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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: nelsie on April 27, 2010, 12:21 PM

Title: £1000.
Post by: nelsie on April 27, 2010, 12:21 PM: dont know how to show you the link but there is an et kuwahara on ebay £1000 buy it now.
i know in the end it is what someones willing to pay an all that but just seems bit steep to me :shocked:
by the way i am new to this resto game.... old git though!! 8)
ps what a great site. hopefully be in line soon for my first f&f so i can start getting a collection going,cheers.
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: OrgasmDonor on April 27, 2010, 12:46 PM: welcome to the world of the deep pocket :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: 20to26 on April 27, 2010, 01:07 PM: There's one for sale on here for £650, although it's a slightly modified Hot Heart frame also by Tange - the difference being that the ET had a round hole in the gusset and the Hot Heart a nice shaped heart. TBH you could easily spend £1k building a mint ET replica or any old school bmx bike...
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: CD17 on April 27, 2010, 02:30 PM: Welcome to the site 8)

Yes I have paid over £1K for a F&F :-[

But it was a very rare F&F & a Haro :)
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: brass monkey! on April 27, 2010, 02:41 PM: £1k is nowt these days....................

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OS-SE-Racing-ROUNDTUBE-PK-Ripper-Looptail-1979-USA-JU6-/140402130768?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item20b09e7f50

he very much doubt he'll get this though ;) Orangezippy couldn't get half that for his...

is this seller a RAD member BTW??
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: ozone on April 27, 2010, 03:04 PM: Quote from: nelsie on April 27, 2010, 12:21 PM
dont know how to show you the link but there is an et kuwahara on ebay £1000 buy it now.
i know in the end it is what someones willing to pay an all that but just seems bit steep to me :shocked:
by the way i am new to this resto game.... old git though!! 8)
ps what a great site. hopefully be in line soon for my first f&f so i can start getting a collection going,cheers.

It needs a resto and it's the lower specced model so I think he's a bit optimistic. Worth a monkey IMO. :-\
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: meticulous on April 27, 2010, 04:14 PM: i hope mines worth 5x's that in £20 years when i retire... :crazy2:
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: Moose on April 27, 2010, 04:28 PM: I know some stuff is rare and thus can command high prices, but ffs, that's a lot of money (the round tube ripper frame only) ::)
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: jT Racing on April 27, 2010, 04:46 PM: people will be changing the top tube on their rippers.
Title: Re: £1000.
Post by: CD17 on April 27, 2010, 04:52 PM: Quote from: Moose on April 27, 2010, 04:28 PM
I know some stuff is rare and thus can command high prices, but ffs, that's a lot of money (the round tube ripper frame only) ::)

It is when I know where you can buy a new F&F from a shop for 1K ::)