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

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

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

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

awful.

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

And it was!

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

I had to bargain with the guy.

APPRAISER: Whoa!

GUEST: I only had five
dollars in my pocket.

I would've paid more, but...

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

GUEST: Yes.

APPRAISER: That is amazing.

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

significant skateboard
than the Bahne right here.

GUEST: Really?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

your head.

Not fun to ride on
a surface, right?

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

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

Tony Hawk ever skated on.

GUEST: (laughs)

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

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: And that board
today is in the Smithsonian.

It's literally a
national treasure.

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

childhood started on a Bahne
fiberglass-molded board.

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

This is clearly orange.

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

key.

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

is a good thing!

GUEST: What can I say?

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

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

The Bahne graphic does
have some scratching.

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

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

started by Frank Nasworthy.

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

that would have
came on the board.

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

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

you $200 to $400 at auction.

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

original cost of...

Yeah, that's awesome!

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