Piece jacking repop stingrays: scummy or no?

[Cooper S.]

I’m sure we’ve all seen this. Is this a good move to make some quick cash, or is this just keeping kids out of the hobby by making stingrays unavailable?

 

[Billythekid]

Kinda but I’m not hating on anyone doing it it’s just a way to make some extra cash

 

[Junkman Bob]

If it keeps young kids out of hobby ...Yes
I know if i was a kid today and i got one of these and i found out they had old ones , that would be a trigger to start collecting ... it never took much for me to start collecting something. Its in my Blood
Happy Holidays
Bob

 

[Freqman1]

I don't even consider those to be collectible so it doesn't bother me. V/r Shawn

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

I think bicycle collectors would all be better off if we just admit that Schwinn no longer exists and anything done with the name is not relevant to anything we do.

buying things and selling at a profit is not evil. do people think that latest rare part they just got from ebay was sold at a loss for the betterment of the hobby?

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Its been goin on since the beginning of time and it will go on till the end.

 

[DonChristie]

I think its pretty scummy! Its like hoarding TP, why?

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

 

[Roger Henning]

I remember when the Black Friday Sting Rays came out for $75 and they flew off the shelves to be pasted on EBAY a week later at $500. Many were sold and I bought one new couple of weeks later when Walmart started dumping them and finally Walmart was closing them out for $50 early the next year. My neighbor wanted bike for her son for his 13th birthday and I basically gave it to her. He did take care of it though and rode it through school. I haven't seen it recently but he may still have it. They were not meant to be investment bike and I suspect the same is with these. Roger

 

[Frank and Pam Skid Kings]

Only being a scumbag if you price hike essentials like some sorry P.O.S. did at the beginning of covid with disinfectants. Otherwise if you don't like the price, don't buy, be patient, that will bring the price back down. Usually that type of profiteering levels off anyway. You can't stop it, so if your lucky enough to score something that people with too much money want, I guess why not. By the way, I would not do it, better things to do with my time and energy.