What is a fair price for this 52 All origional Phantom

[Euphman06]

Gotcha.... did the bike sell yet?

I read back.. traded it for a bunch of guns. Oh well, I guess we'll never know the value of a Phantom now

 

[bikeguy]

No it did not sell, the bike pictured is not for sale.

 

[videoranger]

I've seen over the years various attempts to print "Blue Book" values for antique and collectable bikes, cars and motorcycles that cannot predict "market" or sale prices due to the variation in perceived condition, sale venue, bidding competition, etc. These forum postings can help establish the range of prices recently or historically realized, but it becomes very noticable that a lot of factors influence the sale prices beside condition and desirability. Some folks like to be as fair as they can to both themselves and the other party to establish a "fair price" and this is a good practice. Letting someone know when they might be offering an item for sale at an unusually low price to be fair is a good ethical practice and it can be tempting not to say anything. This also works the other way when selling an item for a unusually high price because the buyer is a novice. Wheeling and dealing can also be like a poker game and players don't like to show their hand. Asking for a fair price appraisal depends on many factors that can cause some pretty big discrepencies in the responses from members of a forum like this. A particular bike like the Phantom mentioned in the inquiry could bring a price range from maybe $1000 to $1600 on average (throwing out uncommonly high and low prices) but that is just my guess based on information that is second hand from the internet. Bikeman and Shawn and others have offered some good info based on their experience, but actual milage may vary.

 

[bikeguy]

I agree with your statements the ones who trade fairly both ways always come out ahead in the long run.

Since the first pictures were taken the fore brake system from a same year bike was laced into the orig rim with NOS spokes then installed on the bike.

That increased the value of it more than anything else he could have done to it and he is now looking for a same year mate for it...thus asking values for the purpose of making reasonable offers.