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Can anyone here shed some light on the source of all the NOS stuff that shows up here? I mean does it come from LBS's or warehouses or manufactures? Should I just walk into my LBS and ask to buy all the stuff they haven't sold 20-30 years ago. I'm just trying to find out how to go about getting a start to a collection to rival some of the sick collections of the members here. (I don't want your actual source, just some advice) thanks. -(I'm new, I know, pls don't hate)

barcodebilly · 2012-05-06 1:44am

uhhh

daripper · 2012-05-06 1:51am

Jump in the "delorean" and you can have the best collection ever.....

thedonald · 2012-05-06 2:10am

That's funny as there's two for sale right now on autotrader. Gonna check ebay for flux capacitor

DannyD · 2012-05-06 3:27am

Just check your local bike shops, best result to have there

Bling! Bling! · 2012-05-06 4:34am

I am kind of shocked you don't know about this. There is a huge BMX NOS repository near cheyenne mountain. I try to make it there at least twice a year. I rent a U-Haul truck and bring a couple of friends to help me load. We grab stuff until our backs can't take it anymore.

If it were that easy, everybody would have nothing but NOS parts. This hobby is about luck and money.

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inkedup · 2012-05-06 4:46am

Bling! Bling! wrote:
If it were that easy, everybody would have nothing but NOS parts. This hobby is about luck and money.

+patience. Some guys never stopped collecting/ hoarding from bitd...

Ray · 2012-05-06 4:48am

Well I have come across more then my fair share of NOS parts. But it all comes at a price. I have hundreds of hours in researching and locating old shops etc. Then once you find them do you think you can just walk in and say sell me all your NOS BMX stuff NOT!!!!! You have to spend time getting to know the shop owner earning their trust. Some will never let you in. Some will. But to be honest I have yet to walk into a bike shop that has been around since the early 80's and not find something to bring home. Most of the shop owners have forgotten they still have stuff packed away. You need to jog their memory. Good luck and happy hunting. Once you get your first Score it makes it all worth while.

wnnapla · 2012-05-06 4:50am

Ask the Haney's and the Snorton's, kind of late in the game already........

vintage chromoly · 2012-05-06 4:56am

you are WAY too late bro!

the only way you will find "nos" gear now is to buy it from the guys who picked it all from shops ten years ago.

sure, you may stumble across an odd bit here and there but, by and large, the shops are dryer than an 80 year old woman.

Ray · 2012-05-06 5:02am

vintage chromoly wrote:
you are WAY too late bro!

the only way you will find "nos" gear now is to buy it from the guys who picked it all from shops ten years ago.

sure, you may stumble across an odd bit here and there but, by and large, the shops are dryer than an 80 year old woman.

You could not be more wrong. Yes it is not easy to find stuff but for sure their is plenty of stuff left to find.

maximum85 · 2012-05-06 5:04am

Ray wrote:
vintage chromoly wrote:
you are WAY too late bro!

the only way you will find "nos" gear now is to buy it from the guys who picked it all from shops ten years ago.

sure, you may stumble across an odd bit here and there but, by and large, the shops are dryer than an 80 year old woman.
You could not be more wrong. Yes it is not easy to find stuff but for sure their is plenty of stuff left to find.

totally wrong..you need to get in and DIG...the stuff is still there,but buried

boxline69 · 2012-05-06 6:46am

Still around, I assure you.

ranch111 · 2012-05-06 7:44am

Found an NOS Profile mid-school XL stem by just Googling for it. Found it for sale at an online bike store in California. Got if for a song.

itsdug · 2012-05-06 9:05am

thedonald is new here.

Erikv · 2012-05-06 9:33am

Its out there, I have a few friends who own shops and they come across some nos stuff in their shop from time to time. sorry but they save it for me.

skirkpat · 2012-05-06 9:38am

Here you go, but please don't tell everyone:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/

Tatersalad!! · 2012-05-06 9:45am

It is still out there...

I found a bunch not to long ago..

Remember those NOS Matthews forks, NOS Tuff Neck, Ashtabula stems... etc. I sold about two months ago??
All from an old bike shop.

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=404931
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=402886
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=403276

Never give up!

looptailnut · 2012-05-06 10:17am

Like the guys have said, it's out there. You need to be smooth in your approach, you can't just walk up to a shop and ask for all their old stuff for sale. There are a good number of shop owners like said have forgotten about old packed away stuff.

Just start asking about 80's specific parts that can lead to the stash. Something like " I got my old bike from my parents, and want to tune it up for my__________ (son. daughter, nephew, etc.)" I've looked around your displays, and can't seem to locate a threaded headset I guess becuase the new bikes don't use them anymore HUH"? " I also think my old plastic seat is cracked, and needs to be replaced". Dou you have anything like that around where I didn't see them?

80s_baby · 2012-05-06 10:48am

Its funny ....I had a member pm the same question 2 weeks ago....after I posted a for sale post with a few factory bundles of nos tires. And I told him that it involves a pocket of money a 800 mile drive and most importantly....LUCK. his next question was where do I live? I realize that its gotta be hard seeing people have all these NOS parts. But don't think for a second they just fell in there lap........if you want it bad enough you put the time in and be willing to go the extra mile to make it happen..........gotta go balls out

Tatersalad!! · 2012-05-06 11:01am

And don't overlook ebay..

Example:
I bought a NOS Phil spider with a BIN of $35.00

It does not happen often... but it does happen.

Vigilance baby... vigilance.

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