OMFG - $952 for a fork?!

fat-d · February 3rd, 2007, 2:51 AM

A NOS Big One Inch fork would be great, but at $952?! Yikes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140078192648

fat-tony · February 3rd, 2007, 7:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fat-d

A NOS BON fork would be great, but at $952?! Yikes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140078192648

That's a lot of crude oil, Lagunacoupe.

colker · February 3rd, 2007, 8:15 AM

that's stupid. as long as wickeds stay out of the yo eddy cult BS i am happy... the main vibe of vintage bike collecting is understated, personal value. once it becomes a comodity i am out.

lucifer · February 3rd, 2007, 8:16 AM

That is pure insanity and completely not worth it. I mean they are nice forks but not that nice.... Even If I were a multimillionaire I wouldn't buy that fork for that kind of money.

AB · February 3rd, 2007, 1:23 PM

Dumb and dumber, but it's only money.

fat-tony · February 4th, 2007, 6:06 AM

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Originally Posted by AB

Dumb and dumber, but it's only money.

he can spend what ever he wants, that is strictly up to him. i have not problem with that. i am just amazed, that's all.

bushpig · February 4th, 2007, 8:40 AM

Ditto to what Fat-Tony says. I'm mainly surprised about it. To get to this price there needs to be at least two people that want something a lot. In the grand scheme, $900 isn't that much if the fork means a lot to you. More than I'd pay though

rody · February 4th, 2007, 11:09 AM

Folks pay that and more for the latest suspension/squishy forks that require more maintenance, repair, and eventual replacement.

At least the BOI should be functional for an owners lifetime...whether admired on a garage queen or ridden hard in the woods.

To each his own...

rody

settemarche · February 5th, 2007, 10:54 AM

Thanks Rody for noticing that extreme price. there are positives and negatives to Lagunacpe paying s[FONT='Times New Roman']tratospheric[/FONT] prices.

Positives:

1. the value of our bikes in "ebay dollars" is continuing a upward trend.

2. i can justify a Fat purchase to the wife since people like Lagunacpe are willing to pay the ultra high prices.

3. in keeping with the wife and ebay dollars theme. the Buckshaver i just bought has a Big One Inch - with the sale of that fork - my new bike has just quintupled in value.

Negatives:

1. this guy is gobbling up at the Fat stuff. several of the last big purchases were buy lagunacpe. i feel that the market may be cornered?

my 2 cents,

sancho · February 5th, 2007, 3:17 PM

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Originally Posted by settemarche

1. this guy is gobbling up at the Fat stuff. several of the last big purchases were buy lagunacpe. i feel that the market may be cornered?

my 2 cents,

And it's not just Fats--he (she?) is paying top dollar for Ibis memorabilia, too.

February 3rd, 2007, 2:51 AM	#1
fat-d Member Join Date: February 26th, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 34	OMFG - $952 for a fork?! A NOS Big One Inch fork would be great, but at $952?! Yikes. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140078192648 Last edited by fat-d; February 3rd, 2007 at 9:13 AM.

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bushpig Senior Member Join Date: January 30th, 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 101	Ditto to what Fat-Tony says. I'm mainly surprised about it. To get to this price there needs to be at least two people that want something a lot. In the grand scheme, $900 isn't that much if the fork means a lot to you. More than I'd pay though __________________ http://tastydirty.com

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February 3rd, 2007, 8:15 AM	#3
colker Senior Member Join Date: June 1st, 2006 Location: rio de janeiro Posts: 973	that's stupid. as long as wickeds stay out of the yo eddy cult BS i am happy... the main vibe of vintage bike collecting is understated, personal value. once it becomes a comodity i am out.

February 3rd, 2007, 8:16 AM	#4
lucifer Senior Member Join Date: October 23rd, 2004 Location: Athens, Ga USA Posts: 415	That is pure insanity and completely not worth it. I mean they are nice forks but not that nice.... Even If I were a multimillionaire I wouldn't buy that fork for that kind of money.

February 3rd, 2007, 1:23 PM	#5
AB Senior Member Join Date: July 15th, 2005 Location: DE Posts: 277	Dumb and dumber, but it's only money.

February 4th, 2007, 11:09 AM	#8
rody Senior Member Join Date: October 19th, 2005 Location: Wooster, Ohio Posts: 287	Folks pay that and more for the latest suspension/squishy forks that require more maintenance, repair, and eventual replacement. At least the BOI should be functional for an owners lifetime...whether admired on a garage queen or ridden hard in the woods. To each his own... rody

February 5th, 2007, 10:54 AM	#9
settemarche Senior Member Join Date: June 8th, 2006 Location: The O.C. Posts: 370	Thanks Rody for noticing that extreme price. there are positives and negatives to Lagunacpe paying s[FONT='Times New Roman']tratospheric[/FONT] prices. Positives: 1. the value of our bikes in "ebay dollars" is continuing a upward trend. 2. i can justify a Fat purchase to the wife since people like Lagunacpe are willing to pay the ultra high prices. 3. in keeping with the wife and ebay dollars theme. the Buckshaver i just bought has a Big One Inch - with the sale of that fork - my new bike has just quintupled in value. Negatives: 1. this guy is gobbling up at the Fat stuff. several of the last big purchases were buy lagunacpe. i feel that the market may be cornered? my 2 cents,

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