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GUEST: So one day, I was on my 
bicycle, just going to the 
library, and when I passed a

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used goods store, and when I 
glanced in their, uh, drop-off 
bin, I saw this baby.

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(sighs) And with skateboards, 
it's an either/or thing.

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Either they're good-quality and 
work great, or they're not 
designed right, and they work

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awful.

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And I could tell right away that 
that looked like it might be a 
good one, and... (chuckles)

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And it was!

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And I've been riding it for six 
years, ever since, and I paid 
only five dollars for it.

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I had to bargain with the guy.

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APPRAISER: Whoa!

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GUEST: I only had five 
dollars in my pocket.

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I would've paid more, but...

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APPRAISER: So you're an active 
skateboarder still riding this 
board today?

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GUEST: Yes.

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APPRAISER: That is amazing.

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And I mean, when it comes to 
skate culture, you really 
couldn't ask for a more 
historically

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significant skateboard 
than the Bahne right here.

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GUEST: Really?

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APPRAISER: So the company, 
started by Bill and Bob Bahne, 
based out of California, they

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were originally a surfboard 
shop, and at the time, they were 
working on making a molded

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fiberglass fin for a surfboard, 
when all of a sudden, they 
crossed paths with Frank 
Nasworthy.

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Frank Nasworthy is a godfather 
for modern-day skate culture.

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He invented the polyurethane 
wheel for skateboards, which 
revolutionized skateboarding.

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Because when the sport was first 
introduced in the '60s, 
skateboards were primarily wood

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decks, and their wheels were 
either steel or they were a 
clay-based composite, which,

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steel or clay-based composite 
wheels made it really 
difficult-- yeah, you're shaking

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your head.

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Not fun to ride on 
a surface, right?

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The polyurethane wheel made it 
so this board could cruise 
everywhere.

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Even today, this board has such 
a legacy, because this is the 
first type of skateboard

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Tony Hawk ever skated on.

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GUEST: (laughs)

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APPRAISER: Yeah, he was given 
the board as a hand-me-down from 
his brother.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: And that board 
today is in the Smithsonian.

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It's literally a 
national treasure.

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I mean, when you think of Tony 
Hawk, one of the greatest, 
arguably, to ever skate, his

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childhood started on a Bahne 
fiberglass-molded board.

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Only difference, Tony Hawk's 
was a blue-green board.

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This is clearly orange.

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Now, when it comes to 
skateboards today on the 
collectible marketplace, 
condition is

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key.

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And now looking at this board, 
it's clearly been loved, 
enjoyed, used, and abused-- 
which

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is a good thing!

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GUEST: What can I say?

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APPRAISER: But you paid five 
bucks, so you're in, 100%, 
you're in the green for a 
profit,

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but condition-wise, it does have 
a nick to the top side of the 
board.

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The Bahne graphic does 
have some scratching.

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The biggest, uh, condition 
problem with the board is that 
the wheels are replaced.

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So these would have originally 
been Cadillac-branded 
polyurethane wheels, which is 
the company

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started by Frank Nasworthy.

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These are Yoyo-branded wheels, 
still period to the time, but 
not the original Cadillacs

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that would have 
came on the board.

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However, it is the original 
Bahne-stamped metal trucks.

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So in the world of value today, 
I'm happy to say your 
five-dollar investment would get

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you $200 to $400 at auction.

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GUEST: Whoa, what? (both 
laughing) That's, like, a 6,900% 
increase on my original, the

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original cost of...

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Yeah, that's awesome!

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Papa's got a brand-new bag, I'll 
tell you what! (both laughing)