WEBVTT 00:03.370 --> 00:06.973 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GUEST: So one day, I was on my bicycle, just going to the library, and when I passed a 00:06.973 --> 00:10.910 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% used goods store, and when I glanced in their, uh, drop-off bin, I saw this baby. 00:10.910 --> 00:15.048 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% (sighs) And with skateboards, it's an either/or thing. 00:15.048 --> 00:17.417 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Either they're good-quality and work great, or they're not designed right, and they work 00:17.417 --> 00:20.020 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% awful. 00:20.020 --> 00:23.523 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% And I could tell right away that that looked like it might be a good one, and... (chuckles) 00:23.523 --> 00:25.992 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% And it was! 00:25.992 --> 00:28.128 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% And I've been riding it for six years, ever since, and I paid only five dollars for it. 00:28.128 --> 00:28.828 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I had to bargain with the guy. 00:28.828 --> 00:30.497 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% APPRAISER: Whoa! 00:30.497 --> 00:31.097 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% GUEST: I only had five dollars in my pocket. 00:31.097 --> 00:33.099 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I would've paid more, but... 00:33.099 --> 00:34.234 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: So you're an active skateboarder still riding this board today? 00:34.234 --> 00:35.502 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Yes. 00:35.502 --> 00:38.405 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% APPRAISER: That is amazing. 00:38.405 --> 00:42.742 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% And I mean, when it comes to skate culture, you really couldn't ask for a more historically 00:42.742 --> 00:44.277 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% significant skateboard than the Bahne right here. 00:44.277 --> 00:46.746 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Really? 00:46.746 --> 00:50.417 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: So the company, started by Bill and Bob Bahne, based out of California, they 00:50.417 --> 00:55.789 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% were originally a surfboard shop, and at the time, they were working on making a molded 00:55.789 --> 01:01.061 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% fiberglass fin for a surfboard, when all of a sudden, they crossed paths with Frank Nasworthy. 01:01.061 --> 01:06.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Frank Nasworthy is a godfather for modern-day skate culture. 01:06.066 --> 01:11.104 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% He invented the polyurethane wheel for skateboards, which revolutionized skateboarding. 01:11.104 --> 01:16.276 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Because when the sport was first introduced in the '60s, skateboards were primarily wood 01:16.276 --> 01:21.114 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% decks, and their wheels were either steel or they were a clay-based composite, which, 01:21.114 --> 01:23.283 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% steel or clay-based composite wheels made it really difficult-- yeah, you're shaking 01:23.283 --> 01:24.851 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% your head. 01:24.851 --> 01:27.854 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Not fun to ride on a surface, right? 01:27.854 --> 01:33.359 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The polyurethane wheel made it so this board could cruise everywhere. 01:33.359 --> 01:38.498 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Even today, this board has such a legacy, because this is the first type of skateboard 01:38.498 --> 01:40.567 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Tony Hawk ever skated on. 01:40.567 --> 01:42.802 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: (laughs) 01:42.802 --> 01:44.671 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: Yeah, he was given the board as a hand-me-down from his brother. 01:44.671 --> 01:46.473 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Mm-hmm. 01:46.473 --> 01:48.308 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% APPRAISER: And that board today is in the Smithsonian. 01:48.308 --> 01:51.277 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% It's literally a national treasure. 01:51.277 --> 01:55.582 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% I mean, when you think of Tony Hawk, one of the greatest, arguably, to ever skate, his 01:55.582 --> 01:59.719 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% childhood started on a Bahne fiberglass-molded board. 01:59.719 --> 02:01.955 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Only difference, Tony Hawk's was a blue-green board. 02:01.955 --> 02:04.324 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% This is clearly orange. 02:04.324 --> 02:07.060 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Now, when it comes to skateboards today on the collectible marketplace, condition is 02:07.060 --> 02:09.796 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% key. 02:09.796 --> 02:13.166 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% And now looking at this board, it's clearly been loved, enjoyed, used, and abused-- which 02:13.166 --> 02:14.334 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% is a good thing! 02:14.334 --> 02:16.769 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% GUEST: What can I say? 02:16.769 --> 02:20.373 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% APPRAISER: But you paid five bucks, so you're in, 100%, you're in the green for a profit, 02:20.373 --> 02:23.510 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% but condition-wise, it does have a nick to the top side of the board. 02:23.510 --> 02:26.679 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The Bahne graphic does have some scratching. 02:26.679 --> 02:33.019 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% The biggest, uh, condition problem with the board is that the wheels are replaced. 02:33.019 --> 02:37.157 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% So these would have originally been Cadillac-branded polyurethane wheels, which is the company 02:37.157 --> 02:40.693 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% started by Frank Nasworthy. 02:40.693 --> 02:45.398 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% These are Yoyo-branded wheels, still period to the time, but not the original Cadillacs 02:45.398 --> 02:47.634 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that would have came on the board. 02:47.634 --> 02:52.639 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% However, it is the original Bahne-stamped metal trucks. 02:52.639 --> 02:55.942 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% So in the world of value today, I'm happy to say your five-dollar investment would get 02:55.942 --> 02:59.412 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% you $200 to $400 at auction. 02:59.412 --> 03:06.920 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% GUEST: Whoa, what? (both laughing) That's, like, a 6,900% increase on my original, the 03:06.920 --> 03:08.054 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% original cost of... 03:08.054 --> 03:09.889 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Yeah, that's awesome! 03:09.889 --> 03:12.859 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Papa's got a brand-new bag, I'll tell you what! (both laughing)