want to start off this December Baywatch by thanking a faithful reader who goes by the excellent handle “she was killed by space junk.” Thanks for the stickers, much appreciated. You rule. Now back to business. December was another down month, with some great bargains to be had. I know. I got one. But […]

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

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