What have you guys found at swap meets in the past?
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I get lots of stuff from swap meets , that's my main source ! I scored this Murray @ Carlisle a few years ago , I was still a noob , and paid decent money , but had never seen anything lie it before . Had a blast running back and forth , buying parts and redoing the bike there at the show , I was riding it pretty much as pictured by the end of the show 
Parts and I sold this bike 
Oh yeah, and I bought this (This is a shot a few days after I brought it home so it hasn't been cleaned :wink: )
Oh yeah, and I bought this
(This is a shot a few days after I brought it home so it hasn't been cleaned :wink: )
I have not found anything spectacular...Just sold everything I bought, Because I never find the right bike for the parts...stuff like that!
Most of the stuff I bought, sold at the same show...someone sees it, wants it, and offers double what i paid.
Most of the stuff I bought, sold at the same show...someone sees it, wants it, and offers double what i paid.
The first pic. Both of these in the same day, Brimfield MA...........The CW was sold to a member here. The Murray was used for RRBBO4, "RUNVS". It was Banana Aped...Then DE-banana aped. Now it's getting re-aped and re-forked as "RU" Slammed....I can never make up my mind! :|
The second pic was a Playbike from Monson, MA....For a friend that once told me he had his "favorite" bike stolen, when he was a kid. It was the exact same bike as this. I gave it to him, now it's on display in his house.
The second pic was a Playbike from Monson, MA....For a friend that once told me he had his "favorite" bike stolen, when he was a kid. It was the exact same bike as this. I gave it to him, now it's on display in his house.
SCHWINNRAY69 said:Parts and I sold this bike
Oh yeah, and I bought this
Love that Longboy, hopefully it comes up for sale again so I can scoop it up. I bought these 2 bikes from the Dudley swap in November and hope to buy/sell/trade a few there again next month.
the last motorcycle/bicycle swap I went to......
this guy had 4 of these front forks (from a Chinese moped)
I ask the guy "how much for the fork?"
he says "$80 each or all 4 for $100"
I had 2 friends with the cash to go in on the deal with me, so I got 1 for $25 and fabb'ed it to fit my Electra 8)
true story!
this guy had 4 of these front forks (from a Chinese moped)
I ask the guy "how much for the fork?"
he says "$80 each or all 4 for $100"
I had 2 friends with the cash to go in on the deal with me, so I got 1 for $25 and fabb'ed it to fit my Electra 8)
true story!
This Myiata 12 speed is probably the nicest bike out the door I've ever snagged.
Dropped by a "moving sale", asked about bikes, they all sold yesterday, what about that blue one hanging in the garage?
Offered a ridiculous price of $10 since I don't normally want bikes with lots of gears that are not shifting well. She took it!
My buddy heard her husband ask if she really sold it for $10 while I was loading it up, and beginning to realize what I had just bought. Everything worked perfectly on this bike
Sold it on the Craigs for $99 a couple of weeks ago. Worth more, but I never look back on a hefty profit.
Whoops! I thought this was the garage sale/tag sale thread. Mods can move it if you want!
Dropped by a "moving sale", asked about bikes, they all sold yesterday, what about that blue one hanging in the garage?
Offered a ridiculous price of $10 since I don't normally want bikes with lots of gears that are not shifting well. She took it!
My buddy heard her husband ask if she really sold it for $10 while I was loading it up, and beginning to realize what I had just bought. Everything worked perfectly on this bike
Sold it on the Craigs for $99 a couple of weeks ago. Worth more, but I never look back on a hefty profit.
Whoops! I thought this was the garage sale/tag sale thread. Mods can move it if you want!
i found my 41 elgin at long beach. got him down to 80 bucks!
that now looks like this...
but now i want it to look like this again:
cant make up my .... mind.
i also got my 38 hawth from a swapmeet. had to pay a bit more than 80 for it... :roll:
that now looks like this...
but now i want it to look like this again:
cant make up my .... mind.
i also got my 38 hawth from a swapmeet. had to pay a bit more than 80 for it... :roll:
