1666.66

^^

Sorry, we were posting at the same time.
I didn't see yours before I posted..

ahh it was right at the same time wasnt it. I take the angry face back.

I say $3741.01,,,,,,dont forget the Juan cent punn intended .

1105.66

about 50 minutes left to enter. someone is taking a vbmx prize home so step right up....it's free.

the final list.

1105.66 npsarider
1105.67 BRIAN HAYS
1320.00 RadicalRob
1468.67 VW Freak
1562.09 Cash Matthews
1650.00 MadCowboy
1666.66 quadzilla vs.
1737.00 TeamRob
1750.00 monkeybiscuits
1766.89 svt_pony
1865.00 RaceInc1
1869.00 RADDEN37
1971.00 BumpyTrumpet
1983.00 swbuf
1987.00 Masterstint
2013.83 agentheinz
2112.00 Bridgecity
2125.00 rcrscott29
2183.00 Schmimbo
2200.00 Turbo Todd Britton
2245.00 83gtfun
2301.00 HurricaneHenry
2323.23 Meddling kid
2342.00 Rebel24
2482.00 old-skull
2500.00 zimo
2550.00 pacecar69
2605.00 RCain
2675.00 66alfa_gtv
2849.00 arnHaro.fr
2968.34 mikkopeters
3035.00 mattes
3102.67 84profile
3149.00 psycho
3624.00 Sknight88
3741.01 pieter723
3800.00 80sKid

$2205 us funds

There is still 4 days left in the auction. Are you ending the contest this early on purpose?

let me clarify. the contest guesses ended today.
this was done to keep folks from waiting until the last minute to guess which isn't fair to the earlier guessers.

someone above will win a vbmxshirt once the auction ends on the 15th.

dunno the time diff here, but if its still open, ill say $1805
cheers
oh ok..next time.. cheers

I should recant my bid, because it won't go to the end anyway

PS-less than 24hrs to go.
The bid is in VW Freaks neighborhood right now.

Hal, Could you check my IM from a couple days ago.
I'm wondering what your paypal email address is so I can pay for the shirt.
thanks

final list with the last minute entries around the deadline added:

1105.66 npsarider
1105.67 BRIAN HAYS
1320.00 RadicalRob
1468.67 VW Freak
>------current bid--------<
1562.09 Cash Matthews
1650.00 MadCowboy
1666.66 quadzilla vs.
1737.00 TeamRob
1750.00 monkeybiscuits
1766.89 svt_pony
1805.00 redlineoz
1865.00 RaceInc1
1869.00 RADDEN37
1971.00 BumpyTrumpet
1983.00 swbuf
1987.00 Masterstint
2013.83 agentheinz
2112.00 Bridgecity
2125.00 rcrscott29
2183.00 Schmimbo
2200.00 Turbo Todd Britton
2205.00 mongooseluver
2245.00 83gtfun
2301.00 HurricaneHenry
2323.23 Meddling kid
2342.00 Rebel24
2482.00 old-skull
2500.00 zimo
2550.00 pacecar69
2605.00 RCain
2675.00 66alfa_gtv
2849.00 arnHaro.fr
2968.34 mikkopeters
3035.00 mattes
3102.67 84profile
3149.00 psycho
3624.00 Sknight88
3741.01 pieter723
3800.00 80sKid

770.00 EUR = 1,111.42 USD

thats what the conversion chart someone posted at the beginning of this thread says.

Another hour to go.

looks like various sites list various exchange rates?

we are going to stick with what ebay says to keep it normalized for everyone.

current bid info on the ebay auction says:
GBP 770.00
(approximately US $1,555.17)

wow, what a finish...

drum roll please.....our winner is!

rcrscott29!

Winning bid: GBP 1,055.00
(approximately US $2,130.78)


Please PM me with your mailing address and shirt size.
I'm still trying to get ahold of HAL.
thank you!

WOW!
That's alotta dough! SWEET frameset, though!

I'm pretty certain 1,055.00 Euros = 1650.00 US dollars.

It was in GBP, not euro.
congrats on the winner-man, I wanted that frame, but not quite that much..

Jeff Haney was the winner too. Good for him.

I have a white one I got from my buddy David Ruz, I wonder what its worth???

indycamara was parting a nos white one on os the otherday, last i checked he wanted 350 for the frame and a free-for-all for the fork.

Dang, I was pretty close..... I can't believe it went for that much though.

I was happy that he allowed me to ship it to a friend or I wouldn't have been able to bid on it. Skyway nuts definitely know the impact of a 1983 NOS TA. Don't confuse this with the re welded 1985 stamped frame sets that skyway did a few years ago. I have passed on dozens of those for around $500 or less. They are no where near or even comparable to a real first generation NOS TA. The re releases have different powder, different stickers, and a few other differences. That one was the real deal. That is only the 2nd NOS 83 Skyway ever found the other was found in Canada and had a headset pressed in it back in or around 1998. There are three NOS 1984 models that I have recorded and two NOS TA XL frame sets. The rest are 85 skyway re release frame sets which are quite plentiful.

i parted ways with this thoroughbred a couple yrs back .... an avid collector across the pond now proudly owns her.

pretty sure jeff knows who i speak of and is one of the frame sets he makes reference too....

i don't consider myself a historian or a curator and i'd never be able to bring myself to build such a treasure, so i let her go to someone that could preserve and display her as they saw fit --- i only collect what i can still ride and enjoy --- can't say it wasn't nice owning her for the time i did though, not to mention the thrill it was to have been the one to unearth her from her slumber in that dreary old shop cellar.

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i found her by finding the fork hung on a hook behind a few other garbage forks (including a nos wht Hutch Judge fork) behind a new slotted wall the shop had placed in front for displaying newer items ..... when i asked if i could buy the fork the owner said he couldn't sell it, because it was part of a frame set he had stashed away ..........


the rest of the story is what some might consider to be a wet dream.


but in this particular case it was more of a wet reality.