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1974 Boys Schwinn Varsity Bicycle still in the box How much can i get for it? |
1974 Boys Schwinn Varsity Bicycle still in the box How much can i get for it? The bike you are describing will command top-dollar! You obviously know that there is some collector value, and you must further know how difficult it is to predict what a collector will pay for something. The bicycle itself has no intrinsic value. Here are some things that will add to the value, and some that will take away. If the bike has its original wheels, big plus. Schwinn used a unique wheel size, and many were swapped out with 27" wheels. That bike came in many different colors over the years. But in the early 70's it would likely be a metallic-green, a metallic-copper, red, pink, light blue, and yellow. If you have one of the metallic colors, big plus. If the bike has never been assembled, and is, "new in the box", you've got an outrageously valuable piece there. The biggest detractor here is that there is the possibility that you think you have something you don't. Schwinn just reproduced many of their old bikes. There has been a rash of people in bike stores, and antique stores, lately, with brand new bikes they think are decades old. These new Schwinn repros are very good, and look just like the originals. A friend of mine recently took what he thought was an old Stingray in trade on some things, only to have me point out that the bike was a year old, not 30. With that said, there is no definitive answer to your question. There is definitely no intrinsic value. If you have what you say you have, you have an extraordinarily collectible item that will surely fetch a nice price. Given the sheer number of questions I've seen, or been asked, like this recently though - My guess is, that you have a repro. A used repro will only be worth maybe $100. A mint condition Varsity, still in the box unassembled, goodness I wouldn't take a penny less than $750. I mean, if I couldn't get that pretty fast, I'd sit on it for sure. You need to get that bike into the hands of someone who deals in collectible Schwinns in your area. They can give you a way better idea of its value, than I can. Plus, I'd consign that bike to sell it, rather than an auction. Good luck. A reproduction will lack the characteristic Schwinn, "wash-weld", at the head tube. The repros are TIG welded, and you can spot it in a second flat. Make sure your bike is actually 33 years old, and not 1. you could get a nice price for it ..way more that what the original price was Wow, that's so cool. Try searching for vintage bike clubs. If you are interesting in selling you could always EBay it. Altimately it's worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. I've seen '70 Varsity bikes going for $20 to maybe about $150 in great shape or so on EBay. However, your's is unique being still boxed. I assume value would depend on condition of the box, if you pulled it out and unpacked it etc. I really don't have expertise in this area of collecting. Values are generally low because there were millions of these bikes produced over several decades and so many still exsist in garages and basements everywhere. Also, the Varsity was a low quality entry level bike. I had one, loved it and moved on to many more bikes and many 1000's of miles of riding. |
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