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Title: Where do minty NOS parts come from ? the 80s hmmmmm
Post by: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 08:04 PM: :chin:Having been into this great hobby (obsession) for about 6 years now i've only ever had 2 genuine NOS things.
1 was a set or Raleigh cone spanners that are still sealed and in my small display in the man cave, and the other was a set of gold 9/16 Victor DX pedals with the original price sticker on.

So where have all these minty calipers, levers, seats, chainrings and other stuff been all these years. They seem to be spotless with not a spec of rust on the hardware or fading on the anodizing.

Did someone find a shed full at one time or is a lot of it refurbed ??????????
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Post by: Devilock on June 19, 2015, 08:10 PM: Are you serious....?!
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Post by: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 08:20 PM: Yes ?
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Post by: oldschoolace on June 19, 2015, 08:22 PM: Nothing is nos. A warehouse of nos packaging was unearthed in late 2002 and mass restoration of rider parts ensued :chin:
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Post by: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 08:31 PM: Reeeeeeeeeeely :whistle:
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Post by: Betty on June 19, 2015, 08:32 PM: Ebay
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Post by: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 08:34 PM: Oh yea, i saw a 2 day old Pooh listed as NOS :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: griff on June 19, 2015, 08:56 PM: Cupboards
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Post by: In2bmx on June 19, 2015, 09:12 PM: :welcome to :radbmxsmilie: :D
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Post by: Devilock on June 19, 2015, 09:13 PM: Quote from: in2bmx on June 19, 2015, 09:12 PM
:welcome to :radbmxsmilie: :D

Touché...!
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Post by: jT Racing on June 19, 2015, 09:24 PM: it's all banos. born again new old stock.
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Post by: chubby on June 19, 2015, 09:26 PM: Thailand these days :teef:
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Post by: brass monkey! on June 19, 2015, 09:29 PM: Quote from: chubby on June 19, 2015, 09:26 PM
Thailand these days :teef:

Or China...
Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ?????
Post by: brass monkey! on June 19, 2015, 09:32 PM: Quote from: brass monkey! on June 19, 2015, 09:29 PM
Quote from: chubby on June 19, 2015, 09:26 PM
Thailand these days :teef:

Or China...

Or Shiner ::)
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Post by: Dark Diggler on June 19, 2015, 10:15 PM: Dr snuggles
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Post by: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 10:22 PM: well at least there were 2 straight answers in that lot yawn :idiot2:
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Post by: BMX1973 on June 19, 2015, 10:34 PM: I thought a Delorean had something to do with it :-\

Warehouse, Old Bike Shops and garages on a serious note :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Dark Diggler on June 19, 2015, 10:41 PM: Quote from: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 10:22 PM
yawn

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Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ?????
Post by: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 10:49 PM: I'll have to phone a friend as the audience are useless :Aresehole:'s for this question Chris :bellend:
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Post by: NORTY40 on June 19, 2015, 11:11 PM: Quote from: Dark Diggler on June 19, 2015, 10:15 PM
Dr snuggles

Is he still collecting Si ??? he had one hell of a collection at one point , loads of NOS parts too ! 8)
Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ?????
Post by: griff on June 19, 2015, 11:24 PM: Quote from: Bigbadsam on June 19, 2015, 10:49 PM
I'll have to phone a friend as the audience are useless :Aresehole:'s for this question Chris :bellend:

Ah well, ask a silly question....
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Post by: kungfunky on June 20, 2015, 07:52 AM: My warehouse... No seriously my warehouse..
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Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on June 20, 2015, 08:36 AM: Myself and Ant factory pilot have discussed this a few times. Before the internet really became popular (pre 2000/01) ish, there must have been a load of old stock in old bike shops/warehouses. It was probably almost worthless as there was no way to make it freely available for sale to the mass market. As the internet has taken off and shopping/society habits change, the number of traditional local bike shops have probably decreased. Even genuine NOS items have probably had multiple owners within the last 10-15 years, as the internet shrinks to world and means we can buy whatever, whenever. There must be some stashes of NOS items still undiscovered. But where?
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Post by: griff on June 20, 2015, 08:47 AM: Cupboards
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Post by: Bigbadsam on June 20, 2015, 08:56 AM: Thanks Andy that's shed a bit more light on the subject.
Griff I didn't realise this was a well known fact therfore "a silly question " but after speaking to half a dozen folk out on the rides no one could be sure if stuff was genuine, date stamped or not.

