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
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.
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.
only thing good ive ever found at a swap was my '28 elgin frame and fork(thats not in that picture of course) when the wife forced me to go to the city and do the bay to breakers...
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 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!