eBay Watch: January/February 2005
Wow. After a very mediocre Xmas period to close out 2004, 2005 started out with a bang. I’m calling it the Disposable spike. A lot of people (me included) got the excellent skateboard graphics book Disposable for Xmas. After leafing through it, nostalgia hits you like a ton of bricks: you want to own those […]
Posted by: House of Neil on March 10th, 2005
How to Pour Cement Coping
Original article by Carter Dennis This article originally existed somewhere on the web. On Feb 02, 2005 it was posted on the Skaters For Public Skateparks (SPS) web site in the DIY forum under the title “Pour Man’s Pool Coping”. We had originally planned on reposting it, but it disappeared before we could get our […]
Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 10th, 2005
eBay Watch: November/December 2004
Another mediocre period. Seems like everybody was saving up for Xmas or something. Only 1 deck broke the $1000 barrier, but we did get some stuff that you don’t see too often. Powell First up we have this very clean Steve Caballero 2nd graphic snubnose complete. Shit, the deck looks it was bought yesterday! Nice […]
Posted by: House of Neil on January 10th, 2005
eBay Watch: September/October 2004
Nothing super great this month. The highlights is probably the set of Stroker trucks that went for well over $1000, although the hotly disputed Natas 101 deck went for over $2500. Scroll down to see the full story on that. Powell First up we have this totally classic Ray “Bones” Rodriguez skull and sword complete. […]
Posted by: House of Neil on November 12th, 2004
eBay Watch: July/August 2004
The highlight this period was probably a Dogtown Bigfoot in great condition, a great Cab full dragon, and a mouthwatering early Natas. Let’s get started. Powell This is a breathtaking deck. The Cab full dragon is one my favorite graphics ever, but I’ve never seen it on a vivid pink deck before. It is awesome. […]
Posted by: House of Neil on September 12th, 2004
eBay Watch: May/June 2004
A lot of stuff this period, highlighted by a deck that almost beat the $6000 record, and a jacket that went for a ridiculous price. Let’s get started. Powell In the regular sports collectable world, “game-worn” pieces are a big hit with collectors. Jerseys that were actually worn by the athlete during a game etc. […]
Posted by: House of Neil on July 12th, 2004
eBay Watch: March/April 2004
Lots of stuff in this period, including a real surprise, and a t-shirt that went for a ridiculous price: the new owner must be kicking himself. More on this later. Powell Steve Caballero started selling some of his own collection on eBay during this period, so there’s a lot of Cab deck, some previously unseen. […]
Posted by: House of Neil on May 12th, 2004
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota Florida. Used to be that the closest park was a Team Pain effort in North Port, which is about 45 minutes away. Now they’ve got a new park built by Team Pain as well. I’ve got in-laws in Sarasota that I visit every other year or so, and I’d been waiting to check out […]
Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on April 5th, 2004
eBay Watch: January/February 2004
Well, I was back on form in 2004. Tons of stuff this time, including a Powell team jacket that went for ridiculous coin. Also, we were awash with Salbas and Dressens of various types. Let’s go. Powell Steve Caballero’s decks are always popular. He’s one of the most enduring skaters, and seems like a nice, […]
Posted by: House of Neil on March 12th, 2004
Florida Road Trip, 2002-2003
Do not adjust your set. This is not another reprint of vintage photographs. Let me explain. A couple of years ago I sold an old Santa Cruz Jammer on eBay to a woman for a modest price. I was curious as to who in the world would want this semi-generic and not too popular deck. […]
Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on March 1st, 2004
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- Kilwag: I've been there a handful of times and usually eat lunch in town too. Every experience we've had with the locals has been positive....
- JJ: It is a terrible place for what locals call "outsiders". Many of the locals are related to each other and are actually hostile to anyone new coming in. A man walking across the bridge ran right in to ...
- Anonymous: Ellen became a dear friend of mine when she was working at Harley Davidson in Sedona and I worked next door. She came in to use our bathroom and from that day on we were fast friends, having lunch tog...
- Tut: God I wanted one of those aluminum boards so badly, and motocross cycle one, and the surfer one. I must have ordered something from them, because I just found an entry in my parents' checkbook registe...
