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Title: There still out there ;)
Post by: Peter J on February 23, 2013, 12:37 PM: :smitten:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Rare-red-Raleigh-Burner-still-in-packaging-never-been-put-together-/281066032810?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item4170d74eaa
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: HARORIDER on February 23, 2013, 12:43 PM: i see this on first day it was put on there but one thought i had was if it's never been out of sleeve etc etc how come the tyres are so dirty when the sleeve looks like it goes all the way round :-\
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: oldschoolace on February 23, 2013, 12:43 PM: Hmmm thats a lot for a burner even if it is nos. Bidding seems bloody high considering the time left. :-\

Also £740 for the ultra burner :shocked:

If it is legit bidding he has found himself a goldmine there. Those nos He Man items should fetch a decent amount too
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: Betty on February 23, 2013, 01:04 PM: Complete with shitty blurred pics, just like the for sales on ere ;D
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: HARORIDER on February 23, 2013, 01:06 PM: Quote from: Betty on February 23, 2013, 01:04 PM
Complete with shitty blurred pics, just like the for sales on ere ;D
:2funny:
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: Peter J on February 23, 2013, 03:26 PM: Quote from: Betty on February 23, 2013, 01:04 PM
Complete with shitty blurred pics, just like the for sales on ere ;D

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Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: ozone on February 23, 2013, 04:59 PM: Looks right enough to me. This hobby is all about recapturing your childhood and the Burner was a bike that most kids from working-class families would have been happy to receive as a Christmas pressie.

Not sure how you can put a definitive price on something so nostalgic. :-\
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 23, 2013, 05:05 PM: looks legit to me but dirty tyres ? maybe done at the factory ?
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: midschooljon on February 23, 2013, 05:09 PM: Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 23, 2013, 05:05 PM
looks legit to me but dirty tyres ? maybe done at the factory ?

My thoughts exactly. Anyone can see that bike has been rolling on those tyres. Im not saying its been "used" but its definitely been out the box and rolled around at some stage.
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: RATTY on February 23, 2013, 05:13 PM: Is the bid for how much he will pay someone to skip it?
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: ozone on February 23, 2013, 05:16 PM: Quote from: midschooljon on February 23, 2013, 05:09 PM
Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 23, 2013, 05:05 PM
looks legit to me but dirty tyres ? maybe done at the factory ?

My thoughts exactly. Anyone can see that bike has been rolling on those tyres. Im not saying its been "used" but its definitely been out the box and rolled around at some stage.

If you look at the Ultra Burner listing, you can see that the box doesn't have a bottom in it and I assume they've been pushed around (a scruffy warehouse?) at various times when they've been moved from place to place.

The red Burner's box is also wide open and the bike itself looks like it has around thirty years worth of dust on it. Much easier to push a bike than hump a bike-sized box around. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: jimwise68 on February 23, 2013, 05:25 PM: It should have the foam grips shouldnt it? I know mine did BITD, thought the oakley copies came a bit later?
Title: Re: There still out there ;)
Post by: KeithyT on February 23, 2013, 09:12 PM: Quote from: jimwise68 on February 23, 2013, 05:25 PM
It should have the foam grips shouldnt it? I know mine did BITD, thought the oakley copies came a bit later?
You are right but no probs with the Oakley copies being on there.

Mk1 burners came as "phase 1s" early on with the black foam grips, and "phase 2s" a bit later with the dotted Oakley copy style.

Pedals on the entry level models also changed from rat traps on the phase 1s to black plastic Maxy-Cross on the phase 2s.