Value of an NOS 1968 Orange Krate seat???

[Darthvader]

Just trying figure out what one still in the bag might be worth.Thanks for looking

 

[vastingray]

If you could find one or under 2 grand I'd be suprised

 

[sfhschwinn]

He means just the seat, not the whole bike. I would say about $300 possibly more depending if its on ebay and a bidding war starts

 

[vastingray]

When was the lat time you saw a NOS 68 orange Krate seat on eBay ? Never , they make repos and Pete seas you can get all day long the more common 69 - 72 NOS seats fetch over a grand

 

[sfhschwinn]

I have never seen a NOS krate seat only stingray NIS seats and I have only seen those at a few hundred. I didn't realize they would go that much

 

[Darthvader]

If you put a seat that cost 2k on a 2k Krate is the bike worth 4k?

 

[vastingray]

If you put a seat that cost 2k on a 2k Krate is the bike worth 4k?

Ha I wish that's why most of these collectors of the high dollar stuff are more parts collectors than restorers ,here's an NOS seat that I took out of the bag I put it on this bike

 

[Darthvader]

Nice. Hope that baby does not slide off that hook to the right.

 

[vastingray]

Nice. Hope that baby does not slide off that hook to the right.

Haha me too I've been looking for a NOS 68 orange Krate for years I've never seen one I've seen something someone was trying to sell as one but it didn't have a reflector tab on it so I'm not sure what it was he claims it was a replacement seat ? Whatever that means Guess just another word for reproduction

 

[Darthvader]

I have had a 3 or four nos ones over the years. Most I have seen did not have the reflector bracket welded on. Plus it's easy to spot whether the material is correct on any 68 seat. I have a 68 that's about an 8 altogether. paint is a strong 9. The stripe on the seat is faded and there is a small cut on the side. The bike is deserving of a seat upgrade but not nos.