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Haro Master: Buying the dream.
sweetbeats:
--- Quote from: Haro Fan on November 17, 2010, 12:51 AM ---Thanks for all the advice so far. Here is the F&F I am bidding on:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Absolulty-beautiful-1984-Haro-Master-Freestyler-Chrome_W0QQitemZ280589594058QQcategoryZ64644QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5004178492946946134#ht_500wt_1156
I contacted the seller and he gave the serial number as 8408****. Not sure why he didn't give the full serial. Does that tally with the register for Haro frames and is this a genuine Haro Master? It looks like the real deal but you guys here know this stuff like the back of your hands. Thanks for any information on this.
Haro Fan.
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Proper Haro 3rd Gen i.e not made by Torker in the USA
brettypeeps:
It is not unusual for a seller not to give the frame number it stops it getting duplicated :daumenhoch:
It looks Sweet :daumenhoch: It appears to be a genuine frame to me but I am more of a fan of the 85/86 Master. :4_17_5:
I would not bid on an auction until the last 30seconds to be honest with you before that time you just drive the price of the auction up. there are legal tools that can bid for you search Google for them :daumenhoch:
Haro Fan:
Thanks for the feedback.
Can I ask if the current price is good value for what's on offer? The postage will be $70 on top of the purchase price plus possibly whatever the customs charge will be (probably 21% of the price). What do you think? I am at my max (or a little above) for my budget on the F&F. Chances are, with four days to go, the price might go higher and it will probably be out of my reach then.
I will see how things go. I might have to consider another make of F&F for a restoration project. For example, there is a GT Pro Performer on ebay at the moment and it's less than a tenner. I was never a big fan of the GT but it's a quality frame (as far as I know) and sits nicely in my price range! Am I correct in thinking that classic Haro Masters are pretty much at the top end of the old school BMX market, and all the other well-known brands from the 83 to 87 period generally are slightly less sought after and thus generally not as expensive? Thanks for your views on this.
HF.
brettypeeps:
--- Quote from: Haro Fan on November 17, 2010, 01:09 PM ---Thanks for the feedback.
Can I ask if the current price is good value for what's on offer? The postage will be $70 on top of the purchase price plus possibly whatever the customs charge will be (probably 21% of the price). What do you think? I am at my max (or a little above) for my budget on the F&F. Chances are, with four days to go, the price might go higher and it will probably be out of my reach then.
I will see how things go. I might have to consider another make of F&F for a restoration project. For example, there is a GT Pro Performer on ebay at the moment and it's less than a tenner. I was never a big fan of the GT but it's a quality frame (as far as I know) and sits nicely in my price range! Am I correct in thinking that classic Haro Masters are pretty much at the top end of the old school BMX market, and all the other well-known brands from the 83 to 87 period generally are slightly less sought after and thus generally not as expensive? Thanks for your views on this.
HF.
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The Master in the States will probably sell for best part of about $900 if not more.
In my opinion I would consider the Haro Master amongst the Holy Grail of BMX Freestyle along with the DP Firebird Freestyler, Skyway Streetbeat and the GT Pro Performer. I have owned three of these so farand rate all of them and Plan to try and get the GT next year. I :smitten: Love the Master the best, Maybe it is because it was bought back to life.
A Skyway Streatbeat is about the cheapest of these at the moments because there were a load of NOS frames found a few years ago and there is a plentiful supplyof them that pass through ebay.. I reluctantly sold mine about three weeks ago for about £160 and it was perfect. you cld always buy the complete bike in Ireland and sell the parts you dont want and replace them with parts you do. This will be the cheapest way of getting a master. and you can still have the satisfaction of making it your own :daumenhoch:
brettypeeps:
What I didnt say was when I was looking for a freestyle bike I was looking for a Master and then purchased the streetbeat instead, then a reflex and then the master I only have one of them left so buy what you want first time :daumenhoch:
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