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A good few years ago I brought one on [url= http://www.drakescycles.co.uk/news.php?articleid=2 ]THESE[/url], not because I thought it would be worth more in the future, but because I always wanted one as a kid. I did get well in to BMX back in the day, but with what I considered a better bike back then, a rather splendid DP freestyler with lots of trick bits, it cost me best part of £1k back then 😯
So anyway, back before the recession these were announced & I just had to have one, so I bought one with the intention of hanging it on the wall as art one day, but it has sat in the loft ever since along with a few other bikes I never got around to selling. So I decided to have a look at what they are selling for now & I came upon [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raleigh-Burner-BMX-25th-Anniversary-Team-Aero-Pro-Brand-New-In-Unopened-Box-/121191358179 ]THIS[/url]!
So did I manage to actually buy a bike that appreciates or is it just some chancer trying their luck?
I'm not interested in selling it, it will go on the wall, but I am keen to harvest opinion on if it will continue to go up in value.
Cheers.
Well it hasn't sold yet.. You might have, but you might not...
True, & it is not the first time it has been on ebay, so your right with your assumption, but it would of been nice to of not lost money on a bike for a change.
Edit, the only other bike I managed to not lose money on was a Muddy Fox Interactive bought second hand, I wish I had kept that one too.
It depends on how much you paid for it. Also it's a repro. Not NOS. makes a massive difference. Maybe worth something in the future.
There was an original Raleigh Ultra Burner still in the unopened packaging sold on eBay a few months ago. £1250 or there abouts.
Always hope I suppose. If it was an original Torker Haro then you would be looking at 4 figures easy-peasy.
Never sell it,
The raleigh burner was a beautiful thing.
Most of my friends had the yellow and red one with spokes. A couple had the blue with yellow skyways.
And I had to make do with a magnum bmx from debenhams.
Until my dad said he would buy me a raleigh burner.
We went to his LBS where I picked out a beautiful metallic green ultra burner to be purchased for my upcoming birthday.
I dreamt of this bike every night until the day came.
I woke up ran down stairs to see my shiny new burner only to be presented with a Grifter XL.
I then threw a full blown hysterical paddy, why dad why.
I have still not got over it.
Ended up buying a second hand gold teardrop supertuff frame, striped back to the Chrome and built it up with parts bought from my Saturday job money.