- Gretchen I Lucas: I have a primo ultraflex in yellow my dad got in the 70's just looking for some background on the board please....
- T Bone: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...
- Tom Craig: Had the green Surf Flyer as a kid. Like others have said if you hit a grain of sand on the kerb it would send you flying. Speed wobbles were another level and remember being patched up by my mother af...
- Itsonlymoney!!!: I usually come here for the comments to see what we were saying about these prices at the time. 18 years and no comments doesn’t seem right. I’d still pay $330 for the Bod Boyle Race Car...
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- muk: Would love to see SBS pics. Any team pictures?...
- Bill Palmisano: Rick, I can't believe you saw this! John, Mike, Shaun and I talk about how we wished we could get in touch in you to see how and what you are doing and if you still have photos. What a kick. Ma...
- Bill Palmisano: Leon, I was just remembering you yesterday, and my brother sends me this. I was responsible for the "not a dead log" as I remember, but I may be wrong. A lovely young lady did the neat kicktail grap...
- Kilwag: Yeah got a post in the can on that one. Seems to predate this stuff....
- Lou: Actually I just looked it up, there other truck swapping thing is called "Qwik Truks". Spelling things differently makes them 36.4% cooler, guaranteed!...
- Lou: Looks like a fake "Quik Trucks" mechanism. The Quik Trucks are to fit any truck though, and they seem to be much lower than the Switch Board thingy....
- Kerry purcell: I have a pair of what I think are early Megatron trucks one has the number 1 stamped on one the other has 19 they were paired up on an Alva deck with powel bones which are totally original. Is there a...
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- Gary moore: I have an original street warrior skateboard, it has a picture of a wasp with a axe in its hand and skater on it,is this worth anything?cheers...
- Eric M Fleming: Well that was something. Thanks for your effort....
- Pat Anstett: I bought my fiberflex with carry bag when the Hobie team came to Tampa. My dad was ops manager at JC Penny's, he took me out of school and we picked up the team at the airport. Had a blast hanging out...
- Kevin G: Great read, I love my G&S trucks. Of course the base plates died about as quick as Tracker ones did. I replaced them with Indy base plates, while not a perfect fit they are close enough to work. ...
- Jonny5: Fwiw those are not the original wheels as you correctly assumed. I have this board in original condition and the wheels are black. I was too much of a pussy to stand up on it and pretty much just sat ...
- Mark: Can’t believe I found this! My youngest son is a musician and we were talking about weird songs and I told him about one of my buddies from childhood in the 70’s whose parents were very German (th...
- Peter: I have a big surfi no.22 up for sale if anyone interested...
- Daire Meleady: can anyone let me know if you are selling any of the skb100 or sk100 helmets its for my son for christmas - heres my email to contact me - dairelfc@icloud.com...
- Daire Meleady: has anyone got any helmets like these, if so please send me an email at dairelfc@icloud.com....
- Paul Bates: looking for some flex power paw two tone scateboard wheels gold clear colour!...
- Peter Elliott: Hi guys, I was looking to purchase a Cooper SKB100 or Cooper SK100. Do you know how to go about buying one of these? Thanks, Peter...
- Monica Maka: A green version of Venice beach popped-up on Marketplace today....which led me here. Thanks for putting up all these great photos of what is out there. I appreciate it. Too Cool...
- Big Steve: What a killer thread! I got on here after seeing a T Hawk CoQ10 commercial that prompted memories of what I thought was a skating exhibition at the V.P. Fair in the Lou back in mid-to-late 80's. So I ...
- Kilwag: I thought that was joke Lance Mountain or Neil Blender made, can't recall....
- Kilwag: Fudge, link busted...
- Bobcat: Yee haw! I skated it last week - awesome mission. It's beyond crusty but there are some workable spots. For anyone asking for the location, I was able to find it using the clues in this blog post. ...
- Sean Landry: Tucker….I used to email and talk with Ellen many times before she passed away from COVID….killed me to find out and I’m trying to learn where she is buried now….i am terribly sorry that your s...
- Brian H: I was lucky to have a girlfriend with great taste who bought me these. Mine were dark blue though. Did these come in a dark blue?...