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Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ?????
Post by: snoopy72 on June 20, 2015, 09:02 AM: Most NOS items have been collected for the sake of it and just left, never fitted to bikes but then you see the odd piece surfacing due to the person needing the money for another project or interest, or the interest just dies and they get rid of everything.
There is still plenty of stuff around, I find that when a item classed as rare comes on ebay and sells for a silly amount of money, most of the watchers on that item own one themselves and soon as they see it sell they think i'm selling mine for that and you end up with half a dozen on there then the greed starts.
I was looking for ages for a mongoose gold stem then one pops on ebay for $230 and it sells , had loads of watchers, then when the auction ended another 5 came on all around the $230-$300 mark regardless of their condition
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Post by: Bigbadsam on June 20, 2015, 10:30 AM: Cheers snoopy72 :daumenhoch:
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Post by: boofy44 on June 20, 2015, 01:21 PM: Alans ,rockchick,skatepool,e-bay and forums.there was loads of nos stuff 10 year ago
when I started buying stuff.
Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ?????
Post by: Bigbadsam on June 20, 2015, 02:30 PM: Cheers Boofy44 i did hear a rumour Alan's still has a stash of goodies that he leaks out now and again. :chin:
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Post by: tfi_friday on June 20, 2015, 05:46 PM: Bits are still out there in local bikes shops too. Picked this up a few weeks back.

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Post by: Taipan on June 20, 2015, 09:59 PM: Good old bankrupt bike spares on ebay are still churning out some stuff from their boss's old warehouse! Must be the biggest bloody warehouse ever as it takes them weeks to dig anything out lol only downside is they find a pair of wheels and decide that its best to split the set to be fair to everyone? Uh? :wtf:
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Post by: snoopy72 on June 20, 2015, 10:10 PM: That's only if they win one they have to bid silly money to secure the other.
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Post by: thebigdog on June 20, 2015, 11:42 PM: There was loads years ago as said from skatepool and rude wheels etc.
Years ago you couldnt sell 901 brake sets they were £30 a set , green haro tyres were £25-30 a set nos .

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Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ?????
Post by: deeman on June 22, 2015, 11:10 PM: There is still loadsa nos stuff out there. I am in the process of building the same bike twice and have used more nos items than last time, I got an ACS Stoker stem, Haro tyres, ACs levers, Skyway hot seat , Tuf neck ring and spider all nos. You just got to look out for it on here, on ebay and bmxmuseum.
Some people bought the stuff when it was cheap and are selling it now at big profit. The problem is some peoples definition of nos is different to others. A lot of 'nos' parts have usually been fitted to umpteen show builds. Some although never used may have signs of 'shelf wear' (makes me laugh that one) or storage marks. Even if parts are nos they may still have signs of degradation, after all most are 30ish years old......you pays your money, you takes your choice!
You got to be prepared to pay a premium for truly nos parts as demand is high, and they will only get rarer
:daumenhoch:
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Post by: RAD4BMX on June 22, 2015, 11:31 PM: Jai's loft :D
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Post by: Bigbadsam on June 23, 2015, 07:24 AM: Cheers for the info lads, I've seen prices going up and up as the years go on, and more NOS stuff seems to be popping up.
I started on burnerworld so for the first 2 yrs of the second coming of my a Facebook group I was only looking for Raleigh parts.
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Post by: eamonn on June 26, 2015, 10:41 AM: there was the guy that inherited his uncles toy shop

in the store room was about 6/7 NOS Raleigh burners

they all went on ebay
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Post by: boofy44 on June 26, 2015, 02:45 PM: some stuff hasn't gone up though,its a mystery to me.3rd gen profiles are cheaper now than 10 year ago
and flight cranks are about the same while powerstems have gone from 20 quid to people asking over a ton.
Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ?????
Post by: Bigbadsam on June 28, 2015, 06:32 PM: Cheers for the replys lads. :daumenhoch:

I'm still a bit dubious about some of the "NOS" bits that come up for sale. Not even the slightest hint of tarnish on the ally bolts or fixings.
Maybe call it "Not Old Stock" :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Where do minty NOS parts come from ? the 80s hmmmmm
Post by: BMX1973 on June 28, 2015, 07:56 PM: I've noticed Skatepool are finding loads of parts of late from Seats to Brakes :coolsmiley: