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I’d be very disappointed when that arrived!

Too far gone for most, unless new to collecting and want to recreate a board from back in the day!

On the plus side both boards were well used and obviously brought many hours of fun to the previous owners!

Yeah no hope……

I see the Warptails has been listed again, another one that’ll never sell!

Hey ho, at least those in the know, describe correctly, price correctly and sell !!

I recently enquired about the oak Warptail on ebay, as I own a near identical setup although mine has historical wood worm damage, was hoping to strike a deal as best offers accepted. Well never heard a thing, it’s now been relisted 3 times. Not sure if sellers ever check sold / completed items ...

It’ll never sell, any serious Powell peralta collector will already own one and on tip top condition!

Yeah in fact logo looks a very poor copy too!

Sold…..2 bids by same bidder, so can only assume he wanted it!

So who’s bidding on the Surrey Ripstik?

The sticker arrived and while it’s good enough quality I think it is smaller than the original would have been, it’s a long time since I sold my Henderson but I have an 8” inch wooden deck if you want a photographic comparison.

Was wondering if anyone knows what the original dimensions were, in ...

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Scotchbrite!

See image of soft wire wheel, red scotch guard, paint and also an original wheel and new old stock truck with green bushes!

Hi Sabastian,

This’ll be a great project and looking forward to seeing your efforts!

My thoughts on the deck would be to protect the the top logo as it looks to be in excellent condition, maybe tape a patch to protect. Possibly best to hand sand (orbital can leave noticeable marks) starting with a ...

Oh olive oil has really refreshed the deck tape, will definitely try in the future’